Playing around with depth of focus is always a lot of fun. While I would love to take a fabulous landscape photo with everything clear and in sharp focus, more often I enjoy switching to a more shallow depth of focus, with the foreground being the subject and the expected subject being blurred.



And a couple with greater depth of field:


Check out the other responses to this week’s photo challenge here:Â Weekly Photo Challenge: Out of Focus.
Some lovely coastal photos here. The eye never tires of such scenes.
Thank you for your kind words. I never tire of the coast – it is a place of tranquility for me.
Water does have a calming effect. Maybe that is why so many retired folk like to spend time there.
Yes, it could be so.
I miss the Oregon coast. There’s nothing like it.
You’re so right! You should come visit! 😉
I hope to do just that. My best friend from college lives in Eugene — or near there — and we’re always talking about one of us visiting the other.
Wonderful! That would be a great trip!
Hmmm…Couldn’t comment via online from the WP desktop but good I can from the app. I like the log, through bridge alcove, and the lighthouse shots. You remind us there is beauty in the little things around a place where most may not notice.
Thank you, Stefanie. Your comments are always well thought through and encouraging.