whatever the heck it's called .
I'd like to see your ..... see above ....... shots.
Also please explain why you chose to use this method over just say, taking the shot at standard speed etc.
This is a 30-second exposure - I used such a long time because I wanted to use a really high aperture (f25) for the shot, to capture detail and such. This is best viewed large:
This was a 30min exposure. I chose to shoot these photos just to mess around and explore my cameras capabilities as well as mine. Second photo was 25sec exposure or something close to it.
This is an 8 second exposure. The only light source was fromt eh fairly lights which were flashing and I wanted to capture their reflections in the bauble so a long exposure was the way to do it
This one is 5 seconds, it was taken amidst the busy Christmas market in Birmingham (can you imagine the looks I got setting up a tripod there!), I really wanted to convey the business of the market and long exposures are great for showing movement.
This is a composite of ten 2 second exposures after being inspired to try it after reading Jason Barnettes tutorial on how to capture light trails. I wanted to create long light trails but keep the deep blue of the evening sky so I didn't use a longer exposure and instead followed Jasons advice
And 0.5 second exposure to get the blur of the people moving around the stationary person. I would have like a little longer but it was a kind of impromptu shot and I didn't know how long the person was going to stand still for.
Done with a 30 sec exposure. See my "Shot in B&W" album for more. I posted this in the self-portrait challenge of Me Every Week with the theme of Dreams.
My first every slow shutter photo. Taken today with my iPhone... 8 second exposure. REALLY basic light painting... and the reason I took it? Because I just discovered that app and wanted to try it... :)
Slower exposure because, well, it's night! Also to capture the movement of the firesticks. I have another unposted shot of two guys using the flame to have a sword fight.
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In this one I stopped down to force a slower shutter speed. Because horses, unlike cars, move up and down as well as side to side when they are galloping I needed to be able to get the background to blur when panning over a very short distance, but at the same time I needed a slow enough shutter that I could pan.
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Another night time shot, in this case dance IMO needs movement to show when photographing it. In the bellydancing photo I had to sacrifice image quality by increasing the ISO in order to get a fast enough shutter so that the dancers weren't a total blur given the largest aperture available at the given focal length of the lens I was using. This is why a faster lens is always a better option.
Here's a photo I took late last year. This was taken over a period of 60 minutes at 30 second intervals and then combined together in post processing. I was actually making a time lapse film but couldn't let the photos go to waste!
This is a 2.5 sec exposure photo done with electricity. I used long exposure in order to capture several tendrals of the electric circuits.
heres another one for fun :)
10 sec exposure
and a basic one:
After looking at @shyanewiegers great pics, found a link to a friend of her's @gogold who also has some great electricity shots - @shyanewiegers and @gogold - great stuff guys!
Love this one ...
thank you so much everyone. I have a better idea now of the what and sort of the why. How do you know how long ...and can there be a too long? (Which is probably a how long is a piece of string question but just in case...)
I love these types of shots and I'm really hoping to improve my own this year. I've had a terrible time taking those beautiful crisp nighttime city shots, but from looking at the amazing ones here I think I need a lower ISO and a larger aperture than what I've been using. Here are a few of my more successful ones...
This one was my first attempt at capturing speed... it wasn't the prettiest car in the race, but it was the image that came out best!
This one is one of my favorites. I really like how it came out. I get mixed opinions on it though. Some people don't like it at all, others love it.
@voodoochild "faster lens" It's what we use to refer to how fast a lens can shoot in low light conditions.
A lens with a wider possible aperture will be able to achieve faster shutter speeds because it can open up more. Not always desired as it will play a role in depth of field. Most "kit lenses" are have a maximum aperture of 4, a "faster lens" may have a maximum aperature of 1.8 (or more!)
For say indoor shots @ISO 100:
f4 4 seconds
f1.8 1/13th second.
To get a handheld shot you'd need to increase the ISO with a kit lens, haul out a tripod.
In the case of desired motion blur of course it's good, but a lens that can do 1.8 can do 4.0.
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This one is 5 seconds, it was taken amidst the busy Christmas market in Birmingham (can you imagine the looks I got setting up a tripod there!), I really wanted to convey the business of the market and long exposures are great for showing movement.
This is a composite of ten 2 second exposures after being inspired to try it after reading Jason Barnettes tutorial on how to capture light trails. I wanted to create long light trails but keep the deep blue of the evening sky so I didn't use a longer exposure and instead followed Jasons advice
here's just a few of mine
Or this?
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And 0.5 second exposure to get the blur of the people moving around the stationary person. I would have like a little longer but it was a kind of impromptu shot and I didn't know how long the person was going to stand still for.
With the lights of the cars, I think this gives the shot a little bit added interest.
Three shots stacked together.
And something a little different. More panning, but still a slow shutter speed.
Light trails - 15 sec
Light trails - 15 sec
Slower exposure because, well, it's night! Also to capture the movement of the firesticks. I have another unposted shot of two guys using the flame to have a sword fight.
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In this one I stopped down to force a slower shutter speed. Because horses, unlike cars, move up and down as well as side to side when they are galloping I needed to be able to get the background to blur when panning over a very short distance, but at the same time I needed a slow enough shutter that I could pan.
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Another night time shot, in this case dance IMO needs movement to show when photographing it. In the bellydancing photo I had to sacrifice image quality by increasing the ISO in order to get a fast enough shutter so that the dancers weren't a total blur given the largest aperture available at the given focal length of the lens I was using. This is why a faster lens is always a better option.
and for this one to get a silky water
this also was a long exposure (I mean not AS long but longer than I normally use)
heres another one for fun :)
10 sec exposure
and a basic one:
Similar idea here, using a 30 sec exposure at f/22 .
This one was only 2 seconds but really captured the feeling of driving through the tunnel.
Love this one ...
This one was my first attempt at capturing speed... it wasn't the prettiest car in the race, but it was the image that came out best!
This one is one of my favorites. I really like how it came out. I get mixed opinions on it though. Some people don't like it at all, others love it.
A lens with a wider possible aperture will be able to achieve faster shutter speeds because it can open up more. Not always desired as it will play a role in depth of field. Most "kit lenses" are have a maximum aperture of 4, a "faster lens" may have a maximum aperature of 1.8 (or more!)
For say indoor shots @ISO 100:
f4 4 seconds
f1.8 1/13th second.
To get a handheld shot you'd need to increase the ISO with a kit lens, haul out a tripod.
In the case of desired motion blur of course it's good, but a lens that can do 1.8 can do 4.0.
I used a ND filter on a cloudy day and a 120 second exposure. I wanted to make the bridge empty and rather than wait it just seemed like a good idea!!