(Day 2) - Potted Radial Blur

Today I decided to practice a technique I haven't tried before: radial blur. Using a slower shutter speed, you rotate the camera while taking the exposure. You could end up with your subject in focus while the rest has a rotated blur. As with many motion shots, it takes a bit of trial and error as well as just being fortunate. Or you could just play it easy and apply the technique with a Photoshop filter. haha. Careful staring at the blur too long, ya might get a bit dizzy! :D

[Tricia O'Donnell]

Very interesting capture it my me dizzy

[Sue Wilde]

But you did this by hand...not in p/shot, according to your exif info. Well done

[Taffy]

Fascinating processing.

[Andy Mcculloch]

Cool. It does make you dizzy. :-)

[Shanne]

I love ICM - have you tried this radial blur on roses? or vertical blur on trees? Thank you so much for the follow.

[Carole Imes]

This has me in a spin....now you got me singin' Old Black Magic :-) Seriously, this was very creatively done.

[Mr. Spock]

Great icm shot!

[Charlotte]

Wow, makes me dizzy looking at it, great technique!

[Pete]

Yikes - knew I shouldn't have had that second glass of wine...

[Kerri]

Cool shot!

[❀ Lynn]

It is dizzying! Great shot...so you did it 'in camera'?

[Chris Johnson]

@swilde - Yep Sue this was all by hand. Because of the shutter speed I used (1/15 of a sec) it only took a slight twist of the camera to get this result...after a few shots. :)

[Chris Johnson]

@shannejw - You're welcome Shanne and thanks for the nice comment! Okay I'll make that part of my goals this year: radial blur on roses and vertical blur on trees!

[Chris Johnson]

@pistonbroke - haha funny guy!

[Chris Johnson]

@lynnb - Yep all 'in camera' with no photoshop. I used a slow shutter speed (1/15 of a sec) and rotated the camera slightly. It took a few tries and I think I was just fortunate to get a shot that worked!