zooming by peadar

zooming

Some others have done this, most recently Kimberley @kbalychev , but here's my take on it.

Thanks for all your recent comments!
Thats pretty interesting shot i like the light trails
December 19th, 2012  
I've only seen one other!! So, you set the exposure then rotate the thingy? Must try this sometime, love your light trails, really pretty........day off?!!
December 19th, 2012  
WOW this turned out so very cool Peter! Thanks for the mention in this, you are too sweet :) I like the way yours looks like I'm traveling at light speed!!! :) hehe Awesome fun! :)
December 19th, 2012  
Very cool!! I like the lines of light.
December 19th, 2012  
@fannyb Fanny, yes, it's well documented. You set a long exposure, push the shutter then zoom in to the subject. It's a technique I found is surprisingly sensitive to various element,; speed of zooming, delay to commence after pushing the shutter, smoothness (is that a word?) of the zoom, whether you use a flash, whether the flash is 1st or 2nd curtain (i.e. just after the shutter or just before the aperture closes) and a host of other things I can't even think of at the minute. In other words, it is deceptively difficult, like most of the "easy" shots you see here on 365.
December 19th, 2012  
Wow - really like this - going to have to give it a try
December 19th, 2012  
@peadar just tried it.......quite right not as easy as you think!! no flash I think and not too much zoom!!
December 19th, 2012  
I have one of these in my project as well. I think your zoom is smoother than mine! Well done.
December 19th, 2012  
Very cool, Peter.
December 20th, 2012  
Lovely Peter, how did you do this?
December 20th, 2012  
Cool shot, Peter. Warp six. Engage!
December 20th, 2012  
This looks really cool!
December 20th, 2012  
VERY cool, Peter!
December 20th, 2012  
@pachelbel Veronica, you can search "zooming" in the discussion threads, there's bound to be a very well informed exposition of the technique there. Basically, with a zoom lens ability on the camera, you set a long exposure time, then immediately the shutter is released yo zoom in (or out). It takes a bit of getting used to (see my reply to Fanny, above).
December 20th, 2012  
@damianpowell Haha!
@lemonsforsale Thank you, Amy!
@eosmusician Thanks, Arnold, appreciate that.
December 20th, 2012  
Sounds confusing, might keep this for a 2013 challenge. Thank you for the info though, I will definitely follow it up.
December 20th, 2012  
Nicely done. Looks like a fun technique to try.
December 21st, 2012  
Wow - that is awesome.
December 21st, 2012  
I liked this kind of shot. fun fun fun!
December 22nd, 2012  
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