Quote Originally Posted by Jim Noel View Post
During my 80+ years in photography my approach has changed dramatically. For most o the time I have tried to achieve sharpness over the entire image. During the most recent 15-20 years my vision has moved more toward the way the eye sees. In most of my images I now attempt to have one area of sharp focus while the remainder gradually becomes softer and softer. There are still times during which I attempt to reach overall sharpness as was the case during my recent trip to the Giant Redwoods. In this case I felt it important for the viewer to be able to focus sharply on any area of interest to them.
Indeed, for me it seems more natural. When I go through my images from the 1980 until now I see that I have ‘evolved’ this way. And sometimes it need to be compleet sharp.