Last impressions of New York

I'm trying hard to follow the One Week only prompts, but sticking to my backlog which needs sorting. Today turns out to be too challenging. The task was to use long exposure. This, is the longest exposure photograph I took - a hand held 1/20. So it is all I can offer.

I was unable to resist a bit of experimentation today. Firstly I discovered that 4 seconds seems to be the absolute max for my camera. Secondly I rediscovered the S setting so that I can force the 4 seconds. I have no idea how that can be of any use in the day time but on my way home from work I was able to produce light trails and create some light patterns with ICM. Fun - but disastrous results - lots of trails with missing vehicles. Something for me to revisit and practice.

I've removed the owo tag since it really doesn't meet the spec so if you want a laugh...I posted today's efforts in my extras album.

[Catherine Otley]

This really captures the busyness and chaos of NY. I can almost hear the horns honking.

[KWind]

I like the scene!

[Kahsia]

There is a lot of hustle and bustle. I like it.

[haskar]

Strong scene.

[Yao RL]

Perfect, like a movie.

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Great capture of the hustle and bustle of the city

[Marloes]

When I think of NY, I think of smoke in the streets, so this pic is very recognizable to me. I like the vague colors, the yellow of the cab for example. I'll now check out the rest for a laugh ;-)

[Babs]

It looks great on black. You have captured the scene well.

[carol white]

Great capture of a busy scene

[Suzanne]

Just how I would imagine it

[Granagringa]

Nice job...you really got a NY energy in this and the tones are wonderful...gives it a very classic sense.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

As others have said, this is a real NY kind of shot! I'm not sure how many seconds constitutes a "long exposure" shot but I think this works for one!

[Saxa van Eijnsbergen]

So busy and great feel of chaos, I don't know if I could cope there though.

[Helen Jane]

@redandwhite @kwind @moonmtn @haskar @yaorenliu @ziggy77 @stimuloog @onewing @carolmw @suzanne234 @granagringa @olivetreeann @overalvandaan thank you all for persisting with comments when I have been so absent at times from answering and viewing. You are all very forgiving. I am so pleased to have conveyed something of NY here. Especially pleased since it was all done in a rather hurried fashion to save getting run over!

[HelenM]

I've never been but this is exactly how I imagine it to be. Great energy!