Errors, Slips, And Blunders: A Focus On Poor Focus

Challenge #27 in the The Revolver series. Hosted by Digital Alfredo, The Bacon Wagoneer.

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Everybody's done it before: thought they had the picture locked in - and it looked okay when they aped it on their camera's screen... but when they got home and pulled it up on the monitor, the image was in fact blurry. Don't ya hate that?

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Announced:

Wednesday, 16th November, 2011 (GMT)

Submissions:

Wednesday, 23rd November, 2011 – Tuesday, 29th November, 2011 (GMT)

Voting:

Wednesday, 30th November, 2011 – Tuesday, 6th December, 2011 (GMT)

Processing rules:

- Photos **MUST** have an obvious error - in this case, poor image focus
- HDR is allowed in this challenge
- No scanned images
- No digital composites
- No children under age 16 featured prominently
- Do not frame photos or watermark them
- Only photos that you, yourself, have taken

Capture date rules:

No restrictions.

Additional rules:

VOTING GUIDE:
Please adhere to the following guide for voting in this challenge.
0.5 star: Does not meet challenge topic/rules
1 star: Poor quality
2 star: Adequate
3 star: Good
4 star: Excellent
5 star: Spectacular/Epic/Awesome
The 0.5 star rule is the most important! If you do not like the photo, please rate it with a single star as it is much better for expressing constructive criticism.
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You are asked to only submit photos that are honest to the subject matter and are more spur of the moment if you can - pre-planned photographs add an artificial quality.

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Maximum number of entries in challenge:

222

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India Circus

by Jan_N

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Some motion blur would have been ok, IF the focus had been right...

Camera:	Nikon D3
Lens:
Submitted:	Friday, 25th November, 2011 09:09 (GMT)
Taken:	Thursday, 17th December, 2009
Focal length:	140 mm
Shutter speed:	1/100 sec
Aperture:	F2.8
ISO:	2000
Notes:
Views:	105
Galleries:	View this photo in Jan_N's gallery

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