Blur Can Be Beautiful

With all the talk about sharpness, it’s worth remembering that blur can be beautiful, and that sharpness with blur can be even more compelling. Which is why I discuss both blur and sharpness in Making Sharp Images.

So here in dreary mid-winter in the northern hemisphere is some color cheer with blur, taken on warmer days.

See also :

• Lens Performance: What Matters
• Which Wide-Angle Lens is Best?
• Blur Can Be Beautiful
• Lenses as an Investment; Electronic Lenses vs Manual Control.
• My Reference Lenses For Testing Sharpness.
• Shooting a New Lens — Focus.
• What Does Depth of Field Mean on a 36 Megapixel Camera?
• Nikon D800 / D800E — Which Nikon Lenses?
• Reader Comments on Lens Reviews.