Out of Focus

Check out this glitch I just found. I was in macro mode, out of focus, photographing the cars as they passed by. I don’t know if my GoPro captured it, but the lights looked so weird—these beautiful bokeh balls forming as I scanned around.

It started as me trying to focus on a texture on the bus stop glass, but then I stumbled onto this effect. It made me think about focus in photography. Most of my photos are sharp—critical focus, perfect sharpness. Maybe it’s time to break that pattern, to play around in a more painterly way. Experimentation is kind of where I’m at right now, and this feels exciting.

With macro mode, everything locked into these bokeh balls. It’s not technically in focus, but the results are wild. As much as I talk about wanting to experiment, I realize I’ve been stuck in my own ways—sharp snaps on the street. But this, this is different. It’s a happy accident.

Sometimes you just stumble into something new. Maybe I’ll shoot more out of focus in the mornings, especially in low light. It’s about discovery, about playing with the essence of photography—light itself.

This is one of those moments that feels amateur in the best way possible. Just tinkering. Just playing. Who knows what reality will manifest in a photo next?