Another shot from Monday's trip to Aylesbury because I didn't really have time for camera stuff today.
Christmas has caught up with me. I used to be almost disgustingly well organised when the kids lived at home but now they are grown and gone preparations start a little later each year.
Memo to self - in future, when trying to capture motion blur, go somewhere where there is faster motion to be had. Near a roundabout, for example, is not a good place. :-D
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Loved your 2nd paragraph ;-) But seriously this is such a neat shot. How well you captured those reflections in the windows as the bus sped by, Alison. Good one!
You still have some blur and good reflections in the windows. Well done for quick thinking capture. Yes the same as you re Christmas organisation, guess it will be alright on the night!
Nice work. Cool. Love the colours in the bus window. Nice.
However, a tripod and a longer exposure would have done more blur. You can induce blur at 1 mile an hour with a one second exposure! Using the fence as a platform would have been a substitute for a tripod.
I like the idea - may give this a try some day - the light made this a neat shot with those reflections. You give me such good things to think about trying.
@netkonnexion Thank you for the timing tip, will give it another go when I get a chance.. I keep forgetting about using fences and the like for tripod substitutes - must get into the habit of thinking along those lines. However, on this occasion I think I'd have preferred a tripod, I rather like the fence in the shot. Doesn't excuse me not thinking about using it as a camera prop, though.
The reflections in the window make it look as if the bus is going so fast it's on fire! Of course, if the bus had been going that fast you wouldn't need a long shutter speed to create blur. And not everyone checks out the exif..!
@dulciknit - while the fence has its merits I was introduced the to concept of barriers early in my photography. If you have a strong barrier right across the scene you tend to prevent the eye going deep into the shot. In this case I think it actually creates a sufficient distraction to make it look less blurred. This is because the barrier stops you perceiving the whole character of the bus in one go. Barriers act like the opposite of lead-in lines in composition.
However, a tripod and a longer exposure would have done more blur. You can induce blur at 1 mile an hour with a one second exposure! Using the fence as a platform would have been a substitute for a tripod.
Just a thought.
I agree, Christmas is not as organised as when the kids were young.