Grass, out of focus, at Keith Cascade Springs in the Black Hills National Forest, June 2019. (Photo by Daniel Binkard) |
Sometimes when I’m out shooting, I’ll play with out-of-focus shapes. This usually happens when I chance to see through the lens when it’s seriously out of focus and the subject I see through it has enough contrast to warrant further exploration. Probably something I need to play with on every shoot, so I get a better idea when to try it. Anyway, this arrangement of f/2.8 circles and cat’s eye ovals has an interesting zig-zag feeling. I kept the brightest shape in the center, flanked by the rest. A bit of order in the chaos.