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Here's another in focus, out of focus illumination abstraction, the wind must have been still that night as the lights aren't showing any movement, which reminds me, the illuminations are back on for this season, be nice to get there.

Interesting shot.  I assume this is double or triple exposure???  I wish I had the equipment and knowledge to do this type of picture.  Way to go!

Simple Judy, you just need a manual film SLR camera a tripod and maybe an 85 or 100mm lens. take the first shot in focus, then take up the slack with the rewind crank, gently, then press and hold down the film release button, keep holding the rewind crank and the film realease button as you wind on the film advance leaver, the trick is not to allow the film to move backwards or forwards, whilst you recock the shutter, thats why you have to do all these three actions simultaneously. This technique works beautifully on flowers, but you must halve the exposure for each shot, i.e. one stop underexposed on both the in focus and the out of focus shots. Oh I forgot defocus the lens for the second exposure, there you are nothing to it.

 My dad has an SLR camera. I should ask him if I can buy some film and use it. I've never used a film camera before.

Do have a go you'll probably enjoy the experience so much, it will become adictive. Is it a modern SLR, with auto programmes, if so there may well be double exposure facilities on it, saves a lot of effort.

I don't know how new it is. I'll have to look.