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Gary Ricketts's avatar

Every photograph is whisper of what was. Nicely done.

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Ren Kobic's avatar

Thank you Gary, very nicely put.

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Ineska Klauber's avatar

In this day of AI I especially like exploring this technique! So much more emotion and mystery.

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Ren Kobic's avatar

Thank you very much.

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Sandeep Dhillon's avatar

Beautiful shots... its a real skill to get blurry photos that look intentional and you have mastered that. I love the photo of the two men seated.

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Ren Kobic's avatar

Thank you very much

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Pavel Petros's avatar

I confirm blurry photos are fun, but I stopped doing that, and moved somewhere else

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Ren Kobic's avatar

Thanks Pavel, yes I agree it is fun and I’m still exploring it. It’s completely the opposite of the images I’ve been creating for the past 20-odd years, maybe that’s why I’m enjoying it.

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Mark Cornick's avatar

Fantastic insight into your process, the mystery and storytelling that can be achieved with blur far outweighs the sharp, in my opinion!

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Ren Kobic's avatar

Thanks very much Mark.

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David Harris's avatar

So much mystery. They seem to share some of the qualities of pinhole images, only different.

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Ren Kobic's avatar

Thanks David, that’s a great observation, I’d never noticed that.

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Rick Vega's avatar

Added to my photography bucket list. I love them a lot! Good one, Ren.

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Ren Kobic's avatar

Thank you

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Cedric's avatar

These are indeed magical. They are great with suggestion, expectation, and poetry. I so want to try that now!

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Ren Kobic's avatar

Thank you

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Paul Jenkin's avatar

Beautiful photos. It's an unusual style but there are some great exponents. If you're not already familiar with her work, a photographer called Olga Karlovac produces stunning work combining blur with ICM. Definitely work a look for some inspiration. Please keep going as the end result is really great...

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Ren Kobic's avatar

Thank you Paul, yes I am familiar with Olga Karlovac's work, it's really stunning and inspirational.

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Frank Di Luzio's avatar

Thanks for describing the process. It's a very deliberate and conscious approach to blurring. Completely different than an arbitrary motion blur. I see from previous posts that it's your current approach. I like how thought provoking they are. Have you considered lightheartedness? Or do you prefer to make 'meaningful' images only. Just asking, not judging.

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Ren Kobic's avatar

Thank you very much Frank. I've not considered lightheartedness before but will now.

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Dan Jandl's avatar

These are great. You've really nailed it with this technique.

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