Blurred carousel

This colourful fairground carousel seems to be a permanent fixture on London's South Bank. In the past several years I've photographed my wife and grand-daughter on it a few times, and, if my memory serves me well, have ridden it myself on one occasion. On the recent day that we passed by it was spinning and playing its music with no passengers at all. Perhaps the operator was showing it off in the early evening half-light to drum up some trade.

photo © T. Boughen     Camera: Lumix FZ1000 2

The value of blur

Many photographers aspire to the sharpest photograph that they can achieve, seeking lenses and bodies that deliver the most minute details. There is a place for sharpness and detail, but there is also a place for blur. There are situations and subjects where his can deliver interest whether it is deliberately sought by de-focus, caused by an obscuring layer or is induced by movement. This shot, taken through the slightly smeared windscreen of a moving car on City Road, London, has qualities I like that a sharp exposure of the subject would lack.

photo © T. Boughen     Camera: Olympus OMD E-M10