When the Fan Breaks

The AC fan in the Fit is broken, so on the way home from our favorite Japanese restaurant (to celebrate the other daughter turning 13--oh, Lord, I'll be a mother of a teenager tomorrow), I decide to practice motion blur and get a selfie in.

I also did some editing where I "brushed out" some spots on the mirror and got rid of some grey in my hair! Slowly, but surely messing with the buttons, with no real command of anything. Fun anyway!

[Susan]

Awesome! I need to practice that as well! Looks great!!

[Andrew Nelson]

Great shot, love the blurred green.

[Laurie]

Loooooovvvve this!!! So perfect! The composition, the blur/focus, and the colors! My first attempt at motion blur failed miserably...you've inspired me to try again!

[Lisa Stein]

This is great! We both worked on motion today. Love your composition and the blur effect. I will have to give this one a try, too!

[Taffy]

The blur is terrific and I like the way you did the selfie!

[Marloes]

Love your blur and selfie. I think I saw one left over grey hair ;) :)

[lunaksi]

Great selfie! Amazing colors, very nice and sharp edges and lines.... and the sense of speed is just wow... were you flying?! lol
Fabulous motion capture and selfie in one pic! Love it!

[Ginny]

Wow - what a great idea and result!

[Jo]

Cool shot and great selfie!

[Lisa]

Great selfie shot - love the sense of motion you have captured! Happy birthday to your daughter too! : )

[Marie]

Very brave! was that a learner driver driving perchance. dont know that I would have been that brave!

[Ragnhild :)]

Nice shot :D

[SquamLoon]

Nice job. I too need to practice with this.

[Doris]

What a fun shot! When is your surgery? You know, where you get the camera removed from your face...

I've seen several car mirror shots lately - will have to try this soon!

[Paul "Snapchap" Everest]

Fabulous. It's a good thing that I know you weren't in the driver's seat when you took this. Or were you? ;o)

[Ross]

Love your selfie, the motion blur and the fun of it

[Daryl O'Hare]

@steampowered not in driver's seat! :)

[colie (Nichole Stewart)]

Super fun selfie! Love this!

[GS*Anemone]

Excellent shot!!!

[Daryl O'Hare]

@lunaksi going on the hwy...so, yes, fast! Opened up shutter, closed the aperture--worked. Had too many awful ones, though. Trial and error! Processing helped. :)

[Nicole]

wow that is an amazing shot!! love the motionblur and you've captured yourself really well!

[Rohini Gupta]

What a clever idea, love the motion blur behind your selfie. I can see it took a lot of work, but worth it.

[Mark Prince]

Love the little slogan in the mirror, so glad its not just us that have a 'nanny state' attitude.

[Joanna]

Great idea! ... don't mind if I try it out myself :}