Part of the Lensbaby Composer Pro II kit is an 80 mm lens called the Edge 80. It's called that because instead of having a round "sweet spot" in the center, this optic makes a creative "slice" that can be moved around the image. When the Edge 80 is pointed straight forward, it acts as a very good 80 mm lens. But when it's tilted to one side, the image shows a sharply focused slice surrounded by an area of blur. How much blur there is depends on the degree to which the lens is tilted and the choice of aperture. Where the slice is located is determined by the direction in which the lens is tilted.
The image below was made with the Edge 80. The exposure was about 1/1000 second, ISO 100, f2.8, or wide open with this lens optic so I had maximum blur. I positioned the slice so it ran along the lower fence and roadway, which emphasized the curvature of the fence and the S-curve of the road, while throwing the less important treeline in the background out-of-focus. The darkening sky was also rendered fuzzy, which I think adds to the brooding quality of this image. If I'd had this image at the time my
book was being written, I'd have included it as one of the composition examples.
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