“When man unfocuses his mind, he may be said to be conscious in a subhuman sense of the word, since he experiences sensations and perceptions.” Ayn Rand
Weekly Photo Challenge: Unfocused… Driving by in Stockholm
Weekly Photo Challenge: Unfocused… Paris Unfocused…
Weekly Photo Challenge: Unfocused… A gathering of protesters at a park in Stockholm
“Psychologically, the choice “to think or not” is the choice “to focus or not.” Existentially, the choice “to focus or not” is the choice “to be conscious or not.” Metaphysically, the choice “to be conscious or not” is the choice of life or death.” Ayn Rand
When I first saw the prompt for this week’s photo challenge – Unfocused - I was not sure it would be feasible to find a half decent photo to fulfill the challenge. For starters, I’m not a professional photographer and, when I take lousy photos, I usually delete them to rid myself of the evidence of a poorly focused shot… Who knew that someday, the unfocused would become sublime; there is a lesson there to be learned. The Stockholm shots were taken from a moving vehicle (those are lit candles in the park), and the Paris one I took on foot… All embarrassingly out of focus.
“And so it (fear) stays just on the edge of vision, a small unfocused blur, a standing chill that slows each impulse down to indecision.” Philip Larkin
Weekly Photo Challenge: Unfocused… Lilacs
Weekly Photo Challenge: Unfocused…Buttercups
Weekly Photo Challenge: Unfocused… Iris in bloom
Although some of the pictures I found were taken from a moving vehicle, (see above), others were taken in my garden, at a concert, or elsewhere, and were out of focus which works for this challenge. I was trying to capture the lilacs, buttercups and lone blooming iris in the garden and some of the shots went south… Even though I usually delete photos like these, I somehow let them sit in the files as other important tasks called my attention. So, I’m grateful to find time to now focus on the unfocused…
“Whatever I did, I didn’t do a very good job. We were so unfocused and undisciplined. I’m embarrassed.” Al Lang
Weekly Photo Challenge: Unfocused… Sade Unfocused…
Weekly Photo Challenge: Unfocused… Another Unfocused Sade shot
Weekly Photo Challenge: Unfocused… Backup singers/dancers for John Legend
Weekly Photo Challenge: Unfocused… Another shot – Backup singers/dancers for John Legend
These were part of a collection of photos I took with a tiny camera at the Sade concert. I took tons of pictures that night and while some turned out great, many of them were blurry and unfocused… In the excitement of the evening, Sade’s first tour in the USA in ten years, I kept dropping the damn camera, taking shots while dancing in the aisles, and wondering why my sub-par camera was acting up. Duh? 
You can see my better shots of the show in this special post. Anyhow, I looked through the collection for this challenge and picked a few to share. More below! 
