Day 655, Myopia

I used to hate blurred photos but isn't that how you would see the world if you were short sighted?

Well yes but no actually. When a myopic person sees a blurred landscape there is no real distinction where one object becomes the next. Our brains try and put the image together in a way that makes sense but it is a fluid and changeable perception. When a myopic lens captures a blurred image there is a well defined pattern around objects. When we look at this image we see clean sharp edges around point light sources and blurred transitions elsewhere. If composed well this image has enough sharp and soft elements to anchor our focus and be perceived as a pleasing.

Well that was the intention! Your thoughts?


Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Day 655, Myopia', 1/500s f/2.8 ISO800 85mm