21 June 2019

Unfocused Circles, Black Hills National Forest, June 21, 2019

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.