It’s the eleventh of July today, a special day for me and Karin. We met for the first time that date. It was on a triathlon competition, and we were there both to cheer on friends that we had in common. For me, it was love at first sight, but I had to sing serenades for almost a month before she let me in. It has since then been a tradition for us to go visit these games, every year. Every seventh year, or so, it will be held on the eleventh. So, today is special.
This time, I photographed the games with the soft focusing Lensbaby. Not one single photo where you can see who’s actually participating. I just love it. (But the friend who asked if I got any good images of him might think otherwise). I uploaded a few of them to Flickr, as is, but processed the one below into b+w. I like the melancholic feel I get when the image is unfocused, when there is no apparent depth of field. By making it b+w, the image becomes even more suggestive, as fading memories often are. Very special, too.
Trägen vinner! <3
[...] Haha, till vänster i bild ser ni Ove. Han satsade också på lite mer kreativa bilder igår – han använde till och med sin (den är min egentligen, men han tror det är hans) Lensbaby med soft focus. Resultatet av hans bilder kan ni ser här. [...]
Faded memories…that’s a good way to think of these so-called “blurred mistakes”, and I suspect it’s the reason why a lot of us blur-lovers are drawn to images like this so much. Congrats on staying strong and sticking with the blur the whole day!
And congrats on your anniversary, Ove, and sharing the story with us.
Thanks, Karen! It was not hard to stay in the blur. I have already too many sharp images from before, images that if you ask me gives nothing if you don’t know the person or participated yourself. They are only interesting in that moment of time. The blur fades away the ‘best before’ label, and makes them interesting forever, but only for the sentimental crowd.
Seeing your images always makes me want a Lensbaby!
Thank you, Chris! I think a Lensbaby would be a great contrast to you regular gear, and it would definitely fit you way of thinking, to sort of take more control of the lens and not only letting itself decide how to draw the with the light.
Better late than never: grattis! And all the best for the future…
Thanks, Thomas!