[Matt]

The purpose of these challenges are to encourage us to get out and get the best shot of an assigned subject. It's a great way to enhance your photography skills.
Even if you think you take crappy pictures, please join in. Those of you just reading the forum and not posting, this is your chance to join in and show off.

This month's challenge: Selective Focus
Choose what should be in focus and what shouldn't.
Tip: open your aperture all the way or use the portrait setting on your camera.



Only rules:
It has to be taken by you.
It has to be taken in Upstate NY

A winner will be selected based on the following criteria:

• Selective focus
• subject
• creativity
• use of color (or lack thereof)
• uniqueness

The April prize
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[mrbirdnerd]

OK here's a few. Sorry there's so many, I'm at work and bored.

Photo taken on Irondequoit Bay.

Photo taken in Irondequoit


Photo taken in my backyard


Another from my backyard


Male House Finch

And of course, had to have 1 from Owl Woods.

[Bill_K]

[Bill_K]

[HaloGirl]

Excellent sample photo, Matt.

I love the house finch shot, Mike.

Funny "bird" shot, Bill.

I'm looking forward to seeing the photos from this challenge, also to seeing if I can get good selective focus from my camera.

[champy1013]

[Kelly]

[Kelly]

[chris270]

[Matt]

This is what the challenge is looking for. Tell a story with focus.

[Kelly]

Maybe one just has to use more of one's imagination to "get" the story the other photos are telling. Hmmmmm?

Why isn't it possible to delete a post in this thread?

[Matt]

you have to edit your post in order to delete.
It's a check box at the top.

Yes, they all have stories... how about more specifically: a story or interaction between focal planes; rather than just something in focus and the rest not. Make the difference in focus communicate something rather than be a side effect of the lens. use focus as a tool to communicate.
Anyways, all the entries thus far are excellent, especially mine.

[Kelly]

[mrbirdnerd]

OK, lousy picture but does this one tell a story ?
I can tell you the story if it helps. One of the Peregrine falcons landed on the rail of the Pont de Rennes bridge at High Falls and was just getting comfortable when up pops this robin protecting it's nest that was on the underside of the bridge. They stared each other down for a few minutes, and the Falcon decided to fly over to the rail on the other side of the bridge. Not much of an altercation, but fun to watch.

[Bill_K]

There must be a story here somewhere....if I could only remember it.

Just kidding...it was a cabin party at Ellison Park.