A mistake that I love!

[rbaugh]

I love how this shot turned out, and it was a complete accident. This was the first shot of the day and I had accidentally left the lens in manual focus mode and took this quickly to get an idea of how my white balance settings were set. I quickly ignored it and didn't revisit this until post production, and I love it.



(click to embiggen at Flickr)

[Amavanna]

Oh I can see why you love it! I spend countless hours trying to achieve these kinds of effects using photoshop and to get it with a single click is just awsome. And it was a beautiful subject to get that way as well, I really love the dress and the background and holding the shoes just adds such a natural feel to it. Great job even if it was an accident! lol

[Bernzfotos]

Just shows you - beware of that delete button.

I like it too.

Normally I would have deleted that straight away when I realised a mistake had been made. Obviously we should leave the deletion until you see it on a bigger screen view on the PC.

Well composed. Cheers, Bernz

[martha36]

That is gorgeous. I have gotten some of my best shots the same way! And if you were going for that, you probably would have spent a great deal of time, effort and frustration trying!

[macrobaby]

What a perfect mistake. Nice job!

[mpascal]

Originally Posted by macrobaby

What a perfect mistake. Nice job!

I agree with macrobaby, a perfect mistake. TFS

Michael

[ukglyn]

What a beautiful mistake, i love the soft focus, this shot reminds me of a very old hair shampoo commercial I rememeber.
I love it, thanks for sharing.

[(CMC)]

Tremendous. Lucky you!

[shiraq]

Indeed. such a strong effect from this unfocus shoot.

[Chewys Dad]

This turned our really well, Everything about it is just perfect. This could be an add in any magazine in the world. Sometimes it's better to be Lucky than Good!
Thanks for sharing this
Michael.