Photography changes as
all art forms change. Once “tack sharp” and only tack sharp meant an acceptable
photograph. Now, blurring as an indication of motion or movement attracts a lot
of attention, and acceptability.
The rules seem simple:
everything except the item in motion remains sharp. This shows the viewer that
you are not passing off a shaky photography or mistake as something you meant
to do.
I found I need to add
another rule. Shallow depth of field can throw the background out of focus in
order to concentrate attention on the subject. When combined with the blur of
the figure in motion, it appears jarring to me.
I photographed this
Summer Tanager sitting in the tree, and kept the lens on him as he took off. I
would have really had something if the pine needles had not been in the
background. The tree itself is sharp, but that background has to go. Back to
the drawing board!
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