The scene is entirely out of focus, transforming string lights into soft, glowing orbs that float across the frame. Warm amber lights dominate the composition, arranged in cascading patterns that suggest their origin in tree branches above. Cool teal tones appear in the background, creating subtle color contrast. The extreme defocus turns what might have been a sharp architectural or decorative scene into pure abstraction—light and color separated from their sources.
The Olympus XA-1's simple lens produces beautiful bokeh when shooting wide open in low light. Each light source becomes a soft circle with gentle edge falloff, the kind of rendering that feels organic rather than clinical. Film adds its own character: slight halation around bright points, color shifts in the highlights, and grain that gives texture to the dark areas between lights.
This is intentional blur as artistic choice—using film and a simple camera to transform ordinary decorative lighting into something magical and abstract.
