> Call it muscle memory, or whatever. Damn, Frank ... that was the term i was looking for. Recently read a few articles about it, even how it's used in the military for certain maneuvers.
> And, sometimes, despite being quite flawed, a shot works anyway. How true ... a perusal of Cartier-Bresson's work will show numerous OOF shots that have impact nonetheless. A favorite photo book, Requiem, has some photos that are poor technically (not unexpected considering the situation in which the photos were taken) that have far greater impact than the many of the better focused and exposed photos. And let's not forget Robert Capa's the melted D-Day negatives hard to imagine the perfect prints having a greater impact or stronger story. > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2074191 > > It's out of focus. Quite badly out of focus, in fact. And, the girl's face > is blown out a bit It works because it captures the mood of spontaneity ... You're the master of Excellent OOF photographs, Frank <g> shel
