15 Out of focus and beautiful photos

"The perfect photograph" - Does it exist or is it just a theoretical possibility? A technically perfect photography is likely to be boring. Correct composition, correct lighting (whatever that is), perfect depth of field (I've heard one nincompoop say that f/8 is the best f-stop, always), correct shutter speed, correct focal length and distance to subject..

I would say, that for a photograph to be perfect it needs to carry a message or feeling, from the photographer or the scene, to the viewer. It needs to capture the viewers attention and keep it.
Have a look at these unfocussed photos. They all carry messages and feelings that would not be there if they were perfectly sharp with lots of depth of field.
Train Wait by Atmospherics


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Kiesel by koeb, on Flickr


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Untitled by -rebecca


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... by Álvaro Trincado


Equipment : Canon EOS 400D, 200mm f/8 @ 1/4 sec

Untitled by karena goldfinch


Equipment : Nikon D700, 55mm f/4 @ 1/10 sec




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Thirty-five. Here Is Over There by Dasha Boichenko


Equipment : Canon PowerShot S95, ISO 400, 1/10 sec

Untitled by danieladenkova


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friendly advances by I, Timmy


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Untitled by feccioso


Equipment : Nikon D60, 50mm f/1.8, 1/8th second

"on fire" by shimmy13


Equipment : Canon EOS Rebel, 55mm f/2.8, 1/2 sec

unfocused by Bare your soul


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Mont Saint-Michel by Sr.Pinzas


Equipment : Pentax Optio S50, f/4m, 1/500 sec

Lily Anther 2 (usdof) by ecstaticist


Equipment : Casio EX-P505, f/3.4, 1/60 sec, 30mm

Dancing in the Dark, by Andreas Øverland


Equipment : Canon EOS1Ds2, 1/64 sec, ISO 100.