Spring Haze
May Day walk on the beautiful castle grounds of Schloss Charlottenburg. This is the back of the palace as seen from the Carp Pond located in the huge château park that nowadays is a popular public park and recreational area not only for the inhabitants of the densely populated West Berlin borough of Charlottenburg but for all Berliners. It was correspondingly crowded on this sunny, hot day that was also slightly hazy from Sahara dust (which is quite a frequent weather phenomenon his year).
When flipping through the images at home, I was quite surprised to see that the palace and the people in the distance were somewhat blurred (at least in the photos taken from this particular spot). Maybe my composition with the trees' branches in the foreground had "confused" the camera's autofocus, and maybe the combination of slight haze and bright sunshine had contributed to this effect as well. I simply don't know, especially because I had taken this image at F/7.1. Maybe this is one of the rare occasions when landscape focus stacking is required, something usually unnecessary with an MFT sensor.
On the other hand, I found the blur in the background quite charming because it conveys the heat, haziness, and serenity of that lovely day quite well, methinks. And it makes for a nice slider as well, true to the mottos "Blur is beautiful" and "Sharpness isn't everything" :)
HSS, everyone, and have a great spring/autumn week ahead!
Spring Haze
May Day walk on the beautiful castle grounds of Schloss Charlottenburg. This is the back of the palace as seen from the Carp Pond located in the huge château park that nowadays is a popular public park and recreational area not only for the inhabitants of the densely populated West Berlin borough of Charlottenburg but for all Berliners. It was correspondingly crowded on this sunny, hot day that was also slightly hazy from Sahara dust (which is quite a frequent weather phenomenon his year).
When flipping through the images at home, I was quite surprised to see that the palace and the people in the distance were somewhat blurred (at least in the photos taken from this particular spot). Maybe my composition with the trees' branches in the foreground had "confused" the camera's autofocus, and maybe the combination of slight haze and bright sunshine had contributed to this effect as well. I simply don't know, especially because I had taken this image at F/7.1. Maybe this is one of the rare occasions when landscape focus stacking is required, something usually unnecessary with an MFT sensor.
On the other hand, I found the blur in the background quite charming because it conveys the heat, haziness, and serenity of that lovely day quite well, methinks. And it makes for a nice slider as well, true to the mottos "Blur is beautiful" and "Sharpness isn't everything" :)
HSS, everyone, and have a great spring/autumn week ahead!