05: MOTION
MASTERCLASS & CHALLENGE
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Its been so hot I thought I would go to our Riversport area. Its by the Oklahoma River and is a Olympic training facility that has rapids, tubing and all kind of watersport activity.. Caught these guys as they were coming down the rapids …This is my first attempt at getting motion into a photograph.. Settings: 1/640sec F/11 ISO 400 https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/01caf2a11b0028febc6dcccc99215e126b3a408ab60077bf4dedd247893f99fc.jpg
Terri. Your quick off the mark. Plenty of action in this shot. Looks good to me. This is new to me as well. However I don’t have access to such facilities. I look forward to seeing more of your posts in this challenge.
Thanks Denis… This going to be a real challenge because normally everything I take is not moving 😉 That’s why I happen to like landscapes. Anyway appreciate you comments 😉
Well done Terri – first to post motion image and it’s a good one. I like the action in your image, the intensity and concentration in their faces and the splashes of water. Something to try with this kind of shot is to simplify it more – to to focus on one person, get in closer with a longer lens, or go wider and show the entire raft leaving space in front for it to move into. Well done. Brent
Glad to get your feedback.. I am going back to the area next week and I’ll put into action what you have given me.. I am learning so much on your site and for that I’m grateful. Good tips here. 😉
You definitely captured motion. The image tells me exactly what is going on. You were able to get the guys fairly sharp and still show the motion of the water and their paddles. You also did very well on the composition, giving them someplace to go in the photo. Excellent shot!
Thanks Barbara! I feel lucky to have a place to practice shots like this.. I of course have a long way to go but its a good start.. I appreciate your comments 😉
This is a great action shot! It provides a good story, too, particularly with the obvious intensity of focus by the rower in the foreground. You might consider cropping out the rower on the left to give the image more focus. This would also increase the relative space to the right of the foreground rower, although the resulting squarish format may not be ideal for this image. I’m curious how this would have looked if you had put more motion blur into the image by trying out somewhat slower shutter speeds. Of course, making that artistic decision would change the image. Anyway, I really like this image!
Wonderful critique! Lots of good things to think about when I shoot this again. I plan on going out again next week and getting more shots and I will definitely keep these things in mind. I’m excited about trying new ideas. Thanks and will re try again soon. 😉
Very good action shot! You captured the water and rafters nicely.
Appreciate it very much 😉 I definitely had to move fast.. It was hard to capture the movement with a hand held camera. They are moving pretty fast anyway
The fast shutter speed stopping the water splashes does give a great sense of motion and action they are experiencing.
Appreciate it .. 😉 I think I’ll try for different shutter speeds when I reshoot this just to experiment with the water droplets.. I loved the way they hung in the air in this photo.
You captured the motion of the water wonderfully. Your image really shows the intensity of the action.
This is really good Terri. The effort is captured and the water is going full on. Good job.
Thanks for the encouragement Keri… I am going to try for some more action shots this week. 😉 Hopefully I can fit it in with the all the celebrations since its the 4th of July weekend coming up.
Well done.
Great job on the motion of the water. The photo also makes it look like the water is very cold. Nice use of colors.
Great image, definitely shows motion. Love the water and all the movement.
Great photo with plenty of action
with these types of action photos it’s all about timing. get to know what happens and then you can be ready for it. Get a different points of the course for different types of action
Thank you Nick.. Its definitely harder to do this type of motion photography because they are moving so fast. I’m surprised I got the focus as good as I did, but hey I’ll take it. I’m still working on more from this venue.
My first submission of the next challenge of ‘Motion’ was the first time i had tried panning. I was sitting down at Fremantle foreshore waiting for a portrait workshop to start….and these guys were riding around….i thought….lets try this! And this was the result….1/20 sec. f/11 70 mm at ISO100. I locked onto this group in the distance and and slowly twisted my body, holding the camera firm…..and followed then through as they passed me. I was thrilled with the result!
This one is called….Tour de Freo!
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Rerro. Another early bird. Looks good to me. You certainly got motion in this shot. Your subjects are nice and clear at that shutter speed.
Thanks Denis 🙂
Rerro, great picture. You’re sure it is your first time. Great result! Great compostion! I tried in the past a few times before having a satisfying result.
Sure was the first time….probably….first time lucky….as they say 🙂
Excellent job. Great motion blur and composition. The guys are fairly sharp and the background blurred which gives the illusion of motion, letting the viewer know that these guys were moving. Great photo.
Thanks Barbara 🙂
As always a perfect photo and example of the lesson we are doing right now on motion.. Your panning is really wonderful, something I have yet to perfect or even come close to.. For me theres too much space in front of them however and of course just my opinion. I would have cropped alittle bit off the right side. Fantastic shot Rerro Rocher !
Thanks Terri….appreciate your comments 🙂
This is very nicely done! Personally, I’ve had trouble getting panning photos to turn out the way I’d hoped. For a first attempt this is quite exceptional. I wonder how this may have looked if you had opened up the aperture a bit more and thus increased the background blur – just curious. I tend to agree with Terri about cropping in a little from the right side because you have quite a bit space there.
Thanks for your comments David……yes indeed….playing around with the aperture would be interesting. And the negative space on the right emphasizes the forward movement in my opinion.
The problem with opening up the aperture is the shutter speed needs to be faster otherwise too much light comes in (overexposed image) – the way around this is to add a ND filter. Brent
Great panning image @rerrorocher:disqus – you nailed it! Good choice of shutter speed showing motion yet keeping riders relatively sharp. Like how you’ve left space in front for the riders to move into. Brent
Thanks @brentmail:disqus ….. this was the start of a love of motion in photo’s for me….by slowing down the shutter speed!
Love it! Makes me feel like I am on a merry-go-round as the riders go by.
Thanks Valerie 🙂
Great job for the first time panning, Rerro.
Thanks Janice 🙂
It almost looks as if the trees are passing by the bikers.
Rerro, Great shot … I like the separation that you have between the riders and the blurred background. It looks like one guy is making a point or giving directions to the others !
Very cool shot Rerro
Great job!
I also like the composition on this, with the empty space ahead of the riders. For your first attempt at panning, you did an excellent job of freezing the bikers while the background shows the motion.
Wow, great shot, I really need to try this technique. Great composition too.
Love it! The composition is very effective. Great job!
great piccy, great composition and the photo tells a story
did you pre focus or or use one of the camera’s continual focus settings?
I focused on the riders in the distance and did not re-focus throughout the whole motion of the shot., Focused, then just followed them through by swinging round with the elbows tucked in.
Nicely done Christine.
I so want to try something like this, next time I see some bikes. We live in a tiny village and don’t get a lot of traffic throughput. This image certainly conveys movement with the blurred background and spokes on the wheels. Fantastic photo.
Thanks Carol….i look forward to seeing your photo, next time you see some bikes 🙂
Well done – a great shot
Thanks Mari
I tried panning couple of months ago while I was in Shanghai. There were lots of opportunities as so many bicycles and motorbikes on the road. Out of maybe 100 tries, I got couple of photos with people in focus. I like this one, have a little story. The settings: f13,1/30s,ISO100 at 62mm. Just wish the yellow car is a bit further ahead, leave a gap between the yellow car and my busy rider. 🙂 https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/ec8890c2b342612b259bea871683832b6fd45fbbec155695f6653ab8e36f7402.jpg
Janice, nice try. Agree with your comment about the gap between motorbike and car.
Thanks Christian.
Great try Janice….I agree about trying to separate the background in this case….In your image, because it is so busy this is going to be extremely difficult to achieve, so the only way you are going to do this is by dropping your shutter speed to about 1/100s….give it a try….but remember your SS is influenced by the speed of your subject. Try and get parallel to you subject.
Also, I found that when i was parallel to the path of the object i got the best results…..and my guys on the bikes were not going that fast.
Thanks Rerro for the suggestions. I will put these into practice.
Janice, When panning in traffic it is hard enough to get the subject sharp and in focus, without getting the background to co-operate. I know from my previous efforts. Well done. It seems the passenger is focused on her phone, rather than holding on !!
Thanks Rodney. Yeah, the girl is busy reading her phone 🙂
You did a great job. I have never had much success with this kind of shot. So, I appreciate your efforts to capture this.
Thanks Mary, let’s practise.
Janice. this is very good. I have been trying that technique and so far not successful.
Thanks Denis. Let’s practise more and get better photos.
This tells a story Janice and I like how the movement is captured so well.
Thanks Keri. The girl is busy with her phone. 🙂
You did a great job at panning. I can see the motion of the vehicles and background. Nice composition and creativity.
Thanks Barbara
Great first shot.
Thanks Sara
Agree with comments, I have so far been unsuccessful with this sort of shot but I love this. Busy yet someone is on their phone.
Great bit of storytelling here, Janice. Very effective use of motion.
nice image
and you’ve managed to get the main POI (girl with phone) in good focus
pity about the taxi as you’ve said … but we can’t have everything
For my first “Motion” challenge photo I decided to keep my camera and my subject (mostly) still !!! I did however let part of my subject show motion. The photo was taken today 😉 and although there wasn’t much colour in the original photo, I converted to black and white to help emphasize the motion.
Settings: 5 sec @ f/3.2 ISO-200, lens MZ.12-40 @ 40mm.
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Brilliant creative shot Rodney…..i am presuming you were on a tripod? How did you stand the watch up?
Thanks Rerro. Yes. Even for the great IBIS on my camera (Olympus E-M1) 5 seconds is getting a touch long for handheld. I had my camera on a mini tripod and the watch was sitting up using its metal band, although the angle didn’t work on its own to keep the watch face in the same plane as the lens position so an elastic band around the watch band helped to fix that.
Rodney, very original! Good picture.
Thanks Christian
What a great idea! Very creative and I love the motion of the second hand!
Thanks Amber
It was a great thought to capture the passing of time like this. Your image is very crisp. Well done.
Thanks Mary
Rodney. Well thought out. I like the motion of the second hand.
Thanks Denis
Fantastic Rodney. Would never have thought of this as an option. Well done.
Thanks Keri
Unique take to motion but I like it.. You can definitely see that time does not stand still ;). I like the black and white effect . Nice touch and good job!
Thanks Terri
Very creative. At first I didn’t catch the motion but when I looked again I could see the second hands motion. Great job.
Thanks Barbara. I did try some longer shutter speeds and different hand positions but found this one seemed to show motion the best and drew the eye to it (mostly).
Nice. You do what is most creative for you the photographer. Great job!
Very creative. Love that it is so subtle!
Thanks Sara
Wow, what a great idea!
Thanks Chris
Rodney, Looks like it’s almost cocktail hour !
Thanks Richard. Maybe
Really creative idea Rodney. Good job!
Thanks Jim
Super effective, Rodney. I like the marked pauses of the second hand.
Thanks Judy. That is how my watch moves – jumps a second at a time. Out of the camera the second hands were quite sharp, and while looking okay it didn’t think it fully conveyed motion. I used Photoshop to add a slight motion blur just locally to each of the hands to help with that.
great idea and great execution
very subtle and the B&W works for me
Thanks Nick
Here is my first Motion picture. It was taken today. Very sunny and very hot (for me). I took a picture of grassland. I moved my camera. Because there was much light I used a filter to force some stops down. The result is an abstract impression of a sunny grassy day. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/3ca27ef87341b055b0ff5196310ee81609684a6c24291271ac91fc7ad183929c.jpg
Settings: 1/5 sec, F32, 62mm, ISO 100
I like the creative impressionism here…..and using another technique to capture movement. A very appealing image.
Christian. Very creative and well thought out. I like it.
I like this.
An interesting take on grass. Nice one Christian.
Very nice .. I love abstract and motion.. Way to go creatively!
Love this abstract. By moving your camera you have created a sense of motion. Awesome job!
Great job! You get a sense of movement, but different.
Really cool landscape abstract Christian.
A very interesting image, sort of surreal or impressionistic
well done
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Motion is definitely one of my weak spots so this challenge is indeed challenging for me. I spent 4 hours photographing my husband doing what he does best and that is fly. A lot of tweaks, setting changes and 400 (mostly terrible…lol) pictures later I managed to capture a few images I am happy to share. This image was taken on one of his last runs of the day around 10:00 am on a partly cloudy day. I popped on my ND filter to help with some of the limitations of my settings (max f8 on the Nikon Coolpix P900). I did use a tripod and set it to take 60 images with a single click. My settings were 1/250 sec, F4.0, ISO 100.
You captured the motion of the propellers well in your ‘uplifting’ picture. The panorama crop and perspective of the shot enhances the viewers’ enjoyment.
Thank You! It was a study in patience for sure!
Fabulous shot Amber….would love to know your settings, and know whether you were on a tripod or not. I have an aspiration to get some moving plane shots 🙂
Thank You Rerro! I did add the details of the shot in my text. So strange that you are unable to see it. Moving planes are definitely not easy but so fun to shoot.
oops…my fault….would help if i opened up the full image!
Amber. This is very good. Like the motion of the propellor. Like Rerro, I would love to know the settings and what mode you used to capture this shot?
Thank you Denis! The details of the shot are in the text. I used Shutter speed mode.
Well done Amber. Propella proves the movement and the shot is well composed.
Thank You! It took a lot of shots to get to this one.
Awesome shot. Love the composition and the cropping. The prop shows the plane is moving. Again great job.
Very well done. It almost looks like a painting!!
Lovely shot. The colors are great and the blurred propellers are perfect.
Thank You Sara!
Great shot and lovely scenery.
Thank You Chris!
Fabulous photo and great colours. On my feed it actually showed the top two thirds of the whole picture and I thought it was a great crop. But this is spot on too.
Thank you Marion!
Amber, really nice image. I am an aviation guy so this image really speaks to me. Great color, composition and perspective. Love the prop blur. This being an Ag crop dusting plane, having the corn in the image really adds to it.
Thank You Jim! It took a lot of shots to get this one. One of my favorite things to do is watch my husband fly.
Well done, Amber! The propeller blur is nice, and I like the composition, too.
Thank You Judy!
Hey, nice photo.
great composition and the colours are nice and vivid
a similar photo with him actually spraying something would look spectacular – but I’d get a long way away with a telephoto lens as I wouldn’t like to be sprayed with whatever he was delivering.
Thank You Nick! I did go out again this weekend to try to capture just that. However, they move so fast that by the time I figured out his moves he was on to a new section of the field with different moves! I’ll just have to keep trying. And yes, I am at a safe distance. 🙂
If you could get a good one of him spraying, you could sell it to him for advertising! lol
or at least convince him that you need that new lens or whatever …
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Annapolis, MD, Sailboat Race May 2018
1/640 f/7.1 168 mm ISO 100
Bouncing around on a boat while shooting images makes it difficult to super-freeze motion. I like this image because of all the activity on the sailboats…telling a story? Also, I like the lighting (shot at 12:19 PM…hazy day on the water) and the pop of color on some of the sails.
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1/1250 f/4.0 195mm ISO400
Not sure if this image fits is appropriate for this challenge, but the jelly fish was undulating just below the surface of the water when I photographed it. What I like about this image: the colors and the black background.
This a great picture for the previous catgeory SPOI. I can”t see a movement. This jellyfish could just be going with the flow of the water without moving. Still great composition. and colours.
Yeah, I kind of thought maybe it wasn’t appropriate for the challenge! It was definitely moving through the water, though not at break neck speed…LOL.
Thanks for your feedback! I deleted the post. Maybe I better watch the instructional video again!
Can’t see your image?
I deleted it. Agreed with Chris it wasn’t really showing motion.
I can see this image just fine. Please try again. If not I will re-load it. Thanks
I have gone for a crisp motion shot. 1/2000 sec ar f3.2 ISO 400 300mm https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/e08d302a4759cb617e6b040165359a0dc1857cc5c391ba94dbd472d38d74ff30.jpg
Fabulous! Love it……great capture Andrew, and the background nicely blurred out! Well done 🙂
Andrew. Very good action shot. Like the soft background.. What mode did you use to get this shot?
Thanks Dennis, I shot this in manual.
Adrew. Many thanks.
Great shot Andrew. Cant doubt the brief here. Well done.
Exceptional action shot. The composition , the lighting and action frozen is really wonderful. So sharp and clear. What can I say… well done 😉 One exception: I am distracted by the green blob on the left of the photo but a quick crop would solve that problem.
Great job! I can see what is going on in this picture, it tells a story. Great Composition as well.
Awesome! I love the bits of grass in the air by his left foot!
Wonderful action shot. Perfect timing with the kicking action.
Wow that is really a clear, crisp action shot!
Nice!
I like that you have captured the kick at the full back extension of the player’s leg. The timing is not always easy to capture.
nice action photo with the planting of the right foot and the graphic suggestion of what will happen next
not my favourite sport but this is a great photo
I have been trying to get an in focus moving shot of the hummingbirds that visit the feeders on my deck. I set up my tripod and took a couple dozen photos. My goal was a sharp photo that still had some movement I got a few that I felt would work. I have cropped the photo in an attempt to highlight the bird. Settings: 1250 sec, F4.5, ISO 1800, 175mm https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/de365a1d83b343001cd70503123b2d3ca37b74f94c05eb3bf7c5e15f61aea1e0.jpg
Valerie, you got the hummingbird in full action! Nicely done. Love the picture. Perhaps a little desaturation of the red deck.
Thanks Christian. I posted a second photo cropping out the red post and feeder. I had a hard time trying to adjust them with filters.
Valerie, much better. That humminbird, little as it is, now is very visible. Love this hummingbird.
Valerie, very nice shot. Good clarity on the humming bird and yet motion in the wings. Did you shoot in Manual or SS mode?
Thanks Denis, I shot this in manual mode and tried several different settings. It was about 8PM in the evening so I needed a little more ISO to balance the meter. I could have lowered it some more as the photo had a lot of noise in it which I tried to adjust for in post processing.
I love humming birds…beautifully captured Valerie. the body and face of the bird is tack sharp, and you have managed to get the movement of the wings at the same time. I know the bird feeder adds context in terms of a story line…but it is distracting in my opinion. I know you have cropped already…i am just wondering how we can minimize the bright red dish.
Thanks Christine as always for your feedback. I tried a radial filter but wasn’t happy with my results. I decided to crop it all out. I have posted the new cropped version for review and thoughts.
I love the new crop……it works perfectly!
Valerie this is beautiful. I tend to agree with Rerro. Although the red is a striking colour in the photo, I find myself looking at that. But great shot.
Thanks Keri I appreciate the feedback. I posted a cropped version of the photo.
Wonderful shot! I’m sure those beautiful little birds are hard to capture. I agree with some of the other comments, I think a tighter crop where the bird is the primary focus would enhance the image.
Love this shot! Hard little buggers to capture let along get the shutter speed right . I am also in agreement that it needs some cropping. The tones in the red need to be brought down since they take away from the hummingbird.. All I see is red . You did a great job of getting the bird tack sharp and the movement in his wings.. Like the composition just tone down the reds; maybe even clone out the flowers on the feeder. Good job!
Thanks Terri for the comments and suggestions. I tried a radial filter but wasn’t happy with my efforts. I cropped the image in tight to highlight the bird. See what you think. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/e83e6889a06e3b0af850aaf7689d3129e04ccd014d0e18b01f966aaaf5e41612.jpg
I really love it now! Now all the attention is on the hummingbird.. Cute little fellow.. Great job ;)!
Thanks Terri!
Love the crop! We have these at our house and they are so fun to watch. Great job!
Thanks Sara, I enjoy watching them as well.
Valerie. You have two very good shots now. Well done.
Thanks Denis.
Wow, love it! Love these birds.
This is a great shot. Hummingbirds are hard to get. You did an excellent job. The bird is very sharp and shows motion with its wings flapping. Great composition and bokeh.
Thank you Barbara..
Welcome. I am curious if people are having a hard time seeing my pictures. Could you look for mine and let me know if you can find it? Thanks
Barbara I see the photo of your dog Mikka. I will post a comment there for you as well.
thanks
Hummingbirds are hard to capture. You did a great job. I have found one needs to take a bunch to get a couple of good ones.
Thanks Mary.
Very well done Valerie. I like how the whole photo is in focus, including the body of the bird but the wings are in motion. I like it a lot.
Thank you Jeff.
Love hummingbirds. I generally have to take 30 shots to get one possibly usable one.
Thanks Chris, I have taken quite a few photos of these birds. They are so fast that getting a decent shot is very challenging. Super fun to watch them.
Nice one Valerie, I think you achieved your goal with this one. We don’t have hummingbirds in NZ but I’ve seen plenty of photos of them – very cute little birds. Cheers
Thanks Alex, they are a lot of fun to watch.
Really nice shot Valerie. I know these little guys are really hard to capture. I love this hummer’s wing blur and the sharp focus on his body. The big chunk of orange looking wood on the right does not really add much to the picture. You might try to crop it out and only leave about half of the feeder as everyone will still recognize what it is and it will put more focus on the subject. All that red really draws your eye away from this little guy. Just some thoughts I had.
Thanks Jim. I cropped and posted earlier. I think the crop is better as well. Appreciate the feedback.
Those feathers are so sharp! Great photo, Valerie. I also like the tighter crop, mainly because it is easier to see all that beautiful detail.
Thanks Judy.
great capture
nice well focused body, head etc with that little blur of the wings
I agree that the crop looks better, though I would have left a bit more of the feeder and cropped a bit more of the top left, but that’s just my take
Thanks Nick I appreciate the feedback.
The photos so far have been really cool. Here is my first shot. 1/1000, F10 250mm.
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Keri. Nice action in this shot. I wonder could the shadows be lifted a bit in post processing.?
Wow what a hazy day it was! Good capture of action and movement in this! You can see the spray from the wake of the boards and the chop of the water. Some suggestions ….. You could perhaps use a radial filter and lighten the surfers up a bit. Also if you bring up the brightness by raising the tone curve in the middle tones it will also help accentuate the surfers. The sails are nice and sharp and the color splash helps to make them stand out against the cool background. Nice job!
This is nice. Love the story it tells of the moving sail boarders. It does look like it was a bit hazy that day. If you use photoshop you may be able to take some of the haze out but using the dehaze slider in the camera raw filter. Also you might be able to bring the shadows slider up a bit so we can see the people. Great job!
Great action shot. Not much to add with the other comments. Looks like fun!
Great action shot Keri…the water trail from both boards show they are moving pretty quickly. The water looks very choppy too…so i can almost feel the strong breeze.
Nice motion Keri, this photo makes me feel like I’m in the water with them but just ahead of them. Nice use of colors too.
Really nice action shot Keri. I agree with the other comments about some post tweaks that could improve the image. Maybe trying to clone out some of the really large structures in the background might improve it a bit. Rule of odds would tell you to not include an even number of subjects in an image, but in this case I think the inclusion of the second surfer adds to the motion captured because it shows some competition. I love the brightly colored sail on the one on the right an the bright wake in the water that the boards are creating. Just the mere nature of this subject matter screams motion! You might even want to explore a vertical crop of the guy on the right and eliminate the gantry crane on the far right. Just a thought. I don’t really mind the haze in the background. It helps with the blur effect I think.
Nice capture
the wake and spray from the boards shows the movement
though I think the crop on the left is a bit tight, seems (to me) to be cramping the board rider
and I think I agree with the other comments on bringing up the shadows to lift the riders from silhouette status
This is my first shot ever at slow shutter speed and fast moving water. I took this shot in Glacier National Park in 2016 deep within an old growth forest where this spot https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/cdac9424697d5f390665ab7dec75fcaf997f5c1b0311fe1f04d6d8f34dba0386.jpg almost always has low light making it perfect for this kind of shot. No ND filter was necessary. I experimented with different shutter speeds based on how fast the water was moving to get what I thought was the best effect. My settings were 1/2 sec, F/22, ISO 280 & 18mm. This was as shot straight out of the camera with no post work.
I like this photo. You used a slow shutter speed to show motion in the water. I like the milky look. Great job.
Thanks Barbara.
Jim, nice done. The water in action is leading us through the scenery. The colors on the rocks are beautiful.
Thanks Christian.
Great job! The water turned out awesome!
Thanks Sara.
Jim. That shutter speed producing silky water does show the water in action. Nice photo. Perhaps a vertical crop, while still keeping those nicely coloured and textured rocks, may help highlight the water more?
Thanks Rodney. I think you are right about the vertical crop. I may give it a try.
Hi Jim. Nice shot and good movement in the water.
Thanks Denis.
Excellent work on trialing the different SS to get the effect you wanted. You have definitely achieved the milky look of the water, and exposure looks pretty good too. I like my images to be a little under exposed, but that is my personal preference. Great work Jim 🙂
Thanks Christine.I have thought about using a brush radial or grad filter in lightroom to lower the exposure and darken the rocks on the left, especially the rather light rock in the lower left but just have not gotten around to finding the time to do it. I might try a vertical crop and eliminate some portion of the lighter rocks on the left.
Beautiful photo, I love the different shades of green and the water is fabulous, like a silky waterfall.
Thanks Chris.
Very effective, Jim. I like the detail in the rocks contrasting with the speeding water.
Thanks Judy
Jim
I like the rocks and underbrush in this photo. It looks like a great area
I note your comment that you want to darken the left bank a little. I’m not sure it needs it.
Looking at the creek, I’m wondering whether the upper two reaches are overexposed. To me there seems to be little detail and it looks to be almost a solid piece of white. I’m wondering whether a shorter open shutter time may have kept some of the water detail.
Thanks Nick
Here is the vertical crop I think it was Christian who suggested it. Puts the stream on the left third point line. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/ced58c2bb99040b471d6b9d95d7dd1a7d33d615653bb396612d1018f7d60657c.jpg
Yes I like this vertical crop much more – takes my eye from the top all the way down. Your slower shutter speed of 1/2 second works to make the cascade smooth. Well done. Brent
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Hi everyone. I was on vacation for a few days and then our weather got so hot I didn’t go outside. I am posting a picture I took not to long ago, and will post new ones next week. This shot is of my dog Mikka playing catch. I shot it with my Nikon D750 with a 24-128 mm lens at F/4, 1/1250 of a sec, ISO 800 at 120mm. Enjoy https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/fb54d622c7019b5996c101d4653bc1eb05299a2a7c6e1d75d5beb8e95df0ba38.jpg
Barbara nice photo. Looks like he is having a good time!
Love the fluff of Mikka’s tail. Great job showing motion as her front feet are off the ground!
Barbara, nice shot. Nice sense of movement in tis shot.
thank you
Nice shot of a beautiful dog Barbara….i like the tail in the air and the forward lunge of the dog…giving us the sense of motion in this picture, and using an aperture of f4 has given us enough separation from the background too.
Thank you
Well done. Great motion, and your dog looks like it’s having a great time. Nice motion with the fur on the dog.
Great shot, can definitely see the motion.
thank you
Nice job Barbara! Pet photos are always great. Good focus. I really like how his body is in focus an his front feet and tail feathering are slightly out showing motion. Also is front feet being airborne show his motion as well. Al little more background blur might make the image just a tad better but very well done.
Thank you very much. I will try to get the background a little more blurred next time.
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This image was taken in January of 2017 along the Intracoastal Waterway from Eau Gallie Yacht Basin (near Melbourne, FL) to Ft. Pierce, FL. We were cruising along at about 8 mph and I happened to glance down from the flybridge to see several dolphins swimming along the side of the boat. Fortunately, I did not have to make any camera adjustments and was able to shoot about 11 images before they disappeared! I hope to practice and post more recent images.
55mm f/7.1 1/800 ISO200
Great picture full of action (and movement). I like very much the playfulness of dolphins.
Very good picture. Would love to have been there in person to see this sight..
Thanks for taking a look! It truly is an awesome sight to see them dive under the bow or follow along the side of the boat. I never tired of seeing them!
Great job! The only dolphin picture I have does not show motion! The water spray is well captured.
Thanks, Sara! I really dithered about which image to post, as they all show a lot of frozen spray/motion! I would have appreciated critique on several of the photos.
Great timing to capture the motion It looks like s/he looks to be smiling just for you.
Some lucky captures,for sure!
Fiat76. Nice capture. Right place , right time.
Win-win situation. This is one of several captures…all good.
So difficult to capture as they move in and out the water so quickly. so you did really well here Fiat, and you have frozen the motion of the water. Great shot!
Thank-you, Rerro! They are quick….I got lucky!
Great action shot, Fiat.
Thank-you!
I like this picture. You show motion as the dolphin is swimming and splashing, and your composition leaves room for him to swim out of the picture. Great job.
Thank- you, Barbara, for your comments!
I really like this photo. I like how the dolphin is mostly clear and the water shows the motion. Well done.
Jeff, thanks! I have 10 more images of the dolphins. It took me a long time to select one to post. They all show a lot of motion!
Great shot
Glad you like it…thanks for the comment!
Great shot, love it! Happy dolphin!
Thanks, Chris!
Nice motion shot. I love how you have captured the water and frozen it with the high shutter speed. Good focus also. Not an easy shot to get. Nice perspective from above.
Thank-you, Jim! I confess there was more luck to this shot than skill. Getting good handheld images on a moving boat presents a challenge, and a moving target adds another dimension. Fortunately this group of dolphins accompanied us for about 15 seconds, so I was able to keep shooting.
great photo
these are hard to get right. I took a couple of dozed photos of penguins leaping out of the water and wasn’t really happy with any of them.
This one works for me, great to get him/her as he/she was hitting the water. Nice and sharp and the splash is fantastic
Thanks, Nick! Your comments are greatly appreciated!
Very lucky to get this close to dolphins. Like the motion of the dolphins nose hitting the water. How to make it better? Show more of dolphin would make this shot better in my opinion. Brent
Yes…very lucky to get this close! Because they were moving fast and I was on a boat going 9 mph, I didn’t have any time to compose the shot. I viewed the other 10 images and I didn’t manage to get one with an entire dolphin in the frame. Bummer. Thanks for your feedback!
This is from Christmas time. To get streaks of the lights, you can move the focus during the exposure. When I did that with my camera on a tripod, the streaks were straight. So, to get the extra ‘design’, I hand held while changing focus. The motion of my hand during the exposure added a rather nice twist to the lights, I think.
Canon T7i f/6.3 ISO 1600 1 sec. 24 mm
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Mary, nice picture. It’s like light painting. Not by moving a light, but by moving the camera. I like very much the colours and the effect you got. Worthy to be a Christmas card.
Thank you, Christian
Great creativity Mary…and fabulous outcome! Beautiful Christmas colours…even looks like a tree 🙂
Thank you, Rerro
Wonderful colors. Great job!
Thank you, Sara
I like the effect of the Christmas lights. Great job and very creative.
Thank you, Barbara
Great photo Mary. I agree, very creative. It almost looks like a light parade.
Thank you, Jeff
Very cool, I like it!
Thank you, Chris
Mary, I like the effect that you created … nice work.
Thank you, Richard.
Love the effect Mary and the colours are fantastic!!
Thank you, Gary.
Very creative & colorful motion effect. Great job.
Thank you, Jim.
Nice image, Mary. I also enjoy experimenting with this technique. This looks well controlled and less random than my efforts.
Thank you, Judy. I took many shots. A lot did look more random.
This is a very funky shots Mary – I like it. I’ve never tried changing focus while the shutter is open. Cool. Brent
Thank you, Brent. I just like ‘playing’ at times with different things to see what happens. Sometimes, the results are interesting.
great photo, this is a really pleasing image
something else to try – change focus as well
Thank you, Nick.
I knew exactly what you did in the party photo. I took this one June 2016, again the camera was new and I was experimenting. I had the settings 15 seconds, f/22 and ISO 100. Came out over exposed, but I did the same as you, albeit a bit more slowly – adjusting the zoom throughout the exposure. I especially liked the effect on the window blinds to the right. Perhaps I’ll re-shoot this one now that I’m a bit more experienced with the camera.
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I have a few similar shots that i took just recently…will share later in the challenge. I like the effect you managed to achieve here Steve even though it is over exposed…it looks ghost like! would love to see another one from you. I like the creativity and using the lens in different ways.
Awesome, almost looks like it could be an angel or a ghost! Well done.
Interesting effect. Almost looks like a time warp.
I like it. It’s like a haunted ghost like image.
Really cool motion effect. I too like the effect on the blind on the right.
The light is surreal, like a wormhole opening to another dimension. Very cool.
interesting explosive effect
My first thought was “Jimi Hendrix album cover!”
and yest the light/venetians on the right looks really good
Good work using the zoom while exposing the image – looks like an explosion of light outside the window. Yes I like the blind effect on the right too. Go give this another try and post a new one. Brent
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Here is a picture I took with my phone of my husband blowing out the candles of his birthday cake (ice cream cake). My phone is an Alcatel Idol 4, settings were ISO 1422 3.8mm f/2 1/33.
Sara, he certainly was in full action blowing the candle.
Hi Sara. He was blowing hard.
It shows motion and I agree he was blowing pretty hard.
Shows motion….and emotion. Using your phone at a wide open aperture and SS of 1/33 has brought in some camera shake…to improve on this shot, try and get the cake in focus, and still have the flame in motion….but the story line is a good one! happy time 🙂
Thank you. I will work on that.
I think it would be interesting to position the cake at the edge of the table and take the shot from a lower vantage point… that way you could crop tight around the cake, candles and his face coming at your lens. Do you think he’d mind having another ice cream cake? I know I wouldn’t. 🙂
Your husband is trying to get that last candle blown out. Nice motion shown in your photo.
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/076677e304548ed22a5cb220d29a49765db6778daa2551d64ede5eafd35254b6.jpg Geese came to Rockaway Beach. 2/60 sec. f/5.6; ISO 400. Freeze the subject an blur the background.
Beautiful image. have Canadian Geese in my neighborhood. Some people find them a nuisance but I love them.
Hi Doris. Lovely image and well captured.
Lovely shot.
Great photo, love the colors and how the black stands out. Nice background blur. Well done Doris.
Let me start by saying I have a strange obsessions with pelicans. I really like these birds, their quirky yet graceful look, the fact that they look like fighter jets when they fly, their big beaks. etc. My personal quest has been to photograph birds in flight. Apparently there is a huge number of pelicans on the coast of California right now due to a lot of tasty herring for them to eat. So I found them yesterday, an entire colony. I took 1100 pictures! I will not post all of them, though I got a lot of birds landing in the water and taking off as well. I thought this one captured motion nicely as it was an entire group just flying out of the water. Fascinating birds. Sadly, it was completely gray and though I tried, I couldn’t get the gray cast out of the water. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/92300cbc95d79b82bc85a1a5c4b9aef6484f3caeaca4e7fd48d3c99b9fa8469e.jpg
Settings: 600mm , ISO 320, f9, 1/640.
Chris, I like this picture. A whole bunch of pelicans in different action moves. Great composition.
Thank you i@christianpiron:disqus!
Hi Chris. Good shot. All looking for their own space.
Hi @denisobyrne:disqus, or looking for their own meal in this case.
Looks like they are walking on water…..fabulous action shot Chris…they are magnificent birds…..with some of them having a wing span of about 3m…there almost look prehistoric!
Thank you Christine! @rerrorocher:disqus! I just love them. I would like to post a pic of how many that were there. Not much motion but just to get an idea of why I stayed for hours…. again, this is is not for the challenge, just to show the quantify. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/1cbba6d8c0075b2cabea133571fde705059ab354299325f3cbe003765e0870f3.jpg
Wow….there is soooooo many! We get he white pelican’s here….i have never seen the brown ones here.
We have white ones too, but they are always separate from the brown ones and gray ones, I never see them all together. The white ones are hard for my to photograph, I love them but not enough contrast.
So awesome!! What a shot!
Thank you @ingridpomeroy:disqus
Great shot. Only thing that would maybe improve a bit is if you could have increased your DOF to get more birds in focus.
Thank @disqus_sy7k92j4W1:disqus yeah, this isn’t my best photo, I just wanted to show how many were there.
Great job! I like the gray cast of the water, it makes you focus on the pelicans. You did a great job of catching the motion of takeoff, with the water disruptions from their feet!
Thank you @disqus_cdh6bhNTbb:disqus, the water, on a good day, is not really a true blue but this particular day is was extra gray due to the cloud cover.
WOW! This is fantastic!!!
Thank you @ingridpomeroy:disqus!
Hi Chris, Great pelican pictures !! Do you post – process in Lightroom? Try moving the temperature slider to the left to make it a bit more blue. You might also go to the HSL to play with the blue sliders.
Hi @peterbrody:disqus I do post in Lightroom, but no matter what I do, the water is just not a great color. It was really overcast that day and I probably should have played around with my white balance more than I did.
Very good photo. Good detail on the birds and the water trails splashing add to the motion dynamic. Nice Job.
Thank you @valerieworthen:disqus
I share your fascination with pelicans! They are so droll. I like this image!
Thank you @fiat76:disqus I found some white ones I am going to try to photograph tomorrow.
I like both photos equally. This shot makes it look like its a very overcast day, and cold outside. Well done.
Thanks @disqus_8VnlKkgEbJ:disqus it was overcast but humid. Just gray though.
Nice shot Chris. It was probably an overcast day with great soft light but as the water is a reflection of the sky, sadly it is generally going to be grey I think no matter what you do in post. Maybe you can play around with the white balance, color temperature and color sliders a bit to see if it helps.
Thank you @disqus_sy7k92j4W1:disqus, yeah next time I am going to try various shots with different white balance. Won’t hurt to try.
Great capture! They look as if they walk on the water.
I think that it can be a beautiful B&W as well. It’ll let you brighten the water significantly and have more contrast
Great shot, Chris! I think Erez makes a great suggestion… try this one as a b/w and then you may have more luck with getting the water to pop away from the birds a bit.
There is so much excellent movement here. You’ve described them to be such graceful flyers but this image makes me smile because they look like something scared them out of the water. It’s really a fun image. And sometimes you just have to work with what mother nature gives you! I actually like the monochromatic tone to this image.
Thank you @amberpallasbrunt:disqus, I went back the other day and captured another 1000 imagine in sunlight. I just love to watch these birds and their antics. I don’t know why they fly out of the water, circle and come back to the same spot, maybe it confuses the fish. But they do it over and over.
I think you’ve captured the action, well, Chris. The shutter speed is fast enough to freeze the motion for some of these birds, yet show motion in the wing tips of others. I also really like the bonus image you posted. Wow – so many birds together!
Thanks @disqus_W81kCdSr3n:disqus. I went back the other day and got a lot more shots in sunlight. But instead of 500 pelicans, there were maybe only 250. Still quite a lot and I still love watching these amazing birds.
Nice, nah, great photo – it looks like they are having a race “the Pelican Steeplechase” and I can see why you would take so many photos with such an interesting subject.
I can’t think of anything to make this a better photo as it is superb as it is, maybe if all the birds were in focus? but we can’t have everything.
I wouldn’t worry about the cast to the water as long as the pelican colours are correct. Water is often like that (and actually I quite like water with that mercury look)
600mm lens or were you using an extender?
Hi @Sillen55:disqus, thanks. I went back the other day and it was bright and sunny so I took another 1000 pics but I find them fascinating birds to watch. And nothing looks as good as it does through polarized sunglasses. No, I was using a big heavy lens. It’s a Sigma 150-600. Generally I need a tripod or monopod with it.
Took this shot about an hour ago – especially for this challenge. I’m away camping and surfing (time to recover from a lot of intense focus over the last few months – us creatives need time to restore that creative energy). Just me and my dog (Romie). Anyway, I was checking the surf close to sunset and the light was just perfect – soft golden light. Grabbed my camera and went down to the rocks to try and get that reflected golden light and wave movement. I shot a few without a tripod then realised that I couldn’t hand hold me camera at 1/2 second and by this time my jeans were soaked. Back to my car for tripod – much better. This is what I got. 0.5sec, f22, 100ISO with a 24mm lens. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/c5ea330ba922231b6827b72187f4d3cddd86e423a7d6c94f5e42f711cef187a9.jpg Missed the surf but the light was much more important to me on this occasion. I guess I’m a light chaser after all. Brent
Jealous….what a great spot to take a rest!…..like the movement you captured with the waves coming in over the rocks….and the light….well…that is just awesome how it is spilling out over the rocks!
Brent, great picture with those smoothly waves. Am I wrong if I say that the sun is a bit to harsh? Or is this the limit for capturing the sun? Just trying to learn from a pro.
Yup sun is overexposed – nothing I could do in post to get it back. I shot at 2/3rds stop underexposed but i should have shot even more under. I’m still learning with each shoot. Brent
Hi Brent. Glad to see you taking a break. Looks an idillic spot. I like the water movement on the near shore line. Then in the distance the back spray from the waves/surf. The light it lovely and soft.
Absolutely gorgeous! Beautiful spot to take a break-very inspiring!
Beautiful image, my beaches just don’t have those lovely rocks. Enjoy your trip!
It is a lovely shot – can quite see why you opted for that rather than the surf!! However, for me personally, the smoothing of the water makes it look unnatural. I would have preferred more movement in the water. That is just me though, I never like these smoothed water shots even though it seems to be very much in vogue, with the possible exception of shots where the water is pretty much smooth in the first place and all you are doing is smoothing out small ripples. Something we will just have to disagee on I guess. And enjoy your break!!
I shot at many different shutter speeds – this is the one I liked. You would have chosen another. Depending on my mood at the time I may have chosen another one too. Brent
Great shot. Nice combination of the warm golden sun and the coolness of the water washing over the rocks. The foggy/misty environment adds a nice touch. Its a small point, but the rocks in the foreground seem to draw my attention to them, I guess it is the darkness on the back side of them. Just as a suggestion, possibly some dodging on those two rocks could help lighten them just a bit. Thanks for the opportunity for giving input.
Good idea I’ll give it a try. Brent
I want to be sitting on one of the rocks, enjoying the end to another perfect day. The colors of the water and the hint of the sunset on the water is beautiful.
Well done Brent. It looks like the sun is on fire. Great capture of the mist, and the waves on the shore. I enjoyed this a lot.
Brent: Awesome long exposure shot capturing motion. I love the soft water and the stark contrast of the black rocks.
Beautiful spot and light and your image makes me hear the waves breaking on shore… Love it
Love the warm light on the sand. The wisps of mist over the water and in the valley behind are really intriguing! Very cool image.
Makes me want to sit on a rock and let the water wash over my feet while watching the sunset. Absolutely beautiful!
Beautiful and inspiring image! Makes me wish I wasn’t landlocked…lol.
What a lovely image, Brent. What I like best is the contrast of the scattered dark rocks with the smooth motion of the waves. The reflected golden light in the foreground gives it a nice pop.
Nice image
I like the blurred wave motion and the wisp of mist coming from the breakers further out
the light reflections are also great.
I think I agree with the comment re a bit of detail in the rocks, Bring out the shadows a bit?
How to make this better? Delete the two characters on the beach! lol
Would a GND filter helped with the blown out sun?
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/acf4b7c376c46405f190b00783acdf8671cd673c34848ca93c68a5c899729d72.jpg https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/6988c8f459f06cfd2abc4ebec810e520a05fc4648fd600d90d75500d25a9581d.jpg This is a photo of flowers in my garden zooming in from 28mm to 135mm.I took both photos using a tripod. I used my Canon 7D with a canon 28-135mm zoom lens. I used ISO 100, zoomed from 28 to 135, f/22, at 1/4 sec. The bottom photo is what the flowers really look like.
That is pretty awesome. Great job. I like how the yellow look like stars.
Thanks, Sara.
Thanks, Sara.
Peter, that’s an awesome picture. Great zoom effect. Nice colours with those green, yellow and brown. It gives a whole different look. I love it.
Thanks, Christian.
Very cool @peterbrody:disqus I need to try this technique and so many others I am learning here.
Thanks, Chris. Shooting at a low ISO and a narrow aperture slowed down the shutter speed. As I depressed the shutter button, I twisted on the zoom ring. You need a tripod to hold the camera steady.
Peter. Creative use of the lens here. Nice to see the before and after in this case.
Thanks, Denis.
Great result Peter, interesting how something so every day can be turned into something quite dramatic. Cheers
Thanks, Alex.
Great creativity Peter….and good to see the before and after
Thanks, Rerro.
Cool shot Peter! I thought for sure it was trees with the same zoom type of effect. 🙂
Thanks, Gary.
This is a great idea. You turned something regular into an eye catching image.
Thanks, Mary.
Like it Peter. It’s like a sunburst! Abstract but lovely.
Thanks, Hilary. Thought I would try something I hadn’t done before. I like the abstractness.
Pete, really nice abstract image created by zooming in and out.Really does give the feeling of movement travelling down some sort of psychedelic tunnel. Well done.
Thanks, Jim.
This is fascinating. I thought at first you were above some trees and wondered how you were able to achieve this shot. Then I saw the before picture. I love the artistic feel of this photo
Thank you so much, Kathy. I was experimenting with the technique of a slow shutter speed, small aperture, and a tripod. It was simple. It took something ordinary and made it interesting.
I’ve only tried this once before and after seeing your capture, I have to go try it again… very cool! Love the colors.
Thanks, Brenda.
Very nice, it looks psychedelic. I enjoy the yellows shooting out from the plant.
Thanks, Jeff.
This is so good Peter, It’s really inspiring. Thank you.
Thanks, Kerrie.
Fascinating image, beautiful artistic effect.
Thanks, Erez.
Isn’t it amazing what we can do when we aren’t creative? Love those yellow streaks of light! Brent
Thanks, Brent. I was inspired by one of your suggestions using the zoom.
So cool! It looks like you’ve created another galaxy. I’d be interested in seeing a tighter crop to eliminate the outlying mulch. Could be more impactful?
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/a1bc22c03dab919590bf5cc0b17d4bd51a40a2abfeff68fc770966c45fd3d34b.jpg Hi Amber, thanks for your feedback. Here is my cropped version.
Oh yes, much better! You could have so much fun with the colors in post. I think you’re onto something here. Fantastic!
I have a bush like this in my backyard. I think I need to go and experiment with zooming, too. Thanks for the idea, Peter.
Hi, Judy. It really was easy to set up and shoot. I used my tripod, a small aperture, and a slow shutter speed. Turn your zoom or slide it as you depress the shutter button. Have fun experimenting.
Interesting. I did this with night time city lights but never thought to try with flowers and the like. Thanks for the idea.
A very cool photo in my view
Thanks, Nick.
Tried my hand at Intentional Camera Movement – I must have taken hundreds of photos. There is some noise in this photo as it was getting dark so I am planning to go back a bit earlier in the day. I used a tripod, ISO 100, f8, 1/3 sec. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/39a84b30191750fb268986a77cfee907fb8b91dd8c9df0442a48f4f048685cd1.jpg
Really nice shot Marion, I’m not surprised you had to take so many photos to get this one. It’s kind of abstract, and great colours. Cheers
Thanks Alex. Was great fun although people were probably wondering what I was doing, haha.
Aaaaahhhh….what a brilliant shot Marion! I love the simplicity….and the colour palette is so calming
Thank you Rerro. 🙂
Such a peaceful shot Marion. Really love the colours. Hundreds of shots??? yikes… paid off though. 🙂
Felt like hundreds as I was going through them… 😀
Marion
I want to be relaxing in this beauty place. The colors are amazing, great job
Thank you Juan. Always be good to be on a beach.
Lovely colours Marion. Prefer the water not so smooth, more natural, but thta is a personnal thing.
Thank you Hilary. I was intrigued to try this technique, experimenting with shutter speed and aperture. Personally I like seeing both, it depends on the subject. But I admit, this is not very natural. 🙂
Marion, well done with this layered colourful scenery. It has something fairy-like.
Thanks Christian. 🙂
It’s beautiful @marionlucca:disqus , looks like a painting. Where is this?
It’s in South of Portugal, Algarve. We have great beaches here; I particularly love the golden colour of the sand for photos.
Marion. Lovely soft movement and a calming influence depicted here. Great shot.
Thank you Denis. 🙂
Love the colors and the soft blur of the water from the wave action captured at a slow shutter speed. Horizon is dead level. Nice layering of colors in this image.
Thanks Jim. I am glad I got the horizon straight this time – always a challenge. 🙂
This image has a very calming effect…nice!
Thank you. 🙂
Nice! This looks like a painting… love the colors and the layering too!
Thank you Brenda. 🙂
Great job! The colors are wonderful!
Nicely done. It resembles an oil painting instead of a photo, which makes it really cool to look at.
Beautiful
Marion, this is simplicity at it’s finest. I love everything about this image… that slight curve just makes it work so well.
Thank you Kerrie 🙂
Love it, a beautiful minimalist abstract. Great work
Thank you Erez. 🙂
Simply lovely!
Thank you. 🙂
Wow Marion this image ROCKS!!! Super impressed with this shot – There is just enough texture in that the water too. Perfect! Brent
Thank you very much Brent. Just recently discovered this technique, had lots of fun. Plus I got time to spend on the beach… 😉
I love the painterly effect of this image! The colors are also fantastic! Well done!
Thank you Amber. 🙂
This is divine. The movement is subtle and the blend of colours is gorgeous.
fantastic image, very surreal looking
great colours and enough detail to make the image intriguing.
Ok … here’s my fist attempt at creating motion by panning with a slow shutter speed. I took several shots to get one I could use. My neighbor was very patient riding back and forth across the intersection. I used a 28 mm lens, 1/30 sec, @ f/16, ISO 100. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/bc532395ba5cb03c7312cdd8ad331dbda65a15383be65fba654b646c3a5bc774.jpg
Great persistence……you nailed it! well done Richard 🙂
You got it Richard!! I think my neighbours would have given it one go and then took off. 🙂
Great photo, Richard! I recognize the background! My beautiful City by the Bay, San Francisco! Still not sure about the Sales Force building though. . .
Richard
very nice picture. I like the fact that you left enough room in front of the biker. I also like the depth of filed the hill creates even though it is blurred. Good choice of the orientation of the camera as well.
Richard, your panning is very good. With a wide view in the background. Well done.
Richard. Good shot and you achieved motion in the back ground. Also on the front wheel of the bike with the sun dancing on the spokes. Well done.
Love the background blur and the blur in the spokes and the light reflecting off of the spokes. Good composition. I like how you left room on the right for him to “speed” into. Well done.
Very nice motion capture! Did you shoot this portrait/vertical to capture the tall buildings behind? It would be great to see a horizontal version to compare… it may give a little more breathing room to the shot. I think you could still capture the buildings if you cropped out a little of the foreground.
Well done! I would like to see a landscape version if you have one, a little more room for the rider. But a great job capturing movement.
Thanks to all for the comments and suggestions. This shot was taken in landscape mode and cropped to portrait to eliminate the distraction of all of the cars parked along the street. I am using the Leica Q with a prime 28 mm lens which I truly love, but I have to do a fair amount of cropping in LR to get to the intended shot. I guess it’s a self imposed creative constraint.
Nothing wrong with creative constraints!
Great panning. You did a great job here
Love the focus on the biker and the blur of the bike spokes. Nice!
Excellent panning shot Richard – plus you have a very patient neighbour. Love the slight blurring of the city in the background, and I don’t mind the vertical crop either. The only thing that is a little lost if your cyclists pants which kind of blend into the darker trees. Thanks for sharing. Brent
Great panning! Your neighbour’s face is quite clear. Well done to both of you.
Lucky to have such a patient neighbour
well executed photo and great panning.
I’d try and bring out the shadows a little – mainly to enhance the details in his face and possibly his pants
Great photo! I recognize the background! My beautiful City by the Bay, San Francisco! Still not sure about the Sales Force building though. . .
Oregon Coast beach. F-stop 5; Exposure 1/1600 sec.; ISO 80; Focal length 15mm; Max aperature 3.5; 35mm focal length 85.
Oregon Coast beach. F-stop 5; Exposure 1/1600 sec.; ISO 80; Focal length 15mm; Max aperature 3.5; 35mm focal length 85. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/11cfd2562ea972ea1a5094ff95a15c82222ba0d1d58ba8617f22b07a6c1bcf9d.jpg
Ingrid, very nice layered picture: foreground, waves dying out, waves rolling from the beach, the clouds… Great view.
The water looks like ice at a first glance….i like the different layers, contrasts on tones you have from front to back Ingrid. You used quite a fast SS….i am wondering how the image would look if you slowed it down, and soothed out the water.
Agree
Ingrid. Nice capture of the wave breaking on the shore line. I am with Rerro on trying a slower Shutter Speed.
Love the layers in this photo.
Nice shot Ingrid! I love the layering (6 layers, the horizontal lines), the waters edge, the two lines of waves breaking, the water at the horizon, the cloud bank on the horizon and finally the sky This capture really shows the movement in the water. The horizon is a little crooked, but that is an easy fix in Lightroom. In post you could also probably enhance the color in the sky. Well done!
Yes noticed horizon too – easy to fix for sure. Brent
Good job! Love the layers and the sparkles on the water.
I love the ocean. Great photo with all of the different layers, and the waves crashing on the shore.
Love the waves and the shore textures. Horizon appears to be sloping a little, but that is an easy fix. Makes me want to visit an ocean soon.
Hi Ingrid, looks like a beautiful coastline you have photographed here. Like the dark beach and light water and sky. I’m thinking that if you used a much slower shutter speed (like half second) and a small aperture (f16) you might show more motion in this image. Try it. Brent
Really great image, after correcting the horizon I’d hang this one on the wall!
I’ve seen the comments on a slower shutter speed. Worth a try, though I do wonder whether that would interfere with the ‘wave’ layer?
I wonder whether a circ polariser might bring out a bit more definition in the sky?
I couldn’t resist showing the flag flying in the wind on the front of my house on the 4th of July ! Shot with 28 mm lens, 1/8000 sec, @ f/1.7, ISO 100. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/bf9b3543ab553c38b946a6853a9ce4cb231558b0751271f26312c231595b9375.jpg
Happy 4th of July Richard – great shot….i can almost feel that breeze! did you have the CP on….as sky is a fabulous deep blue colour! Wide open with a very very shutter speed….i like this shot! 🙂
Rerro, Thanks for the comments … showing my limited photo vocabulary – what is a CP
Ahhh….sorry….a circular polarizer
Thanks … I haven’t been using a CP because I always shoot with the lens hood attached. I haven’t found a way to get my clumsy fingers inside the hood to make the necessary adjustments. The hood screws onto the lens and it’s a bit cumbersome to take off and on. So far I have been able to get a similar effect with LR adjustments. However, the more I learn about the CP benefits I will probably add one to my gear.
Also sometimes the circular polarizer screws up autofocus.
Happy 4th! Love to see this, nice shot.
Richard, great picture. Good composition. The flag is the POI with motion in the wind. Well done.
Richard, I hope you had a good 4th July. Great capture of movement in the flag. Well done
Nice Richard. So very appropriate for the 4th here in the USA!
Beautiful, rich colors! No doubt about capturing a sharp shot of our flag with such a fast shutter speed. Nicely done.
Love it! Great color and composition.
Thanks to all for the comments. I love to fly the red, white, and blue on the front of our white house !
Love the American Flag, especially on the 4th. Nice photo.
Great movement on the flag. Really like the composition of the red, white and blue flag against the white house and blue sky.
Love that shallow depth of field you’ve used here Richard – And a very good day to post this patriotic shot. Brent
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/6e9f62a3c7a169afb59e02373e625f3d165bf6d94c5a6a3e644294f5ee262329.jpg This swollen stream is the Gulf Creek that flows in the canyon behind my home. Normally a peaceful stream that can be waded in as you wonder the Gulf Creek Canyon Preserve, the Creek is subject to high water from storms and steady rain. Photographed with a Sony A-77V, 1 sec. @ f/22, ISO 80, Lens was a Tamron 18-200mm at the 18mm setting. Tripod was used.
Eugene, this picture has everything. Smoothly current water, leading line through the trees and great composition. It gives a peaceful feeling. Very n ice done.
Very nice depiction of movement….with the silky water Eugene! Well done
Eugene. I can feel the water gushing at me. Good composition and capture. Well done.
Beautiful capture. Love the silky feel of the water.
Nice shot Eugene! One of my favorite images to shoot is silky looking flowing water. I love the contrast between the grey tones of the water and the vivid green of the vegetation. I wonder what this would look like as a B & W image? Great work!
Yes, there’s some great contrast and variations that would probably look great in B/W… I’d love to see that version, too!
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/a2b2e5f68aa9180cff85a2eeedbe95afa46a17934e9062331bd01aaf2c351b3c.jpg Finally got the opportunity and time to make the photo into B & W. Manipulated the tones so that it did not become too dark. I made the greens lighter so that they added life and light to the forest and foreground.
Well done! We have had lots of water also, but I haven’t found as an appealing spot like this one! Beautiful!
Really cool photo. I’m glad you were safe while shooting this, it looks like it could have gotten out of hand in a hurry. Love the vibrant greens. Great motion.
great motion shot
Just the perfect exposure for this stream – wonderful image
Well done!
So good Eugene, great composition with that little S bend with the water. I crave for a sight like this to photograph.
Great water movement here Eugene, I like the way the stream is framed by the forest. Also that rock right in the middle of the waterfall – to me is the main point of interest. Did you try to shake this from different angles? What would make this image is even better is leading lines of moving water. Brent
Thanks for the input. And yes, I did take other photographs of this scene from different angles. However, this photo was to me the most pleasing combination of composition, angle, movement, etc.
What a beautiful setting! I love how the water has a soft feel to it against the hard trees and rocks! The focus is also tack sharp.
I can almost feel the power of the rushing water as I look at this image. Well done, Eugene.
Great photo of a creek in flood
everything is tack sharp – well done
Beautiful
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This is my first attempt at taking fireworks with my DSLR. It isn’t the best shot but I wanted to share my first try to get feedback for the future. This was also my first time using a tripod and using live view. It was much more difficult than I expected. I was in my backyard so I only took a few shots until the mosquitoes chased me inside! I wish I had paid more attention to my settings before I went outside.
1 second; f/22; ISO 250 at 58 mm.
Kathy, I like very much your picture. Why are you not happy with the settings which caused this beautiful picture. Fireworks is not easy to get.
I am fine with this photo, I think I was more frustrated with the majority of the photos that were way out of focus! Out of the 50 shots, there were only a few worth keeping. I knew I needed to have a slow shutter speed but I wasn’t sure about the f stop or the ISO. But, this photo did turn out well! Thank you for your kind words!
This is great image. Unless you are planning and orchestrating the fireworks, it is very hard to know where the burst will appear and when it will happen. I toss away most of my fireworks images, too, but there are usually a few keepers in any batch. Being able to pre-focus on a distant spot that approximates the distance to the fireworks definitely helps.
This is a great capture Kathy…a few things to help for next time. I always take a little torch with me although some camera’s do light up the screen with an led light.
Your settings were fine, but i would be working between f8-f16…..use F8 to start with (this is the sweet spot on most lenses) Then, because you are on a tripod and using ISO100, the only thing you must worry about is the SS. Before we get to that, make sure you are on Manual mode, and that you have the stabilizer switched on your lens and you are on manual focus, it is difficult to auto-focus in low light.
Then experiment looking on live view by adjusting the SS and the aperture until you have the exposure you want, keeping in mind you want to keep the shutter open longer than normal.
Also, I find that if you shoot from a little further back and with a little more lens, you can set the lens to manual focus, focus it at infinity and not have to worry about it after that
Last tip….use a remote shutter release…..and more importantly, take mosquitoe repellent….and have FUN!
Thank you for your advice! It is just what I needed. Normally I look up suggested settings for aperture and ISO but I didn’t this time. A little bit of planning would have helped because I do have a remote shutter. But it is switching to manual, etc that I am really unsure of. I knew I needed a slow shutter speed. I was standing in my backyard so I had lots of opportunities to move around. I certainly should have grabbed bug spray! It was a learning process and a year ago I would have been 100% clueless, now I am more like 50% clueless.
You forgot the glass of bubbly? Great advice @rerrorocher:disqus
Yep….priorities !! Bubbly….top of the list! hahahaha
Great job! Fireworks are hard to capture and you did a wonderful job.
Thank you!
I like it a lot. well done.
Very nice. I would probably crop off some of the negative space on the right as it does not add to the image. In this case I think it is Ok for the subject to be more or less in the center, but that is just me.
Kathy, I think this is great. Might take a little off the right. Well done.
I agree… you could crop a little off the right side and still have room to leave the image slightly left of center. Really nice capture! Seeing all of these great fireworks shots inspires me to try these types of shots again.
Beautiful firework Kathy
Great trail and beautiful burst. I think you did very well. My first attempt at photographing fireworks left me with a whole lot of images either before the firework actual popped or too late and the burst had already dissolved. In other words, they were a mess. Great job!
Wow Kathy you really nailed this one – like that the sky is blue and the way you’ve composed this image with space on the right really rocks too! Brent
I think you nailed it
well done
I tend to pre focus and pre frame and use a remote release when I do fireworks. That way I try and anticipate what is going to happen and press the remote when I feel inclined. I also vary the exposure a fair amount
Very nice image. I love the white thingy trailing down the looks hairy. And the starbursts.
We celebrated our July 4th holiday at a local racetrack! First try in a long time to shoot motion by panning… it’s hard to match the speed of the subject. I wish I could have gotten the focus sharper 🙁 I couldn’t get closer and still be above the fencing, so this was shot with my long lens. ISO 100, f10, 1/30, 150mm. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/e68624adc110fc84747cf1903f11ca6a0ba96d5699d88f93f9850310320df923.jpg
Brenda, you got a great panning picture.
Great panning shot Brenda….and Happy 4th of July!
Great job!
Kind of brings back memories when I was a child. Nice action, and well done on keeping the cars mostly in focus.
This is a tough one to do and keep the cars in focus because of their speed. A little bit of blur in them I think is OK too as it also contributes to the feeling of motion and speed. Really nice background blur giving a sense of speed and motion. Well done!
Brenda, you certainly captured motion in this shot. Well done.
works for me
Beautiful panning, does the job for me. I think that this little blur of the cars just add to the speed feeling here.
thanks for the encouragement, everyone!
Great planning shot Brenda, I like the pink car at the front. I’m thinking if you crop off the other cards to the right, your image will be more powerful. Try it. Brent
Here’s a tighter crop… I left part of the white car in to provide more context. Cropping it out altogether felt too tight. Please let me know if this works better. Thanks https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/c3f17153a6117b4177eb6bbf125c7664ee0efe0810cbfe6f125485884bf5c580.jpg
Nice panning, it’s had to get the subject in tack sharpness for such shots. It’s never really worked for me.
This version I think has more impact and it looks like the white vehicle is about to attempt a passing maneuver.
I wonder whether it may work better, focus wise, if you use back button focusing?
LESSON LEARNED: Iso 100, 1/25 f16 52mm Hand Held.
This was taken in 2017 before I had taken Brent’s classes on photography. I was trying to get the smooth water effect and taken maybe 20 pictures of the falls. I went back to my car and checked the pictures and was disappointed and very frustrated they didn’t come out like I wanted. There were other tourists there and I was too embarrassed to go back. I just drove away! After reading about Brent’s photo (my tripod was also in the car) and others of how long it took and the amount of pictures they took I realized I had given up way to soon. I have learned an invaluable lesson. Thanks
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Thanks for this story Phyllis….i am sure all of us can relate….i know i can!
Thanks Rerro, I admire your work so it means a lot to hear that from you.
Thanks for sharing your story, I am finding this assignment tough on my patience. It’s a lovely shot.
That’s why it’s called a challenge 🙂
You may have walked away frustrated, but I still like the photo. It has nice colors to it, and it still shows motion so good on ya for that. The canyon walls also show great depth on how far the water goes down.
Thanks Jeff
Very nice motion photo. Sometimes it is a little tricky and is hit & miss to get the shutter speed right with the speed of the water to get the exact effect that we want. Just experiment sand take a ton of shots at different shutter speeds from say 1/4 sec to 3 sec. Of course you may need a ND filter to cut down on the light your camera is receiving in order to get a slow enough shutter speed. Don’t give up and don’t get discouraged. This is a great photo!
Great words of encouragement
Very good points, thanks so much!
I think this is a lovely photo. The water is perfect. Would also like to point out I don’t even care how many shots I take. I try all different settings till whatever I am trying to get turns out. Practice makes perfect. That the beauty of digital!
You are right. Thanks
Phyllis, despite what you say, in my opinion this is still a good shot. May not be perfect in your eyes but you can still feel the force and strength of the water. Well done.
Yes I agree – great shot
Phyllis, even before Brent’s classes this is already a nice picture. After those classes it can only be even more beautiful. I like the composition.
Love it Phyllis, you got nice water motion and the cliffs are nice and sharp. I also learned the hard way not to attempt long exposures hand held…
You’re not alone… I had a similar experience with our local falls and am determined to get back and apply lessons from Brent and the valuable Bootcamp comments. I really like the framing of the falls and the contrasting colors that you’ve captured.
You’ve done well Phyllis. This is a great shot. It can only get better by going back and trying over and over again, till you are happy and achieve what your own vision of what you want in your image.
We all learn by doing, and here you have learned a very important lesson. By posting this image you are helping many others inside BootCamp learn too. Thanks for sharing. Sometimes I go back to the same place maybe a dozen times, over many months before I get the shot I want. I think the key here is to keep learning and keep trying and keep taking action. This image is great by the way, I like the motion in the waterfall even at 1/25sec. Brent
Thanks Brent!
This is a great shot Phyllis and conveys the power and movement of the water. I’ve also been disappointed with attempts to capture waterfalls, and I’m still practicing.
Thanks
I simply love waterfalls!
What you have here is actually quite a good photo – everything is sharp and the water flow is interesting
I gather you were after the real silky look to the water?
to get longer shutter speeds you may need to look at a neutral density filter (or two)
On a side note, I learnt years ago that I really don’t care what strangers think. Grab the tripod and try again,
Yes I was trying to get the water to look silky. Thanks for your suggestion and your side note i will work on that!
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This has been a real challenge for me. This is a zoom picture I took of a 1966 Chevrolet Impala convertible, sadly, it is not my car. I was playing around and decided to try the zoom technique as the other techniques have been kicking my behind.
ISO 800 62mm f/29 2.5s. I zoomed back and forth without a tripod as I was at work. I straightened the letters a bit and cropped slightly for post processing.
Very nice motion effect. Love those classic cars! Great job!
Sara, very good motion effect here. Well done.
Sara, you did very good. It gives a mysteriuos effect.
Nice ghosting shot Sara…i like it 🙂
Nice effect – like it
I like it! I hadn’t considered zooming in and out on metallic lettering… I’m going to go try this!
Wow, I have never seen this kind of effect done on a car before. Very cool!
Really creative Sarah, love it!
Very creative and funky image Sara. I like all the emotion in the same age, the Impala logo definitely does stand out. I’m just wondering if a different crop might be more effective? Brent
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I cropped it a bit so you mostly just see the logo and ghosting. Thanks for all the feedback!
Looks great
Great effect, Sara. You’ve inspired me to go and experiment.
Cool photo
and top marks for thinking outside the square
I think I prefer the second posting, magic effort
My next image depicting motion, was achieved by turning the zoom on my lens while the shutter was open. The image was taken at night, so artificial light played an important role and the evening was part of an event of ‘Confluence – night-time celebration of light and art transforming where our rivers meet.’ The meeting of the Canning and the Swan Rivers. Two light artists projected coloured light images on the boats moored in the marina.
I shot this with my Canon 5D Mkiii on a tripod using a wide angle TAMRON 24-70mm lens and a shutter release, at the following settings 6 sec. f/4 45 mm ISO100.
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WOW!!! That is stunning! I really love the effects. Great job Christine!
Rerro. Great creativity here. Well captured and produced. I would love to see a normal still of this shot.
I was going to just say the same thing. Would love to see what it looks like normally.
Denis, as the wind was blowing slightly…..and the shutter was open for longer than a couple of seconds….there is no still shot as such.
But here is as still as i could get on the night
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Rerro, this is lovely. I think it captures the essence of the location. Despite the conditions you have nice little starlets of the lights on the shoreline. Yes this is nice.
Thanks Denis….yes, those starlets and the road behind were the idea for the abstract shot.
While I really like the lens zoom effect on the other one, I think I prefer this one over it. The colors and reflections are really pretty and I love the calm of the water. It feels as though there might be a late night sail at any moment. Nice job!
Thanks VJ 🙂
Wow, that’s a very beautiful image too! You take gorgeous pictures.
Thanks Chris 🙂
Much prefer the abstract – zooming image. For me it has more mystery. Brent
Thanks Brent!
Rerro, great picture. Beautiful colours. The reflection contributes to this great image. Even your still is beautiful. There again with the reflection.
Thanks Christian….the reflections were great that evening 🙂
Truly stunning image. Rerro. The blue and orange/yellow against the darkness is just perfect! Did you zoom in or out to achieve this? My guess is out, but then I don’t really know.
Thanks Kerrie….i am trying to remember in my mind. I think it was out.
Wonderful effect and the difference of its appearance in the reflection is really cool. Should try it too sometime 🙂
I love the effect the zooming did to the lights etc. Great shot and love the reflections in the water..
Thanks Barbara 🙂
Very cool shot, Rerro. I love the complimentary colors of the blue sail and yellow lights.
Thanks Brenda 🙂
Beautiful shots! The colors are spectacular with the reflections.
Thanks Sara 🙂
I’m just loving your abstracts Christine, And what I like about this image is the warmer lights and motion lines are leaving my eye into that blue sail which to me is the main point of interest here. I also love the reflections. Pity you couldn’t shoot this at dusk when the sky is a little more blue. Well done. Brent
Thanks Brent – i don’t usually shoot abstracts….trying something new! And i like it 🙂
I agree with Brent I love this abstract! It looks as if the other boats (I think that’s what they are) are speeding towards the sailboat.
I really like this abstract image. The static blue vs the moving golden lights is terrific. Kudos on the composition here, too because I think the direction of the zoom movement also points to the boat. Great shot!
Thanks Judy 🙂
Awesome! Very dramatic!
Thanks Rachel 🙂
Rerro, I really like this shot … very creative !
Thanks Richard 🙂
Christine
fantastic photo
It’s interesting that the blue sail hasn’t really moved/streaked like the yellow lights
Yeah….i thought so too….not sure why…maybe Brent can help explain 🙂
I love this
As it was 4th of July here, I decided to try to capture some fireworks. I did a lot of research first…they say to put a background in, get a cityscape, etc. But my local fireworks were being shot over a lagoon so there was no background to take. Either way, I took about 75 images and am generally happy with most of them. I used a tripod and shutter release and used bulb as the setting so I could control when to release the shutter. My settings were ISO100, 220mm, 2.0 seconds at f10 https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/8e3c4ca8cd181e928aa42e152a09139cacd443fa40a501bb2725adb237ef2541.jpg
Chris, this is a great shot. Well framed. I like with. Your preparation paid off well.
Thank you @denisobyrne:disqus !!
Fantastic shot Chris…..love the array of colours produced against the black sky…Fantasia!
Thank you so much @rerrorocher:disqus !
Chris, you did it. Very beautiful firework. Lovely colours contrasting with the black background.
Thank you @christianpiron:disqus
Wow…awesome, Chris!!
Thank you @kerrie_clarke:disqus
Beautiful image Chris.
Thank you @erezshilat:disqus
Love it – great colours and very sharp.
Thank you @marionlucca:disqus
Excellent work with a very ephemeral subject. The twizzly effect reminds us of how quickly those little firework bits move and die. Now I have to go back and look at some firework photos I took a couple years ago. I forgot that fits as motion.
Thank you @leilagonzalezsullivan:disqus looking forward to seeing your pictures!
This is a great example of motion capture… the focus on the squiggly lines in the upper right are really sharp! Nice capture.
Thank you @disqus_jQhbwBCFPu:disqus!
Great shot! The research paid off!
Thank you @disqus_cdh6bhNTbb:disqus!
Wow, love the colors and the streaking effect. I actually like that there is no background. The dark background enhances the colors very well.
Thank you @vj@vjmudd:disqus What I meant was you see pictures in New York and San Francisco with landmarks in the background and they add to the fireworks. I had nothing like that, no landmarks at all.
Thank you @vjmudd:disqus It was pretty dark, I didn’t have to do much in post for that color.
Wow, love the colours and the movement in this explosion. How do you focus? Do you set your focused in manual and infinity? Brent
Thanks @brentmail:disqus, Yes, was in manual and infinity. And luck apparently. Is that a setting?
Lovely image with good focus, Chris. I like the wavy tails on some of the arcs.
Thank you @disqus_W81kCdSr3n:disqus I kind of like them too.
great photo
the little squiggles in the trails suggest that your setup wasn’t as immovable/vibrationless as it could have been.
but the squiggles do add a touch of interest
a motion tracking attempt 1/25 sec F8 ISO 2500 14mm https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/80f192e892ed6d717e6c19b1a5aa123a72cd38782348dbffe94d42e8e38f731a.jpg
Andrew, I can feel the motion in this shot. Nice one.
Andrew, well done. Nice panning. Beautiful picture.
Great image Andrew….shows the movement perfectly, with your subject in focus 🙂
Love this Andrew, were you panning vertically?
Hi Kerrie it was a horizontal pan, right to left
Wonderful work – the child is sharp and the motion is wonderful
Great composition and the child is sharp and you can see he is in motion on the swing. Nice work.
Lovely shot, Andrew. It tells a story familiar to many of us who have tried that kind of swing. The person is crystal clear so our attention goes to the signs of motion. Like it!
Great subject for a motion capture, Andrew! Nicely done. I which we could see their face better (maybe lose the hat?)
Great job!
Great capture, I sense fun in this picture!
Great job with tracking this swinging youngster Andrew – think you use the correct shutter speed here with just enough background blurring yet your subject is sharp – at least his head is. I also like that the background is darker than your subject, just a pity about the dark shirt and hat. Get choice to crop the image leaving a little space on the left. Well done. Brent
Maybe you can teach me your settings and how to capture something like this.. I think its well done and like the swinging motion.. Sharp subject and blurred background .. what more can I say 😉
Excellent job of capturing motion, Andrew, while keeping the face of your subject in focus. Perfect.
great panning shot
pity your model didn’t keep his eyes open!
This is my first go at this challenge. Each month it is a step up for me and enjoying the fun of it all. I tried the panning effect and this shot was taken outside my house. Not fully happy and will revisit. I think I panned too quick. Shot details : ISO 200, FL 70mm, F16, SS 1/25 sec. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/ead951ab36cd4441619a135043c0ab2f69c560cc339aa1dce7369802e5b1e856.jpg
Excellent first attempt Denis…well done!
Rerro, thanks for that feed back.
Keep them coming….you have a good plan here! I look forward to seeing them 🙂
Good idea!
Denis, I find this already a succes. Why not a great panning? The woman in he car is sharp. Next time perhaps try to have the whole car in the picture. But the space before is well done.
Christian, many thanks for that feedback. I agree about the whole car. It is great to hear that I am on the right track.
I agree with the others – it is a very good panning. I think that it is more difficult to track fast objects like cars and you did a very good job with it
Erez, many thanks for that feedback. It appears the shot is better than I thought.
Your panning is great. Timing for the shot would allow the car to be fully in the frame. Otherwise you did a great job at your first go.
Barbara, many thanks for that feedback. Would have been a lot better if the full car was in the frame.
Trust me I am very familiar with how hard it is to capture a moving car and get it right where you want it. Great job and effort for your first try.
Hi Denis, Works for me.
Hi Andrew. Many thanks for that feed back.
Nice job!
Sara, many thanks for your feedback.
I think it’s very nice Denis, you’re getting out of your comfort zone. I am still in mine! I have not tried panning at all yet.
Hi Chris, Many thanks for your feedback. I am not there yet. Tried a couple of bike shots and a total disaster. So I will be back out again. For the moment this will do. Jump in, its fun but can be frustrating if you let it.
Hi Denis,This is great.. I think you nailed the background, now it’s just a matter of timing to get the car (which is in perfect focus) just a bit more into the frame.
I like it Want to try something similar
Hi Lynne. Many thanks. I found this fun and frustrating all at the one time. Perseverance is what I learned here – Try and Try again.
I think you did great with this burning image Denis. Glad these challenges are pushing your photography, and I can already see improvement. With this image I think I would have preferred to have seen the whole car, but I do like that you left space on the right for it to drive into. Good job capturing the car in the sun and having a dark green background. Brent
Hi Brent. Many thanks for your feedback. Yes it would have been nice to get the whole car, but what the hell, I was jumping up and down when I got this and still am. I thought you were on Hols!!
Panning is a subject which I only wish I was good at.. Wish someday to get this technique down.. Oh well.. Great photo and the car is in focus.. Like the green background —gives it a real sense of movement and the space in front helps with that feeling. 😉
Terri, many thanks for your feedback. This took several attempts I can tell you. It was try try and try again.
Well join the club… I think its good to try try again.. It helps me to solidify what I’ve learned ..Hang in there.. You are so good
Great job Denis. I find panning very challenging. Your car is very sharp.
Hi Judy, many thanks for your feedback.
Great capture.
Mary, many thanks for your feedback.
The car is pretty sharp thus your panning was pretty spot on, well done
pity it wasn’t the whole car but we can’t always get everything. The separation between the car and background is really good
Well done
Nick, many thanks for your feedback.
HI all, I am completely panned out!! I need to keep trying harder to get a good panning shot. So instead, this is our local tourist steam train. I know the overhanging gum tree is distracting, but I was perched on a steep road cutting, and could not get it out of the shot, no matter where I moved. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/e8f4ebc7800b231ddd3ba24e4d56b63a7e551ed71499fbbf4ce322f68605489e.jpg 1/10 sec f16 ISO 200 @ 30mm.
The tree is not distracting at all….it puts the momentum of the speeding train into perspective. This is an overall excellent shot Kerrie…well done!
The only thing i would do, is darken, increase the intensity, or contrast on the details on the train a bit more….try and make it stand out.
thanks so much Rerro, my little laptop is having a hissy fit at the moment coping with 4 meg of ram! I’ll try to repost in the morning.
Rerro, try as I may, to re edit this shot, right now I’m just making a big mess of it! will put it on the “to do ” list 🙁
That’s fine….when you get time! It is still a fantastic shot as is 🙂
Rerro,I’ve posted a further edit with your suggestions above to Erez.Thanks for the feedback
Kerrie, this certainly is a great picture. The tree branch in the foreground gives a connection with the trees in the background. It gives more power in the movement of the train. Could be a scenery for “Indiana Jones”.
Thanks Christian, I’m so glad for all the feedback about that branch….
That’s a cool image. It worth a little work in post to make the train pop out more
Thanks Erez, to be honest, I am struggling with further work in post to make the train pop. I worked on it for ages today, only to make a mess of it! 🙁
There are 2 things that I think can help in making the train pop:
1. Make the train brighter and the background darker.
2. Emphasize the red tint of the train, so it will contrast with the green background
Good luck!
2 very good suggestions @erezshilat:disqus – you should try them @kerrie_clarke:disqus
Erez, I have tried to bring out the colour in the train. thanks so much for the feedback https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/363266404a386de395bee932abb320e52aab26a0869df4dd1d2b379ab489823c.jpg
Kerrie, you did a great job! Love it
Thanks so much Erez, I really appreciate your suggestions. 🙂
Kerrie. I think this is great. You show the motion of the train very well. I might have tried to get this shot with a slow shutter speed and let the train pass through thereby creating its own motion. I am going out over the next few days to try this, well that is the plan. Well done.
Thanks so much Denis, I must try the shot again with a slower SS, see what it brings! Looking forward to seeing your shots 🙂
Great job. I like the mood the steam creates and you can see that the train is moving. Nice work on the composition. For the gum tree you might be able to take it out in post processing.
Thanks for the feedback Barbara, taking the tree out is beyond my post processing ability 🙁
What post processing software do you use. I might be able to teach the basics on removing unwanted objects.
Thanks so much for that Barbara. I use LR for my post processing, and use the spot removal tool for removing dust spots and small distractions, but I find that it is not working well enough for a bigger area like this.
Yea I have the same problem sometimes. I use photoshop which gives you a few more tools to work with. Between the laso, spot healing, and cloning I can sometimes do a great job at getting things like that out, and sometimes, well, no so much.
I like this, very Indianna Jones. I think the tree is OK.
Thanks Andrew, I never thought of Indianna Jones until it was mentioned here!
Great job! I like it! While the branch is slightly distracting, it also adds a bit of perspective.
Thanks Sarah, I agonised over that branch!
I really like this image and the tree branch doesn’t really bother me. I agree with some of the other comments that it lends perspective to the train’s movement. The 2 children hanging out of the windows in the background gave me pause though. Great timing on that!
Thanks VJ, up until recently, people used to sit and hang their legs over the side. There was an accident between truck and train at a level crossing…since then they are supposed to keep their bodies inside the carriage.
What a great image! I really need to try panning. Also, that platform looks a little rickety to me. I love the dust too. Makes me feel like I am there. Also, I love that tree.
Thanks Chris. I focused on the bridge, and released the shutter cable as the train came by. I’m glad you like that tree:)
LOvely – very dramatic
Thank you Lynne
Love the motion of this train image Kerrie – and the smoke from the steam engine adds more mystery to this image too. You’re starting to spot things in your images (the leaves) before anyone mentions them to you, which means you are thinking about your shots as you take them and thus you are becoming a great photographer. Well done. How could you make this image is better – I think if you could capture the front of the train as it was approaching, that would make this image better. Brent
Thanks for the feedback Brent. Looks like my challenge for the next couple of days is set! The approaching train, and for processing on my original image. 🙂
What a great shot! I know you mentioned your were in a precarious spot so well done! There is so much I like about this image; the setting the movement of the train, the foggy quality of the smoke and the color palette.
Thanks Amber
Terrific image. The blurred train amongst the steam is very effective.
Thanks Judy
Wow, awesome photo Kerrie.
Thanks Rachel
I don’t find the tree branch distracting at all. I think it adds to the image as its colour contrast draws one’s eye to that area and its stillness emphasizes the motion of the train. Great capture.
Great photo, shows movement brilliantly with the blurred train against the perfectly stationary supporting timbers.
I wonder how it might look in B&W
Note to self ‘add secateurs to photography bag!’
PS I prefer the original image to the enhanced red image as this appears more vibrant to my eye
Thanks Nick, see above
Thanks for the feedback Nick. I did have a play with B/W, tho I’m not convinced as yet. I’d need a pole saw in my kit for this branch!
ISO 100, f/7.1 0.5s at 32mm and flash to freeze the motion.
I used a bare flash because I was afraid of fire near an umbrella, and that I’ll not have enough light, but I think that I had exaggerated fears and the light is too hard, even so I softened a little in post. Next time I’ll use soft light.
This is not a “pure” image. I removed a lot of background objects that were lighted enough to be seen, but contributed nothing to the scene. I also added the particles (and motion blurred them) and the light beams using PS.
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/ef258beafc6fccc86ca1bcbad4c5b2ccc557b798193fa436cecd1e9f8289025d.jpg
Erez. Good work here, particularly in Post Processing. The outcome shows a good capture of action/motion at a given point in time. Well done.
Thanks for the feedback Denis!
Very good capture of motion and great compostiion. I am wondering about the specks in the picture, what are they from? Great job!
Thanks Barbara! I added the specks in post processing.
Ah. The specks do add a bit of mystery to the image. Great job!
Erez, great picture. Very nice done. Don’t worry about your post-processing. I like very much the final result!
Thanks for your feedback Christian! I’m glad that you like the post-processing. I just feel that in a forum like ours significant changes in post should be reported
Erez, I have just the same feeling that post-process should be mentioned. This can be helpfull for others. Even minor changes can be interesting to know. I just thought, when you mentioned it was not a “pure jimage”, that you were somehow embarrased. I thought that you shouldn’t as you explained your post-process. Trying to give positive feedback with words is not always simple.
Thanks again Christian and I agree with you about the feedback with words 🙂
Lovely Job! The end result is great!
Thank you Sara!
Wow, that’s definitely motion! I love this. May I ask why you added the particles? I am just curious.
Thanks @disqus_jT6tbkcRRn:disqus ! I think that the particles and the light beams add drama and sense of action to the image, making the image more interesting. Just my feeling of course.
Beautiful capture, Erez. I think the lighting is great, the way it plays on his upper body. I really love the line of the guy’s arms in relation to the arcs of fire. It makes me want to dance!
Thanks for your feedback Kerrie 🙂
Wow, what a great image Erez, this shows motion for sure. I don’t mind that you have taken out distractions from this image that’s fine with me. I do like that you have pushed yourself to create an image and learned from it. What do you have yet is a drag in the shutter image, with slow movement and a fast flash. Something to try next time is to make sure you capture the persons face. Brent
Thanks for the feedback Brent and yes, there are few things that I’ll do differently next session
I love the motion here. I also love that you removed the distractions as it makes this image more powerful.
Many thanks Amber 🙂
Thanks so much for sharing your process, Erez. I like the way you have combined sharp capture on the body with movement from the flaming torches. I also like the post processing additions which, in my opinion, are subtle and well done.
Thank you Judy for encouraging feedback
Interesting process. Great photo!
Thank you Rachel
great image
and thanks for sharing your post processing
We have been having several days of high temps and 105+ heat index temps again. I wanted to post something with motion, so, I am posting an image that I took a few years ago when I was a staff photographer at my church. I usually did the promo photography during the pastor’s sermons for the cd covers, but I was asked to do a kids event because the usual person was unavailable. Although I will say that I had a blast doing it, I also learned that I am not a kid or kid event photographer. I call this Samantha’s Smile because when I asked her to smile, she flipped her head up and this was what I got. It may not fit the entire idea of motion, but believe there was plenty of movement involved. Set on aperture priority at 1/60sec, f5.6, ISO 320. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/da151f02a7dc86315f43330f9dab73a53db927e19497b72469c4ec68c42fb02c.jpg.
Samantha looks like quite a little character. And you can sense she is laughing so that’s movement.
Thank you, Chris.
Hi vjmudd, I like the shot, nice and clear and well balanced. You captured that cheeky smile/moment very well and I can feel her head turning towards the camera as she throws down the gauntlet to you. Well done.
Thank you, Denis.
Love the candid emotion in this shot….this is what i love about photography….capturing a moment in time! Great shot VJ…well done 🙂
Thank you, Rerro.
Great shot of her making funny faces.
Thank you Barbara.
welcome
Yes there is plenty of movement and emotion in this image. The body language tells a story here – and this is something I learned the hard way too. When you ask a kid to smile today give you this false smile or they scream like this image. The better way to get a kid to smile is to become the “clown”, and act like a clown – that’s when you get a true smile. Brent
Thank you, Brent.
great smile!
Love the candidness of this photo, great image
Thank you, Nick.
This week my Tennis Club held it’s Open Week Tournament and provided me with some opportunities for Action Stills. I managed to get two (TWINS) of our up and coming young ladies to partake in a practice session. The next couple of shots are the results. I hope you don’t get bored. All shot using Shutter Priority. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/d4874843e11891d9d35cc7df86259f4b7c87f48ddb704fa0e1d6fd59a1cc0acf.jpg
Shot 1. ISO 640, FL 61mm, F5, SS 1/1000 sec.
Denis, nice done. Great move with that perosn and the tennis ball. I think it would even be bettter when cropping from the right to get away that lamp post. Good job.
Christian. Many thanks for the feedback. If I crop out the floodlight pole I will be cutting down the space the ball is been hit into.? Comments please.
Denis, in my opinion there is enough space right of the ball until that floodlight pole. There will be even more space betwwen the ball and just before that pole then the space between the racket and the ball. I agree with Erez for eventually further improvement.
Christian. Many thanks to you both for that very constructive feedback. Will have a look and repost.
Fantastic action shot Denis…..i am impressed. I like that you got the eye contact with the ball mid-air….and i like the shadow too! Very nicely done 🙂
Hi Rerro. Many thanks for the feedback. I will post a few more over the coming days. You will be sick of me.
Great work at freezing the motion and a beautiful portrait of the player.
I join Christian’s proposal for the crop and I also think that blurring the background will help to focus on the player.
Hi Erez. Many thanks for that feedback. If I crop out the floodlight pole, I am cutting down on the space the ball is been hit into. Would that not take any from the shot?. Would like your opinion on that. I suppose you can blur backgrounds in Photoshop. Will have to look into that.
Hi Denis, to my opinion you have enough space till that light pole. Play with it and decide.
Currently you have a really great action photo that to my opinion you can significantly improve if you’ll help the viewer to focus on the player and ball. Cropping and blurring are just 2 options, but you can try other things as well (e.g. darkening the background and/or reducing saturation of the background a little). Brent showed us some options in his POI video. Again, these are optional improvements to a fantastic action capture. I love this image as is.
Erez, many thanks for coming back to me. Your points are sound and well constructed and worthy of a try. I will look into these points tomorrow Sunday as I am going out to sit and watch the finals now in pleasant weather conditions for Ireland. No rain for weeks now and water restrictions in place!!!!!.
Hi Erez. I have cropped right and on top. I think its a lot better now that I look at it. What do you think, not withstanding the background. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/4cc6be52375d1982f09874cd50a4ab2715abab19a370e1070f674d6ca7e4185f.jpg
Love it Denis – it removes most of the distractions. Now it is easy to focus on the player. Great work
Erez, many thanks for your help in this.
I really like this Denis, great capture. I do prefer this crop.
Chris, many thanks and I prefer this shot myself.
Great job capturing motion. She really looks intent on hitting that ball.
Hi Banara. Many thanks for your feedback.
Your welcome
Denis
very nice shot. I would love to see a close up of the players face. did you try cropping it as to be able to see the face the racket and the ball? It would take out a great deal of distractions around the focus of the picture.
Hi Juan. Many thanks for your feedback. I will be looking at this shot again in Post Processing and may repost.
I’m a huge fan of action sports photography including tennis – and you nailed this one Dennis. The tennis player is tack sharp and I like her body language, such intensity. I also like the shadow on the red surface. Here are a a few tips when shooting tennis next time:
1. Find a neutral background that has less contrast.
2. Position yourself so that’s the tennis player is going to hit the ball right at you. This is normally means that you need to be on the other side of the court with a very long lens.
3. Timing is key – Try to capture the ball on the strings of the racket.
Thanks for sharing. Brent
Hi Brent. Many thanks for the feedback and very useful tips. I have two more to share in this series which I think encompass some of your advice.
Terrific shot of this player in action. I really like the shadow, too, and the ball in midair. I like the cropped version best.
Judy, many thanks for your feedback.
Nice. Such intensity on her face.
I’d echo Brent’s comments, especially the aspect about the ball (or player or athlete) coming straight at you
re the background you might want to try and open up the aperture more to blur what is behind her. In sport shots it is really easy to simply focus ones attention on the sportsperson and not really notice what is around them until you see the camera image. Don’t ask how I know this!
Nick, many thanks for that feedback. And I won’t ask.
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I went out into my yard and found this pretty dark red rose. I used my D5300 with a 18-300mm lens. I set the lens at 300mm, f/20 @ 1/4 of a sec. Once I got focus I pushed the shutter as I pulled back on the zoom. It gave it this wonderful Kaleidoscope effect on the flower. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/dfb16283518d1ea763165b319b3cc3fb44280f5b6202fa9edc626d8d96908de2.jpg
Barbara, very creative. nice colors
thanks
Very cool image. Love the colors and the effect! Thanks for explaining how you did it. I’m going to have to try this sometime soon.
Thank you and your welcome. Learned this technique on a photography cruise in Jan 2017.
This is a fun technique to use Barbara. I like the way the green kaleidoscope sucks me into the red centre. Something to try when you are using this technique is to zoom out and twist the camera at the same time – it will add a vortex to your kaleidoscope. Brent
Thanks I will have to try that some time.
Beautiful abstract, cool effect.
Hi Barbara. Good abstract shot here. I am not really into this, but I like the effect here. Well done.
Thank you
Barbara, well done. I like very muchg the red on the green “background”.
Thanks
What a cool idea! There is so much movement that my brain is telling my body to feel a little queasy. Great job!
Thanks and sorry. LOL
lol…No need to be sorry. They say good art makes you feel something. 🙂
True. Thanks. LOL
Loving the zoom and abstract feel of this.. Definitely can feel the movement and like the splash of color in the center for focus.. Good job!
Thank you
Great job! Lots of color and movement. Really like the color combo with the red in the middle, gives a great POI!
Thanks
This abstract image really appeals to me. Thanks for sharing your technique, Barbara.
Thank you and your welcome. Learned this technique on a photography cruise in Jan 2017.
Very interesting technique! Will have to try it myself.
Thanks. Yea it can be a fun technique
You have managed to get a nice textured shot Barbara….great abstract!
Thank you
You achieved a beautiful effect. Thanks for explaining how you did it.
Your welcome.
cool photo
handheld?
Yes handheld. Took about 8 tries to get it right
Wow, cool shot! So many new things I want to try!
thanks
Here’s another shot of motion … Runners on the Embarcadero … using a 28mm fixed lens, 1/1250 sec @ f/ 4.0, ISO 100 ; inadvertently processed as HDR. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/d4cdd4d1cc5c57aa1763dd74f1ac139054c6ea1a53d9072f507b97e7812b87d8.jpg
Hi Richard. Nice shot. Definitely tells that story of what’s happening. Good colors and nice and sharp. Interesting perspective with the tall buildings in the background too. Just wondering if experimenting with slower shutter speeds might have made the image a little more interesting like Brent did with the bike rider in his video about the challenge. I don’t know because I haven’t tried that yet.
Plenty of motion in this image Richard. The two front runners with the orange shirts jump out of me – and I like the way you’ve left some space on the left for the runners to run into. Looks like a very hot day.
How can you make this image is better? To me there is just too much happening in this image – I wonder if there is a way that you can simplify it more? Thanks for sharing. Brent
Hi Richard. Good image here. I might crop from the top.
Richard, all that people in action are surely moving. As Brent said it’s good you left space before the first runner. I don’t know how it was at the other side of the street, but this background has too many distrations. Perhaps shallowing the dept of sharpness.
Great motion, I would maybe crop a bit off the top as there is a lot going on. It would have been interesting to see if you could have done a slower shutter to have the runners blend together. Maybe next time.
Thanks to all for the comments and suggestions. I didn’t plan this shot. I was just walking along the Embarcadero and there they were running toward me. So, I just aimed and fired, then cropped out as much as I could without loosing the motion and the story.
Nice shot of the runners. I do agree that cropping some off the top would put more focus on the runners. Nice work!
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/2268573c03d218eb0b1c7e4737a6328f60c5b8092e21394d25d7299a17334774.jpg
A nice sunny day. I used my 1D Mark IV 50mm f/11 ISO-1250 1/1250. I cropped this picture to remove distractions
Nice image Juan. Very sharp and crisp. Love being able to see the swimmer’s face and the water droplets behind the swimmer. Maybe crop the right side so it’s the same as the left?
Thanks so much Jim. Will do
Great capture Juan. Just loved all the blue in this image, and the motion made by the swimmers feet. I like that you can see the swimmers eyes and face. Something you should try when shooting an image like this is to use a much slower shutter speed to show motion. Brent
Thank you Brent. I just bought a used Canon 1D Mark IV and still getting to know the camera but will definitively try it.
Hi Juan. Nice capture here. You can see the wave the swimmer makes as he goes through the water.
Nice, crisp capture with that fast shutter speed and great focus on the face.
Thank you Judy for your feedback
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/83b0ebcf610e59a756fc54a02fb8feb06f169a3c6a2b474c9cd22ba28f27dc79.jpg
here is with the updated crop.
So what do you think Juan? Is that better in your eye or do you like the first one better?
I like it Jim. initially I thought it was going to be too heavy to crop it on the right since the feet were leaning towards the right but it does look better.
I’m glad you like it. I’m with Sara. I like symmetry.
Juan, I find your crop an improvement. Good picture. I love the watercolour too.
Thank you Christian. I tried leaving a little more on the Right side of the picture because the feet were leaning towards the right and initially thought it would look awkward.
Thank you Christian
I like the cropped photo better. I like symmetry though. Great job!
thank you Sara
Great capture of the swimmer. Crisp clear and refreshing are things that come to mind.
Thank you Barbara
Your welcome
Great crystal clear blues….i like that you got his face above water, looking directly at you in the motion of gliding through the water. Great action shot at fast SS’s
Definite motion here! Love it.
Thanks Chris
Kids swimming are always good to photograph
nice photo, butterfly?
I’ve found with my lad that the lighting is less harsh when I take the photo in an indoor pool
Thanks Nick. yes butterfly. it was hard trying to catch it at the right time. I put it on “high speed continuous” and took about 30 pictures to get this one.
So here’s the first image I’m submitting to BootCamp. I wanted to try something I haven’t done before that would show motion at night. So I setup in the street in front of my house and had my wife pull out of the driveway and drive away. The camera settings were ISO 800, 16mm, f22 for 25 seconds. I used the wide angle to capture the cars maximum movement and the f22 aperture to get the most DOF I could. I took a test picture, without the car moving, to see how long I needed to leave the shutter open. In post I cropped it down to remove unnecessary sky and street. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/f7d7e61903a4d60887ae83aec0604c878c9656b11de0caf6c788403de05bedc6.jpg
Congratulations on posting your first challenge image Jim. Well done. What I like about this image is the motion of the lights and the change in colour of the lights. I also like that your street light on the far right has a nice starburst effect due to the small f22 aperture you used. How can you make this image better? I think shooting a little earlier in the evening would make this image is better. You probably get a bluer sky. Try it. Brent
Thanks Brent and thanks for your suggestion on how to make it better. I’ll try shooting it again, earlier in the evening and post what I come up with in the next couple of days.
I realized that all I did with the initial picture in post was to crop it. So I went back and added a graduated filter to the sky and brought the Temp to -8. Then I took the exposure up to +2.35, dropped the contrast down a little, brought the highlights all the way down and increased the shadows just a bit. Here’s what I came up with. What do you think? Is that better?
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/49ffa037366cc63e0b19130cd0484aa3a0bb1deb3356d94ca1c82ec9f765aa20.jpg
WOW – way better. Excellent work. Brent
Hi Jim and welcome to the Bootcamp Gang. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. I like your shot. It is well thought out. Well done. Look forward to seeing more.
Thanks Denis. I have more shots to post and will be doing that soon.
Jim, I like light painting with cars passing by. I think I understand how it was going on.
Thanks Christian.
Well done! I like the streaks from the tail lights.
Thanks Sara!
Nice shot. I like the streaks of light. It shows where the car started and where it went. Good work!
Nice shot Jim. It looks like the movie “back to the future”
As Juan put it….it sure looks like the ‘Back to the future’ movie! Great shot 🙂
Neat shot, it’s fun to play with long exposure and lights.
great outside the box thinking (and welcome to the group)
I prefer the dark image – but that’s just my bent on these style of photos
Shot 2 of 3 of the Tennis Action Stills. ISO 800 https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/1120cf67eeb8036c39e4fc461774de69df7b60b7659c6476bc29eed45f1feec5.jpg , FL 45mm, F5, SS 1/1000
Denis, I find it a very good picture with he young woman in action. I almost lost the tennis ball as I was looking at her. Rather busy background (typical for tennis court). Perhaps more space at the left of the tennis ball.
Christian, many thanks for the feed back. The original had more space. attached. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/8cca9feb7e5f601f5d3514f9e9fc87d284f732c87622eb49066ffaa8bc8a7541.jpg
Denis I like the crop better. As in the other comments it would be great to see the ball on or very close to the racket. I have tried this myself over the years when my daughters played softball. Not an easy thing to accomplish. Maybe try to slow it down a but more and see more blur?
As motion is a tricky subject for me I find this pretty cool. I’d love to see a shot where she is connecting with the ball. I do agree that the background is a bit distracting but I think some reworking of the image in post could help that.
Amber, many thanks for your feedback. I am on the wrong side. Should have been opposite side facing her. Back ground would have been different as would the shot. Any ideas on post processing?
Hey Denis, the good news is we are learning in this Boot Camp. I would take it to more of a fine art image. I would try to remove the background all together with a black background (or at least a darker background). Something like that. 🙂
Amber, many thanks. Enjoy your adventure next May.
A really good capture Denis. Action shot are really challenging.
Rachel, many thanks for the feed back.
A question Denis. Are you post processing RAW images or JPEGS?
Rachel, shot in RAW. Original Processing done in RAW. Anything further will be be to a JPEG.
The reason I ask is because when I expand your images, full screen, I’m seeing artifacts that you see when you edit a JPEG more than once. I’m not seeing this on other people’s images. Are you using LR?
Hi Rachael. Yes I use LR on the original. Might transfer to Photoshop and Dehaze depending. Move back to LR. At that stage I might do a final crop and export and post. When I get advice at this stage I would modify the posted shot. What are these artifacts. Never heard of them before. I am obviously doing something wrong here.
Notice the bright area between her eye and her ear. There’s no skin texture. It’s flat. Also looks wavy around the arms. You only notice it when you’re at full screen. The photo,in and of itself, is great.
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/34304ed47ea7cb5d5e76bc344a2340ac601d9dd138ded875b29e26b2deaa2440.jpg
Rachel. I see what you mean. Many thanks. I will have to watch out for that in future.
Great shot. Makes me hope she hits the ball. Composition is good. The only thing I would change if it were possible is to give a little more room on the left so the ball has somewhere to go.
Barbara, many thanks for the feedback. The original had more space on the left. Given the feedback on earlier posts I cropped this one tighter. Attached. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/8cca9feb7e5f601f5d3514f9e9fc87d284f732c87622eb49066ffaa8bc8a7541.jpg
Ah ok. Everyone has different ideas. Great photo either way.
I like this photo a lot (the second posting)
concentration, eyes on the ball, big backswing, one can just anticipate she’s going to unleash on that ball any moment
Re the background. I think this works better than the sisters photo, this is all tennis court netting etc whereas the other had benches etc
and I think this angle works for this photo. It shows her poised and balanced, arm out and racket back
Nick, many thanks for that feedback.
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This was taken last weekend during my Ag plane photo shoot. This time I took some images with the plane on the ground. It really gave me some time to play with my settings.
1/500 sec, f5.0, 85mm
Amber, I like very much the moving effect of the rotor blades. Great composition. The yellow and green with the blue sky gives it a nice effect.
Thank You Christian! I’m a fan of the colors as well! I did enhance them in post.
Amber, Great job with the propellers! I wonder if you had a shot with the complete prop, instead of this one?
Thank You Sara! I did take 400 images that day. I’ll have to go back through to see if there is one with the full prop worth sharing. 🙂
I like this abstract crop. The yellow vs blue is very effective and I like the soft propeller blur.
Thank You Judy! I was happy with the colors as well.
I like your photo! I like the contrast between the yellow and blue and the way you composed it. The blur of the propeller is just right. Not too sharp and not too blurred. Nice job!!
Thank You Jim! I just kept trying different angles and settings and crossed my fingers a few of them would turn out.
I love the contrasting colors and composition.
Thank You Rachel!
Amber, I like everything about this photo … complementary colors, the blur of the props, and most of all, the simplicity of the composition with the fuselage leading the eye toward the prop, and the way the prop leads to the upper right corner of the photo. it’s very nice work !
Yes those complementary colours rock!
They do!
Thank You Richard! Sometimes things just come together. I just kept moving and shooting. 🙂
Great shot! You got every thing sharp and show motion with the prop. Great job!
Thank You Barbara!
Another awesome plane shot Amber. Love the perspective on this one! did you take some shots at different shutter speeds perhaps? I would like to see if you could get your propeller a bit sharper?
Thank You Christine! Oh I took a lot of shot with different shutter speeds. I’ll have to go back and see what I can dig up.
It’s amazing that you can capture motion with such a fast shutter speed – well done. Like this unusual angle of the prop and the blue sky peaking through those rotating propellers. Well done. Brent
Thank you Brent! I just kept changing my settings and moving around the plane (at a safe distance of course…lol). I am a fan of getting close the subject and capturing the industrial qualities of it.
Hi amber. Great shot. I fell like I have to stand back from the propellor.
Thank You Denis! Standing back is a wise choice…lol. I’m glad to hear it make you feel the movement.
Hi Amber, great shot. Does anyone else see the green grass and blue sky and clouds on the front below the propeller? Very cool .
Thank You Peter! I was waiting for someone to notice the reflection in the nose! I thought that was pretty cool too!
Thanks, Amber.
Great shot Amber, great motion and colors
The propeller blur, the colors and the perspective of this shot are awesome.
Such a cool shot! Yes, I see the green grass as well.
nice composition, just enough blur on the prop to show movement
and it’s good to see the nose cone nice and shiny and showing a reflection
great image
Thank You Nick!
Wow! I’m so impressed with the talent in here.. Wonderful , creative group of people. So many different viewpoints but that’s what makes photography so great 😉 I thought I would reach outside of the box and try something completely new for me. I was playing with the zoom on my camera lens and after much frustration and multiple attempts I managed to get one decent shot.. Settings: 1/160sec F5.0 ISO 100 at 30mm focal https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/e8f63d95628b29b9971a13bda5ca1261864a2a9fbc572593dacee79dd22bf207.jpg
Terri, a great picture with WIP. I ilke very much the special effect you achieved. The overall effect with those lines gives you a great (decent) shot.
Thanks for the vote of confidence.. It was definitely a challenge but I guess I did ok.. 😉
Great job! I can see the worker with his shovel moving.
Thank you so much Sara.. I appreciate your comments 😉
Love the effect of this shot. Great shot and composition. Don’t be frustrated. I think I shot over a dozen photos the other day to get just the one “Kaleidoscope” that I posted earlier.
Thanks for confidence in me.. At least I know I was not alone in my frustration 😉
Nope note alone. 🙂
Terri, I like the effect you achieved. Most of the exposure was static to give the definition to the worker and machinery while the shorter zoom within the exposure gives the sense of movement. Well done! I think it is pretty common for most of us to get take lots of shots before we nail the timing for a shot like this. I too have been frustrated on many occasions with panning.
Thank you very much for your kind comments.. Its good to know most of us go thru that period where we get frustrated and want to make that perfect shot but realistically it takes practice to pull it off. I wish you were around to show me how to pan properly
Very interesting looking image this….i just want to explore…the colours are very enticing. I am interested to know exactly how you achieved the movement of the zoom, and keeping most of the image pretty well defined. It is very effective and almost looks like an HDR shot.
Sorry it took so long to answer.. The basics were I took a picture of the worker with the optical zoom lens at the widest setting angle. Next I backed up 5-10 steps, zoomed in so the subject was the same size and placement in the frame and I then set my camera on infinity and used narrow aperture, put my tripod on a dolly and zoomed in while moving it backwards. The dolly helped with keeping the frame smooth and level. I guess the final result was a stroke of luck and multiple trial and error. 😉
Wow, very interesting approach…..something i will have to try for sure. Brilliant effort at exploring new and different techniques. Well worth it Terri 🙂
Thanks a lot Rerro Rocher
LOVE this one too Terri – just enough zoom effect to make me have a double look. Yes everyone is super creative with this challenge. Brent
I am glad you had to take a double look lol. I must have done something right .. I think it was by mistake but I’ll claim it anyway 😉
Terrie. Very interesting shot. I find myself examining it over and over in vase I miss something.
Wow I’m glad you said that.. I feel like I did something half way right lol.. 😉 Thanks
Fantastic… in addition to just enough motion to make me think I’ve had a bit too much to drink, the complimentary colors are so vibrant.
Well have a drink for me too hahah.. Thanks for your input 😉
Hi, Teri. With the soft fuzziness, I would call it “The blurry bobcat on Burnside Street” .
I love it … I like that title, very creative lol. Thanks Peter
First off, way to reach outside your box and stick with it until you got the image you wanted. I really like the soft colors along with the effect of the zoom. I also like how you composed the picture. It’s well balanced. Plus you captured the worker, working! Great job!
Wow what a great compliment.. I appreciate you for the support.. It was mostly by accident that I even got this.. Took alot of tries just to get this one.. Thanks so much 😉
Awesome shot Terri! I love the motion/blur, it’s not overwhelming ,just right! I also love the colour palette.
It did have some nice color contrast 😉 Thank you 😉
Love this. And every time I see a shot like this I vow to try something similar and get out of my comfort zone.
Good for you.. Go for it.. I’m rooting for you and hang in there 😉
interesting photo
I like that the objects in the image are distinct and the blurring comes from that – cool!
Thank you so much Nick…. It was challenge but it took many tries .. I got lucky on this one.. 😉
Thank you Nick, much appreciated.. 😉
So we went to the MN Zoo yesterday. It was a beautiful sunny warm day. The new kangaroo exhibit did not have any motion, they were all sleeping. But as we went through the tropics exhibit there were various species of water fowl cleaning themselves in the water. I liked the colors in this one and the tufts on the duck’s head. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/ecbca5416a9c63bed7f09dc2e7ca5b020d1dbb04e75c45904c67c608fa5e6c2a.jpg
Sara, good picture. I found it difficult to distinguish the form of the bird. I suppose that’s because of me, not having experience with photographing birds taking a bath in the water. There surely is a lot of action and movement present.
Thank you Christian.
Sara, great capture. Maybe place the duck off center!? Lower right!?
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Here is a crop of the duck.
I like this tighter crop… you can really see the tail feathers fanned out and getting a good cleaning.
Thank you Brenda.
Rachel, an offset duck below. Thank you.
Thirsty looking duck. Great shot. I agree with Rachel. Placing the duck a little off center would make the photo a little better, Great Job!
That has to be cleanest water for a bird bathing area that I have seen! Good job capturing the head under water. I can see the eye. Nice use of fast shutter speed.
Thank you, the ducks were in a pool under the Gibbons. The flamingos were just standing around, so no motion there.
Great action shot using a fast SS Sara!
Thank you. I am waiting for my filters to arrive so I can try slow shutter speeds again. Everything has been so blown out. Hopefully the filters will help with my experimenting.
Look forward to seeing them….its a whole new world when you slow it all down!
Sara, good capture here, You can fell the action of the bird. Well done.
Thank you Denis.
Great shot, Sara. It’s a ” bird bubble bath ” .
Thanks Peter.
Great capture, I love to watch birds fluffing and cleaning and splashing.
Superb!
the only thing I would aim for next time would be to get the bird tack sharp.
But as an example of movement, you’ve nailed it!
Here is a shot taken on the first evening of the Calgary Stampede. I went to a viewing platform at the top of a cliff across the river from the Stampede grounds to view and photograph the fireworks. I took this image before the fireworks began, wanting to capture the colour and movement of the rides contrasting with the skyline. It is a single image and the biggest adjustment I made in when processing was to brighten the shadows. I wish the tent, quancet and transportation trailers were not part of the composition, and I agree the image could be heavily cropped to about half its current width. Personally, I like the light from the rides on the left and the wider skyline. Settings: 5.0 sec, 20mm, f/14, ISO 100 using a tripod.
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Judy, this a great wide scenery. I like very much such pictures. Great layering with the lights in the foreground, the buildings and the sky with the clouds in it. Great colours. As it is a wide overview the different movements are not obvious. But when studying the different parts, they are surely present. Well done. Lucky you to have such a viewing platform.
There is not as much movement as I hoped to capture; this is only part of the fair grounds and there is lots going on behind the Saddledome building that wasn’t visible from the platform. I’m going to see the rodeo and wander the grounds later this week & will be taking my camera. I hope to get more shots conveying motion.
Judy, Great job! I like the wider skyline as well, but a slight crop of the sky could be a good thing. There are sunbursts on some of the lights and the rides you can see the long exposure. I like the reflection of the purple ride on the right in the water.
I see what you mean. The very top doesn’t have a lot of stuff going on in the clouds and it could be trimmed which would bring the horizon a little more above the central line. Thanks for your comment, Sara.
Love the colors and sharpness of the image.
Thanks Rachel. It was fun to watch the balance of colour change as the day drew to a close.
Love the setting, the colors and the sky. Nice job.
Beautiful photo. I love the exposure and the colorful lights that are showing motion. Composition is spot on. Overall an awesome photo. Great job!
Thanks Barbara! I haven’t taken photos from this spot before. It was a delight to discover it & I will definitely return to take more pictures here.
Welcome and that is great that you will return for more pics
Wow…so much going on in the picture. Love the sky, and the different neon colours across the image. Great light trials capturing the movement throughout. Nice that you got the blue hour sky too…Great image Judy!
Thanks Christine. I was worried there was too much going on, but that is the reality of the Calgary Stampede – there are parties and events everywhere from pancake breakfasts in the parks to nightclubs that are still partying at 3am. I have a few other images taken earlier that night. I like them, and the golden colours from sunset were pretty nice, but the blue hour was magic.
Stunning capture Judy – love the colours and the fact that you still have a blue sky. Like the reflection off the water on the bottom right – such a rich image. Also your starbursts are great too with such a small aperture. This image rocks! Brent
Thanks Brent! I took photos from golden hour to the end of the fireworks. This blue hour shot was my favourite.
Judy, this is a great shot. Very nice balance in it. The only thing missing is the fireworks. Well done.
Thanks Denis 🙂
On the left of the image you can just see the turn of the racetrack. The fireworks were launched from inside the racetrack, so I didn’t have the right angle to get the skyline behind the fireworks. I might post one of the fireworks photos later in this challenge.
Nice blue-hour shot, Judy. Great mix of colors and the motion in the Ferris wheel.
Thanks Brenda. You might be surprised how long I had to wait for all the rides to be moving at the same time so I could squeeze as much motion as possible into this image. Hoping to get more action shots on Friday when I attend the Stampede.
Judy really good photo. Love the way you captured the lights. I am in Calgary and looking forward to experiencing this in person. Nice job.
Valerie, I hope you have a great time here in Calgary! If you have questions or ideas about other places to visit near Calgary, just let me know.
Great picture, Judy. How did you come up with your settings for shutter speed and f stop? The exposure and movement of the ferris wheel are perfect.
Thank you for your comments, Peter. I have to admit my method is no more sophisticated than trial and error. I locked the ISO in at 100 which is the lowest I can go on my Canon 60D. I knew I wanted a smaller aperture. This lens has f/22 as the smallest, but I decided on approx. f/14 as most lenses are sharper somewhere in the middle. I’ve only had the lens for 2 or 3 weeks and haven’t done detailed testing yet, so I don’t know where its ‘sweet spot’ is. When I zoomed in on the image on the LCD screen on the back of the camera I could see that approx. f/14 gave me sharpness from front to the skyline. I did this work about an hour before taking this shot when the light was better. I played around with the shutter speed in a similar way. Shorter speeds often showed uneven lights on the Ferris wheel because the lights on it were constantly changing, too. Once I settled on 5 sec as giving the light trails I wanted, I verified that f/14 still gave me the ‘blue hour’ exposure I wanted. I then timed the start of my shot to coincide with the time that both wheels were moving and filled with light. I took lots of photos!
Thanks for the information, Judy. I appreciate it.
Hi Judy, just so you know, it seems most every picture I take is trial and error!!!
Judy thanks for providing your detailed information. Loved your results. I didn’t notice the tents until i read what your wrote. How do you determine the sweet spot of your lenses?
I’m not very scientific, I’m afraid. I take shots at different apertures of exactly the same scene, focusing in the middle. I then look at them on my computer to see how the sharpness changes throughout the image. I also read the online reviews.
All your unscientific information is helpful thanks.
Love this one Judy…the motion in the Ferris wheel, the city skyline in the blue hour works so well. Also love the purple reflection on the river. I can sense a lot of awesome images coming from your new lens!
Thanks Kerrie!
Beautiful blue hour shot Judy. I love your crop as is – won’t change a thing. You very well transferred the sense of activity here. Love it
🙂
Thank you, Erez.
This is amazing. Thanks for sharing all of your tips on how you achieved this shot. I am headed to our local fair this week and I hope to catch some movement photos. (If it ever quits raining).
Thanks Kathy. I hope you have experimenting!
LOVE the colors. Especially love the light starbursts. Looks like a beautiful city.
Thanks Chris!
We were in Calgary about a fortnight ago and everyone was talking about the stampede! And I wondered why anyone would want to stampede a herd of cattle through the CBD! lol
Is that the Bow River in the foreground?
At first I thought this was a static image but on a closer view I can see movement everywhere
I agree about the trailers but have to admit my eye was drawn elsewhere before I saw them
I hope you enjoyed your visit. Did you ride the Rocky Mountaineer by any chance? The river is the smaller Elbow River which meets the Bow River a couple of kilometers to the north, or towards the right of this photo.
We did a week long bus tour up through the Rockies – Had a great time and was simply awestruck by the fantastic scenery. Averaged about 250 photos a day, most of which are not brilliant being taken from a moving bus, but they are what was achievable. I’m editing at the moment. The Bow River was everywhere!
You have some unbelievable scenery and some really nice and friendly countrypersons.
I’m running late for this one. Really didn’t have any action shots in my archives, so had to get out this weekend for some new material. My first one is a b&W at the local skate board park. Shot with my EF-S 15-85mm lens. Shutter priority at 1/30, f/22, ISO100, 85mm. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/0878f8a969ee5fb670636a6a06d629851a561a25f6ab6e952474739c83b4d0a4.jpg
Love the motion in this photo. I also like the black and white, it helps to eliminate distractions. The only things I might correct is to straighten the horizon line, and maybe crop some off the top. Otherwise an awesome job and photo!
Barbara, thank you. Thanks for the tips. I must be sitting here too long as I didn’t even notice the horizon.
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Your welcome. Don’t feel bad I miss mine sometimes too.
I really like this motion image Rachel and I’m glad you went out and especially photograph this for the challenge. That’s why I create these challenges – to push yourself and learn. Well done. I like the way you have captured both skaters coming up the edge of the half pipe at the same time, I can just make out their boards too. Great motion image. Brent
Thanks Brent. I used your concert example. I would have posted this in color, but the clothing was pretty drab.
Rachel, there is a great contrast between the 2 static persons ans those 2 in full action. You got the move. This a balanced picture: on the left the mentioned contrast, on the right the peace in the landscape.
Thanks Christian.
Your welcome. Looks much better.
Great job! Love the sharper two standing vs. the two blurred ones. Well done indeed.
Thanks, Sara.
Hi Rachel, very nice photo. Where were you standing to take the shot? It looks as if you were in the half-pipe!
Thanks Peter. If you look closely to the left, below the trees, you’ll see grass. It’s basically a built up mound, with the half pipe and ramps built in. I was outside with my camera practically at ground level.
Hi Rachel – I also like that you have captured moving + still skateboarders in the same shot. Great image 🙂
Thanks Judy.
Beautiful image. Smart choice of B&W and the moving vs standing skaters add much to the image
Cool photo
I really can’t add anything to what has already been said
I’d say you’ve done a great job with this month’s challenge. Great capture.
Thank you Lisa.
Absolutely fabulous shot Rachel…almost looks like a double exposure shot. I like this in B&W and i like that the two blokes at the back are defined and clear, and the two on the ramp and blurred. Just check your horizon and straighten the image….great image…well done!
Thanks Rerro. I did re-post with the horizon straight. (Below) Need to get my glasses checked! That was two out of two. 🙁
hahaha…thanks Rachel 🙂 Me too then…need to look
Rachel, great capture. Well composed and shot. Well done.
Nicely done, Rachel… what a great combination of sharpness and motion!
Thank you Brenda. I chose Shutter Priority and the camera did the rest. I really like the results, especially with an aperture of f/22.
If someone is using a Canon, crop sensor camera, I highly recommend this lens. It just seems to do everything really well.
Cool shot.
Thanks, Mary.
Good motion. A second later and they would have been airborne. I like the people in the background waiting their turn.
Thanks Karen. Actually, that’s a bloke and a young girl, in the background. Not sure who was chatting-up who!? LOL!
Wow, that’s action! I learn so much from this group. Great capture.
Thanks Chris!
Fantastic photo! I love the repeating shape of the moving people and the fact that they overlap somewhat. Is the streak underneath them their feet? It works very well in my opinion.
Thank you Carol. That’s a skateboard and their feet.
My second submission, same day, but a very windy and cold location on the lake. This was shot with my manual FD 100-300mm L lens, from inside the car. Shutter priority at 1/250sec, 300mm, f/11. Handheld. It was really difficult getting a sharp focus because the wind was blowing so hard that it was shaking the car.
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Definite action shot Rachel…the kite surfer is a little lost though against the dark water. Perhaps crop some of the bottom water off, and straighten the horizon
Thanks for the feedback Rerro. Both photos that I submitted had angled horizons. Must of ben too much wine over the weekend! LOL!
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Well…that is a very valid excuse! all is forgiven…hahahaha…glad you had fun and that wine was on the list!
Thanks Rerro. :o)
Rachel, the crop is much better. Well done.
Thanks Christian.
I like the crop better too. You can tell the wind was howling from the white caps on the waves. Nice job.
Thanks Sara.
Nice shot, Rachel. I hope that guy had a wet suit to keep him warmer.
Thank you Peter. He did. He was pretty well rugged up.
great action shot
dare I suggest that in the pursuit of photographic nirvana, we have to get out of the car .. ?
Thanks Nick.
BTW, I did get out of the car. It was freezing and the wind was blowing so hard that even mounted on my very sturdy tripod, I couldn’t get a decent shot because my camera and tele lens were moving. It was not a user friendly day! ;o) lol
Rachel. Good shot given the conditions. My preference is the cropped shot.
Sorry I haven’t been on recently – have been away for a couple of weeks.
This was taken a bit after 11pm in Vancouver on 5 July. I thought I’d try this after I bumped the tripod and got some wavy lines in a previous photo.
Camera was on a tripod and I zoomed in towards the end of the exposure. I tried to time the movement at the end of the exposure so I didn’t have hot spots at both the beginning and end of the blur.
iso 200, f/4, 2 sec, starting at 16mm using a 16-35 mm lens. The only post processing was to adjust exposure by -0.5 a stop
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Interesting abstract shot Nick 🙂
Thanks
I posted this and then I notice numerous other examples of similar ideas!
Hi Nick. Nice abstract shot. Not over done. Nice balance.
thanks muchly
Nick, great picture. Love it.
thanks
Nice job Nick. I would like to see this same shot a touch earlier in the evening, to see a little more detail as this is rather dark. Well done with the abstract.
Thanks
There is more detail available in the RAW image, but I was really just after the light sources
I like the darker tone of this shot, Nick. You did a good job of even zooming. My efforts usually tell where I slowed down/sped up. Did you make use of a delay e.g. 2 seconds and start moving the zoom just before the exposure began?
Thanks
I like it darker. And I’d started out taking city lights which I think needed a dark background
re the technique, I focused on the building opposite, tripped the shutter and when I thought I was about 3/4 of the way through, zoomed in.
I was aiming to have the exposure conclude during he zoom.
I was also aiming for sharp, reasonably exposed buildings (or more specifically their lights) and then the zoom effect
Interesting motion capture Nick.
Thanks muchly
Great cityscape abstract. Love it
Thanks
I like it but it makes me a little dizzy. I normally have vertigo so it’s not your photo.
Thanks, I was about to claim a first!. “photo make woman dizzy!”
have to admit not a normal reaction to my photography! lol
Welcome back Nick. Great shot. Reminds me of a futuristic city scene from SciFi movie.
Thanks
As I’ve just seen “2001 a Space Odyssey” again, I immediately thought of that movie and the same can be said for other photos in this challenge.
For those of you who wanted to see ball on strings, well I will say no more.ISO 320, FL 58mm, F5.6, SS 1/1000 https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/60595c9b6a4001ac147aeac90684fdf8b89df70d6d0304b7692cbbd12940f3fa.jpg
Denis, you got a good picture. It’s a pity for the distractiing background. But you succeeded in your mission.
Many thanks Christian. I forgot the basics when taking these shots, Did take note of the backgrounds. I was more intent on getting the shot.
It would be a challenge, but you could remove the vertical shadow in processing with a pattern stamp tool. I don’t mind the brick background at all, as you’ve capture her features nicely.
Denis, Well done! There is movement in the racket, the ball and her hair.
Sara, many thanks for your feedback.
Denis, great shot of her emotion as she hits the ball.
Peter, many thanks for your feedback.
Well timed Denis. I know it can be a real challenge. You’ve captured the story of this moment in time. Importantly, you have the athlete’s face quite sharp and showing the emotion of her efforts.
Judy, many thanks for your feedback.
Nice motion capture. I love the racket and ball blur and the determination and tack sharp focus on her face.
Jim, many thanks for the feedback.
Nice work Denis, Great capture.
Kerrie, many thanks for the feedback.
Much better shot Denis….less distractions.
Rerro, many thanks for the feedback. It would have been better if I shot from the opposite side. I did not even see the background, possibly because I see it every other day and the fact that I was fixated on just getting the shot.
Wow Denis, every image is better. Great capture
Erez, many thanks for the feedback. Glad you see an improvement.
Great shot Denis!
Chris, many thanks for the feedback.
So I come back to my locals for this one. I find motion very difficult to still get sharpness so this is a good challenge for me. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/221cafd8efe2967d890fa1b97e6bd72d93b812a37b23a461885e8819da87ee9d.jpg
Keri, that’s a colourful creature. I love much all those colours. You got the bird very good in the action and therefore also the movement. This is a great composition. I don’t see the settings of this image. I don’t see it very sharp. Could it be taken from behind a window?
Hi Christian. The settings are 1/500, F8, ISO1000. I am on the ground looking up at the birds flying off and onto the gutter. The lorikeet is a really nicely coloured bird but because he is saturated it’s a little more dark than normal.
Keri, Well done. Good capture of action here. The blur/softness in the wings shows motion to me.
Thank You Dennis. It certainly isnt an easy challenge this month but it shows him in flight effectively.
Hi Kerri, I agree with you as I find capturing motion rather daunting but I think you have done a good job here. I like the way the bird looks totally focussed and determined and I think that is because of the angle you have captured. Colours are great too and there is good focus on the bird’s eye it seems to me. Nice blurred background too.
Thank You Annette. They fight for spots on the gutter so they fly off and on all the time. I am on the ground looking up so I was just patient hoping to actually capture the movement.
Keri, Well done with the motion! The blur on the wings shows the motion as well as the wide open feet waiting to grab onto what looks like a railing.
Hi Sara. Thanks. It is the gutter of the neighbours house and the birds hang out there in the water. It was raining too hence him looking bedraggled.
Hi Keri, great colors and emotion from the bird. What were your settings? Were you panning as you took the picture? Do you ever shoot in continuous mode when taking photos of birds?
Hi Peter. I have tried continuous mode because one shot has something and not a second leater you have a full frame of something worth keeping. The settings are 1/500, F8, ISO100. Not panning just patience. 🙂
You have to love Rainbow Lorikeets. I have so many shots of them, but all stills. This is a fabulous shot! That fierce look in it’s eye.
Thank you Rachel. They are funny detemined birds. He had already hopped and flown over other birds to get to this spot. That’s how I tried to capture him in movement because they fly of and on the gutter.
Keri this is awesome! I am with you motion and sharpness are difficult for me too! I love the colors and the background blur. Well done!
Thanks Amber. I was using sports mode to try and get a feel for what the camera would you to catch this movement. Then I tried on my own in manual so it worked.
Fantastic Keri! Motion will always be something I will work on!
Nice shot. I have found when I struggled with the same things, that a really high shutter speed and focusing directly on their eye works the best. What brilliant colors!
Good tip Jim. I’ll put that into practice for my next shot. The lorikeets always deliver on colour.
Beautiful capture Keri….we get the motion of the bird’s wings and the water falling sprayed all over, plus you have managed to get the face and more importantly the eye in focus…..so, well done! Let us know what your setting were.
Hi Rerro. Thanks again. Your feedback is always so welcome. 1/500, F8, ISO1000
What a lovely shot Keri. So difficult to get the birds when they are doing something like this, and so unusual with the rain as well. Love it. Very well done.
Thanks Hilary. I have been trying for a while to get a shot like this.
Great capture and a beautiful image. Love it that the wings have motion blur while the bird is sharp and the drops/dust in the background contributes a lot
Thanks Erez. Rain and splashing water from the gutter.
Such a great capture of the bird and the water droplets. The motion is clearly expressed yet the detail of the bird is crisp.
Thankyou Mary.
Really a nice shot. The colors, the water add drama to this little bird’s motion.
Thanks Karen. I have been trying to capture their movement for ages because they are always there. Zoomed right in from the ground so I have been practicing with trying to preempt their movement.
What a beautiful bird, great capture.
Thanks Chris 🙂
not sure I’ve seen one as bedraggled as this before!
great capture!
btw what were your settings?
Thanks Nick. It had been raining and the lories always hang out in the neighbour’s gutter. On some days you can get up to 20 up there. This is a cropped shot and the settings were 1/500, F8 with ISO1000.
On the last Christmas fair I walked around looking for movement (even then, before Boot Camp). One of pictures I took was of a merry-go-round. I liked specially for the colourful lighting.
settings: 18mm 2sec f/16 ISO 100
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This makes me smile ,Christian…the movement of the lights, and the star on the top…and then those sharp snowmen and fairy lights at the bottom of the fame. Love it.
Thanks Kerrie.
Christian. Good shot. You certainly got motion here. Have you one in a landscape mode?
Denis, I didn’t use landscape mode for 2 reasons: 1) there were too many distractions on the left and the right 2) the building-up of the different parts of the movement asks for a potrait mode. Thanks anyway for your remark.
Good call limiting the distractions and layering the colors… wonderful mix of color and movement. Having a tight portrait crop makes it feel like things are being flung out of the side of the photo!
Brenda, thanks for your evaluation.
Hi Christian, I love the colours and the way it seems to build from the bottom up. I really like the portrait mode for this. The little figures are quite clear and the starry lights around the bottom give me a lovely feeling of Christmas. Your capture of movement is fantastic.
Annette, thanks for your evaluation.
Very well done! Love the colors!
Thanks Sara.
Great picture, Christian. It is so sharp, with no noise for a night time exposure.
Thanks Peter.
Great photo Christian!
Thanks Rachel.
Hey Christian, great study in motion! It’s too bad there are so many additional distractions (unavoidable) around as my eye is drawn down to them instead of up where it seems like the movement is trying to take me.
Amber, thanks for your evaluation.
Hi Christian – I was checking out your shutter speed – only 2 seconds – I expected it to be much longer, but I now think there must have been many lights on this merry-go-round. I think it is a fabulous image showcasing light, colour and movement. The shape reminds me of a Christmas tree. Great image!
Judy, thanks for your evaluation.
Very cool image. Love the colors and the motion blur. I have never before seen a Christmas Merry Go Round!
Jim, thanks for your evaluation.
Great light trails captured here Christian….the 2sec SS still allowed us to see the shape of the merry-go-round.
Thanks Christine for your evaluation.
Love it – the combination of still and motion is really good here
Thanks Erez.
I love how this is so cheerful.
Thanks Mary.
Wow. Colorful motion. Superb.
Thanks Karen.
Wow, great action shot!
Thanks Chris for your remark.
a very interesting image, great movement and colour
It would probably be even better without that silhouetted thingy on the lefthand border
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Hi Everyone. I have been away so much lately I haven’t participated but I am loving the pictures you have all been taking. Well done and lots of creativity.
When I discovered this month’s subject I thought it would be too difficult then I remembered my very first try at capturing movement with my then new Nikon D7100. This picture was taken at the National Folk Festival in Canberra in 2016. ISO 800 (it was very dark inside the tent), FL 140mm, f5.6, 1/50. I increased the exposure by 1 stop and increased clarity and vibrance a little in Lr.
Annette, great composition. The red & blue gives a very nice effect. The person in full action: waving hair, rhythmic use of the drumsticks. much movement in your picture. Well done.
Thank you Christian.
Nice job! The movement with the drummer’s hair (why does it seem they either have long hair or shaved heads?) and the drumstick in his left hand.
Thank you Sara. Yes it seems that way, since I have neither long hair nor a shaved head I wonder why I am learning to play drums – hahaha!
Really good action photo Annette. Really like the composition and color contrast. That was excellent for a “first try”!
Thank you Rachel, You have inspired me to keep trying.
Fantastic movement! I love how sharp the symbols and microphones are against the fabulous hair toss of the drummer.
Thank you Amber, and everyone. all your comments are so encouraging and I really appreciate them.
Love that flying hair. Nice action shot, Annette.
Annette. I like the movement of the hair and the blur of the moving drumming hand. Cool shot. Well done.
This is great Annette..I can almost hear those drums. The colors are brilliant and I love the sharpness of the cymbals against his hair. This image takes me back to when I used to see a lot of live music. Thank you.
What a great candid shot….you have captured the intensity of the music….and the emotion of the drummer as he goes through the motions. I like the link between the drummers eye and the drum stick, and the concentration on his face. And the hair….just gives us so much!! Great shot, full of emotion and motion!
It’s amazing how you managed to get flying hand and hair vs. reasonably sharp face. Great capture
The the tack sharp equipment and in contrast the blur of the drummer. The blurred drumstick is pointing up to draw the eye to the hair. Great catch.
Love the sharpness of the drum as opposed to the action of the drummer, well done!
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/6faf09760d750d71342938da00dfa16d93696722581a5d0f2392cb6055eb7b79.jpg This a picture from Iguazu Falls in Brazil. There were so many waterfalls. There was a haze that created the gorgeous rainbow. I don’t have the settings as I copied this photo off my hard drive. In processing, the lower half almost turned into black and white. Unbelievable place that I wanted to share with the group. You could go underneath some of the falls. Eleanor Roosevelt once commented after seeing these waterfalls, ” Poor Niagara ” .
I’ve never been there, but I can feel the mist and hear the roar of the falls! Amazing rainbow.
Thanks, Brenda. There were so many waterfalls and rainbows.
Beautiful!
Thanks, Valerie.
Peter, nice rainbow.
Thanks, Christian. There were rainbows everywhere.
Lovely shot! Another place to visit!
Thanks, Sara. The views were spectacular.
Wow, spectacular photo!
Thanks, Rachel.
What a cool spot! Great image!
Thanks, Amber.
I found the video that I took at this spot, but wasn’t able to attach it to this site. If anyone is interested in seeing it, email me at pbrody1222@gmail.com and I can send it to you.
I’ll have to keep this spot in mind for future travels. The main rainbow is intense! Thanks Peter.
Thanks, Judy.
Very nice.
Thanks, Jim.
Peter, many thanks for sharing this shot. Very exotic location and great shot.
Thanks, Denis.
Great movement captured in the water Peter….it looks like it was raging causing the mist and the ensuing rainbow! What were your setting on this shot?
Thanks, Rerro. The photo was on my hard drive. I may have taken the jpeg from the video. I will check it tonight.
Hi Rerro, I was able to look it up in my hard drive. I used my Canon 7D, 28mm, ISO 100, f/5.0, at 1/ 1000 sec.
This shot makes me want to travel more! Beautiful!
Thanks, Kathy.
Amazing shot! I’ll have to visit it someday.. Love the rainbow .. You captured the turbulent waters wonderfully and I’m sure it was hard to photograph this with all the moisture in the air. How did you keep the camera still? Were you standing or on a boat when you shot this? Sorry I ask alot of questions.. 😉
Hi Teri, there is a path that you walk along that parallels the river. I went back to my external hard drive and found the video that corresponded to the shot. I made a jpeg from the video. I couldn’t find my settings to tell you what I shot it at. Sorry.
This is a great image. I really like that there is both vertical and horizontal motion shown.
Thanks, Mary.
The ultimate motion shot. It’s everywhere.
Thanks, Karen.
Peter, This is an incredible shot. I love the way that the rainbow lights up the turbulent water swirling around the rocks. When we were there several years ago the boys running the Zodiac boats did take us under one of the falls – got soaked. Nice work !
Thanks, Richard.
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This is my second motion photo. This photo was taken in Fort Myers FL. I was able to capture the bird as it was flying out of the water after catching a small fish. If you zoom in you can see the tiny fish in the birds beak! 1/2000 ss; f 6.3; 180 ISO at 240 mm.
Well done! You can see the disruption in the water from it’s feet.
wow, nice shot… I like the details in the feathers and seeing the feet dangle.
Great picture. Love the action you have captured
Kathy, very nice picture. Action of the bird in relation with the disruption in the water. I think that more space before then after the bird would give your image more dynamic space. Now the bird is rather at the left side. Easier said then done. I know. But for catching movement, you have a good result.
Great, sharp capture. Love the detail. I will agree with Christian’s comment re: more space in front of the bird, if possible.
Very nicely done, Kathy.
Wonderful image! I’ve read some of the other comments about more space in front of the bird. You could fake it a bit by cropping more off of the right side so the space is more weighted on the left.
Nice capture Kathy! These birds are so cool. They look so awkward but are so agile and graceful. Very well adapted to their environment. I have some recent similar shots of a heron which I will be posting soon as my 2nd submission. These guys look almost pre-historic. One thing I have learned recently while trying to get a good shot of a bird in flight is the bigger the bird, the slower they fly and the easier to photograph. Great job of using a high shutter speed to capture this guy. Good focus & exposure. You might try cropping so as to put him close to a third point (rule of thirds) and still leave space in front of him to fly into. Overall great job! Keep on clicking.
Thank you for the suggestions! I never thought about the larger the bird the slower they are ! But I tend to mostly take photos of larger birds. They are much more cooperative than the little guys.
Nice shot. Good capture on the bird.
Wow. Great, tack sharp focus. It’s like the bird is just suspended in the air. Beautiful! I agree with Jim Albertson’s suggestion on the cropping. Although I also like the disturbance in the water. It shows where the bird came from.
Kathy, lovely shot. Nice and sharp and the ripple on the water is great. Great moment in time.
I love your bird shots Kathy, and this capture is stunning!
Nice action shot Kathy….to make this better next time….i know it is difficult, because birds are unpredictable and constantly on the move, but try and get a less cluttered background by changing your perspective if you are able.
I 100% agree! I tried to crop off some of the grasses because they are distracting! At some point, I need to work on patience, setting up the shot and waiting for some action. Right now I am just walking and taking shots as I see something interesting.
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Here is the above photo SOOC. I always hope to have more room on the right, but then I also like the movement of the water where the bird took off from. Any recommendations would be appreciated!
I like the action of the bird the photo captures. You can feel the energy in the legs and wings.
Hey Kathy…. I love this shot 😉 Sharp and in focus and its crazy the way the bird is just suspended in the air.. I don’t mind the background as it did’nt bother me . Perhaps using the tone curve will help more in accentuating the darks and lights and bring the bird more definition along with alittle bit of vignette to get more focus on him.. 😉
Thanks Terri! I will try the tone curve. I have so much to learn with lightroom but I am slowly starting to understand some features!
Yeah, I’m still learning the ins and outs of Lightroom but its a great program in my opinion and alot easier and user friendly than Photoshop.. 😉 You are doing fantastic! Keep it up
Great capture and a beautiful action shot
It gives the feeling that it is hopscotching over the water.
Wow, even more amazing detail in this version! Love it!
Great shot! Stunning detail. I am always trying to take a picture like this! You nailed it.
I took this photo on the beach at the start of the Bodega Bay Trailhead on the Bodega Bay Headlands on the 4th of July. I’ve been wanted to capture a sunset for awhile and I was hoping the sky was going to be much more colorful than it turned out. But I’m still happy with what I ended up with. Camera settings were ISO 100, 26mm, f22 for 1 sec.
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Jim, this is a very good shot. Very nice sunset on its own. Lobe the light bouncing off the rocks to the front and leading the eye the setting sun.The very foreground of the shot has great movement and balance. Well done in my view.
Jim, that’s a great picture. Loverly golden colour at the horizon in contrast with the cold blue water in the foreground. Good composition with the rocks on the left and the sun above that other rock on the right. And of course the moves of the water. I love it.
Great shot Jim…..and good choice of SS….the 1s was enough to give the silky effect of movement as the water retreated back out, off the beach, but also enough to maintain the movement of water deeper into the shot. Composition and the sunset make for a technically sound and very pleasing image.
This is stunning. I love all the different movement of the water. And a starburst as well! Great shot.
Don’t you just hate it when sunsets never do what you want them to do 😉 I think its solid photo and I like the blurred motion of the waves on the shore. The sunset is not blown out and taken at the right moment on the horizon and it gave it that nice star burst effect. Colors are subtle but very nice.. Good job!
Wonderful piece. Just the right amount of long exposure to show the motion and make and artistic image, but without removing all the waves, keeping the sea realistic. SO nice.
Beautiful job! You still have waves and the sun has just the right amount of burst to it! Well done!
This is a beautiful capture. I really like the softness of the wave action.
Stunning photo.
Beautiful shot Jim! I like the sum beams and the glow on the right hand rocks. Was wondering if the left hand rocks add anything to the scene!?
This one was worth the 54. Great shot!!
Jim:
Really nice long exposure shot. Love the blur & the motion of the waves. The sun is awesome. Exposure seems a little dark and might be better if brightened up a bit. I think this one is definitely a keeper!
Thank you all for your wonderful comments and encouragement. I really appreciate it!
Rachel and Jim: thanks for your feedback and suggestions. Here’s my edited version of the image. Personally, I think I like it with the rocks on the left. For me it seems to give the image more interest and balance, but I can also see how by removing the rocks on the left the rock under the sun really stands out. Also, I like it brightened up some but I also think that removes some of the definition in the water. What do you all think?
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Also stunning but I too prefer the one with the rocks on the left.
Jim, personally, I like the exposure on the original. However, when you expand this crop to full screen, I thank it’s amazing. You get to see the breaking wave on the small upper right hand rock. To me, it makes it appear even more expansive. I do like them both. This is just my preference. Nothing distracts my eye from your POI.
Wow Jim, I LOVE this. What a stunning image. I have been to that beach and it never looked that good through my lens! Great job, great capture.
Thanks Chris. Really appreciate it.
Great shot, Jim. I love the moodiness and darkness of the original shot.
Jim, Very nice shot. I like the way you have captured the swirling water and retained a small piece of the beach for the surf to have a place to land. The sunburst on the rocks is magical. I like this un-cropped version of the picture. Bodega Bay is one of my favorite places.
My first shit in the Motion section. Taken last year in Lunagwa, Zambia on Sony RX100 iii, 26mm, 1/800 at f4.0, ISO 125 , cropped a bit, but not much more. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/8e8263061c15de5608d8ffe01c7efc9e20efee8b20c8f7b38aa96ceb25db53d8.jpg
Hilary, nice composition. Great picture with one bird static and the other in full action flying away. Nica to see their shadows too.
Thanks Christian. Wasn’t sure whether to leave the static bird in or out.
Hilary, nice shot. I like the soft shadow.
Thanks Denis
Nice Shot!
Thanks Sara
Love your comment. I think I’d crop out the other bird. Let the flying bird take the credit.
Thanks Karen. I wasn’t sure whether to leave him or crop him. Seems people have varying views.
Hilary, I echo Karen’s comment. :0)
Thanks Rachel. Seems people have differing views on that. I personally wasn’t sure.
Hillary:
Nice capture. It might be even better if you cropped out the bird on the left, put the bird in flight on a third point if possible, and left room in front of him to fly into.
Thanks Jim. As I have remarked to others below, I did wonder about the standing bird – opinion seems to be divided. The top right of the rule of third cross points is actually behind the flying bird’s wing just above his neck – I did consider this. I think he still has room to fly into.
Beautiful shot Hilary! I am forever trying to capture birds in flight.
Thanks Chris. Yes, I keep trying. This was a lucky one, and such big birds don’t take off so fast!
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Wheel Of Brisbane – 12mm, ISO 400, f11, 2 second exposure, Olympus E-M5II.
I was aiming for some blurring of the spokes, with out full blur of the wheel.
Michael, this is a great picture. The horizon is not horizontal. It don’t disturb me because in this way it gives a dynamic effect. The whilte colour of the wheel is contrasting with the dark fore- and background.
Almost looks like its trying to roll downhill, however its not that bothersome to me. The motion and blurr effect is what counts in this case. Too bad the wheel did’nt have colors to make it more dynamic.. Great photo however. I think you achieved what you set out to do with this photo!
Michael, just a thought about the remark of Terri. Of course you can’t show colour if there is none. How would it like if you put it in B&W?
Nice job on the blur of the spokes. That was a good call. Blurring the whole wheel would have been too much. I like the angles too although I might crop a bit of the bottom, maybe up to the lighter part of the concrete. Also, you might want to go back into Lightroom to bring the exposure up enough to give some definition to the tree and maybe even bring out some light in the sky. That might cause some distraction but maybe worth a look. I also liked Christian’s idea of seeing how it would be as a B&W.
I like the off kilterness of the photo. The brightness of the wheel and the darkness is a good contrast. Well done!
Love the blur of the rotation of the wheel.
Really nice effect Michael. It definitely conveys motion.
Wow, very cool! It looks like an out of control Ferris wheel that I am glad I am not on.
Michael, you really got motion going here. I do not think I would like to be on it. The wheel is kind of leaning back that adds to the sense/ wonderment is it out of control?.
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Thanks for the feedback – I tried straightening the horizon in Lightroom, but the wheel was then in danger of toppling over backwards. This shot is from across the river under the motorway ( approximately 300 metres from the initial position). 56mm, ISO 200, f11, 2.5 second exposure,
I took this photo on a Norwegian Cruise ship as I was passing the whirlpool with a waterfall on deck. It was taken with my Canon Rebel T2i. I believe it was most likely the kit lens I was using at that time. I don’t remember the settings and since I’m having major problems with Lightroom, I can’t locate the original photo. Switching to ON1 this week and starting all over. I was calling this one “Roiling Water” but after the up close look I think I’ll call it, “Time to Clean the Pool”.
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Karen, despite the story after this picture, it looks at something psychedelic with colours and motion. Without the info it could be the pattern of a piece of marble. Wonderful what someone can see in such a picture. I hope your problems will be solved soon, because not knowing where your photo’s are is a great problem.
Thanks. I actually know where my photos are but LR won’t recognize them. They are also in the cloud storage version that used to be the program. I can look at them but I can’t do anything with them but look or delete. I have ON1 and it is compatible with LR so I’m going to work on that for a while. My Surface Pro 5 has 1TB hard drive so I could put photos on there but I’ve been trying to keep from doing that. I also have all my memory cards. So sometime when I have nothing to do, I could take all the cards and copy them onto a new portable hard drive to see if that makes a difference but might have to wait for a stormy cold winter day, when I can’t go anywhere, to do that.
Karen, it’s a mesmerising image, obviously movement and water, but abstract. I too would never have known what it was without your explanation. I do like it though. That’s what photography is all about – seeing patterns in things that others may miss. Well done. Good luck with Lightroom. I am still new to Lightroom and must admit I make very sure I have a backup somewhere else before doing anything in Lightroom, “just in case”!
Thank you. I do have backups but I think it’s the program itself. I have 2 portable hard drives and I have all my original memory cards. I also have them in LR CC which is now just a storage program but LR Classic doesn’t seem to recognize that either except to look at and delete photos.
I really the abstract nature of the image. I reminds me of a slab of really beautiful marble (I just read Christian’s post and I see he thought the same thing). The contracting blue really give it interest. I think it’s quite beautiful.
Thank you. I remember thinking how cool it looked as it bubble and spouted up.
Having seen so many aerial shots lately, this looked like something from a drone or airplane! Had me guessing, that is for sure! Very interesting capture of water moving. I am thinking that i would like to capture something similar, but using boiling water….and my macro lens. You have given me inspiration Karen 🙂
Thank you. I want to get a drone but remodeling the home is where my gear money is going this year. Might want to be careful with the boiling water and your lens. And your fingers. 🙂
Lovely abstract Karen, and a very good freezing of motion
thanks.
What a very cool shot! It almost looks like an abstract painting till I enlarge it. I like it a lot.
I thought it looked like a bunny in the lower center. I didn’t really notice it before except that we have a lot of rabbits running around our yard the last couple of days.
Karen, this is good. Works in two spheres for me – Abstract and moving water. Well done.
Thank you. The original, uncropped version is one I might blow up to a large wall size for my new office.
Well done. I like the different colors and the water movement.
Thank you.
Interesting image, Karen. It’s neat how the moving water & air bubbles pick up colours and reflect them. You must have used quite a fast shutter speed to capture this much sharp detail in the moving water.
I took this photo of an Outrigger Canoe being launched into the surf. My settings: 1/1250sec, f/8.0, 70mm. I was using a Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 lens on a Nikon D600 camera. I wanted to capture the action of the launch into the waves by the boys in the boat. I picked a high shutter speed to freeze the action. I think it invokes a sense of power and motion. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/ba16ecc4faa2bee0aa87ce554f26d328ec069383833247b8f77bbc280af3079e.jpg
Anita, great picture full of action by those men and the water. You can see the action of the canoe to overcome the open water with the force of the waves. Good framing and composition with open water at the left of the canoe. This is a picture full of action and motion.
Great shot. Lots of color and lots of action.
Nicely done.
Yes, good one Anita. Captures the moment well.
Great! Beautiful surf and pending action!
Great capture of the moment. Love the spray in the air
Anita. Great shot. You captured the moment very well. Great sense of excitement from the shot. Well done.
Well done. You can almost feel the water movement.
Nice action shot Anita….using the 70-200mm has limited your width in the shot. To make this better next time….try a wide angle lens if possible.
Great shot Anita – and yes it does show power and motion to me as the surge hits the canoe. I like that the rower in the front has started rowing and the rest are jumping in. I’ve shot these races before and something to keep in mind it to try to get the athletes facing you – get their faces in the shot if you can. That means going to a point and shooting as they approach you or getting into a boat. Well done. Brent
So today my granddaughter helped me with my photography. She was the one controlling the remote control car while I took pictures. I did use the panning technique, except in this particular image I shot it without panning. I wanted to post this picture to help one of the other photographers with some post editing, so will post the before and after picture. I used my D750 in burst mode and continuous auto focus. I shot it at ISO 1280 with an exposure boost of +1.3, at 62mm, 1/100 sec @ F/4 . I will post my panning shot next week. For post processing I made adjustments in lightroom and cropped in, then went to Photoshop and used the laso tool to get rid of the distracting background, also used the clone tool close to the vehicle and the spot healing brush to blend the hard edges in. Its not perfect but gives an example of how to get rid of those backgrounds you can’t do anything about. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/679e4666218347ff6db8998559e836106f50a0f20093c7bfddfc2cf017000cfb.jpg https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/fd8a9fabe28430e17c9580562fc6f5a457999da2240e9343482f9e5296ae0d17.jpg
Nice job in post!
Yes Barbara, that certainly makes a better shot. Well done.
thanks
Barbara. Great shot and master class. Many thanks.
Thanks and your welcome
Barbara, well done in post-processing.
Thanks
Barbara, the spin on the wheels is really cool. Your post work is really effective and well done., Thanks so much for sharing this 🙂
Thanks you and your welcome
Nice job-great helper too. I like the fact that the car is in a wheelie (sp?). Nice job in post as well.
Thank you
Good job, Sara with both the spinning wheels and the clean-up done in photoshop.
Another shot from Luangwa. I have attached the original, https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/aba3e7995c44b6a30e1112a2171b8b484864e8db01a7ba9747fb655ce134d545.jpg and two crops. I will be very interested in your views. Taken on Sony RX100-3, 25mm, 1/800 @ f5.0, ISO 125. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/e567fb6b2a11e5daed46b4cd4f5411fed8909c31e7ce857a799ea056f3b4141a.jpg https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/645f70fcbe432fb6e28433c397a95c8334b95b5a138ced991d5b8b3e252bfd91.jpg I like the way the dust is kicked up by their heels, but you don’t really see it on the wider photo.
Hilary, this is a tough one. The first image is my favorite one seeing a group of zebra’s running along in full action and motion. Less foreground and sky would help to give more focus on them. My second favorite is the third picture with the individual one. He has to be active with all his hoofs from the ground. Nice to see. The dust is certainly accentuating the motion of the action. For me the third picture has a problem with the (inverse) truncated zebra. But this is of course just my personal view on these pictures. I’m interested too in the view of others.
Thanks Christian. The first one is as shot, out of the camera, and could no doubt be improved with a little editing. Unfortunately they are too spread out to cut out the foreground/background unless you make a long thin crop. I might try that but will wait for other comments. I love both the others though I agree the truncated zebra needs to go – my Lightroom skills are slowly improving – but he can’t be just cropped out. I like the third one because, which I hadn’t realised, I have the three sizes together, one on top of the other! As the shots are though I have to agree the lone zebra is the best, feet off the ground, dust behind him!
Hilary, why not giving it a try: a “panoramic” view by cut out in LR. You maintain the width and crop the sky and the foreground. Don’t crop too tight. Not much work in LR.
Here we go. What do you think? https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/293dce7ac001de577af4b18e8662665b6e5cfccc0abd792f503f8b564e63fcdb.jpg
Hilary, this is a great picture. I really love his one. Good job.
Thnaks Christian
Hilary. You have done a good job here. Well done.
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Hilary,
You did a great job capturing this image! However, in my mind you have still not selected the best crops. I think the “panorama” picture is too tight in the vertical direction. It does not show the environment. See my suggestion below Also, the three zebras shoulder to shoulder make a great image. Again, see my suggestion below.
Thanks Sig. I love the image of the three but felt a crop like this was a bit too tight at the rear. Ideally I would liked to have cloned out the half zebra, but I haven’t git that far in my processing skills. In principal I agree, but think it needs more space behind.
The panorama, bith views have merit. I followed Christian’s advice and was pleasantly surprised at how effective it was. With more bush ib the shot it does put it more in context, but I think the narrower crop actually emphasises the movement.
Hilary, I agree this crop of the three is too tight at the rear – it needs some room to “breathe”. The original crop with the half zebra cloned out would be the best option – worth learning!
Hilary, I like all four for different reasons. The first because it shows the scope. I like the shot of the three zebras, would like to see the other one removed, but, like you my post processing skills need improvement. The third (single zebra) is a cool shot, but could use a bit of adjustment to make it stand out a bit more from the back ground. I like the follow the leader of the panorama shot also.
Thanks Sara. I agree about the single zebra. I tried to make him stand out more but wasn’t very successful – comes down to my lack of expertise in Lightroom. Probably need to mask him and do it that way but I’ve not tried masking yet!!
I like this shot…and very much like the Panorama version below! Even though it is not capturing motion as such, i see a wonderful crop in capturing just the 3 zebra’s heads overlapping each other….but that is just me…hahaha
What you have captured is awesome….beautiful creatures!
Thanks for that Rerro. I can see what you mean about the 3 zebra heads. I’ve had a quick look on my iPad (only the jpeg) and the resolution is not good enough. I would have to go back to the desktop and the RAW file. I particularly like the 3 bodies overlaid like that, running together, but I do need to get rid of the extra head at the far right! To just crop it out makes it too tight in my opinion. I am rapidly learning more and more about Lightroom!!!
Not sure if you have Photoshop?, but the best way to remove the zebra on the far right is with something called ‘Content-aware Fill’….i have added a link to a good article and instructions about this
https://photographylife.com/using-content-aware-fill-non-destructively-in-photoshop
I haven’t downloaded Photoshop yet – still trying to learn Lightroom – but will download and get the article and try it. Thanks so much.
I like this lone zebra crop the best. You can see the dust it kicked up and all four feet are off the ground. And it has great detail.
Thanks Rachel. I think that one best shows “movement” because of the dust behind the hooves.
Love the running Zebra’s. Great capture of motion and wildlife. Nice composition as well. Great job! I do have to admit I do like the cropped version showing less sky.
Here is a photo I took today of a couple of seagulls enjoying the water at Nelson Bay Foreshore Beach, Port Stephens. I played around with various shutter speeds and settled on 1/1000 sec, being fast enough to freeze the water drops but still allowing some blurred movement of the wings flapping around.
Settings: 1/1000 sec @ f/6.7 ISO-250, lens MZ.75-300 @ 300mm
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Rodney, good wash going on here. Nice clear image. I like the capture of the water droplets.
Thanks Denis
Rodney, I love the interaction between those 2 seagulls playing in the water and the other just looking. There is a lot of action by the birds and in the water.
Thanks Christian. I did have one and a half other seagulls in the out of camera photo but decided a portrait crop with just these three worked better.
Rodney,
Very nice picture. Love the Gulls’ interaction. I am learning Photoshop. what do you think of these changes I made to your picture? I hope you don’t mind. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/1611605b02f28492612cbb9e67ae0783877aadaaf6754763801283e8aaaf12db.jpg
Juan, you have done a great job with Photoshop in removing the one seagull. Doesn’t look like it was ever there! Well done if you are just learning.
However for this challenge I feel the stationary seagull provides a good contrast to, and helps to emphasise the movement of, the other two seagulls. It also helps with the rule of “odds”, and although rules can be broken, I think it works in my original image in this case.
Thanks Rodney. This is why Bootcamp is such a great place to share ideas amongst us and learn ” the eye of the photographer”. We all have our own ideas of how the picture would look good to us.
Agreed 😉
Isn’t PS a wonderful thing. I’ve played around with it but have much to learn. Nice job removing the 3rd gull, I actually prefer this version
Thanks Alex. I bought a PS course through Matt Kloskowski and it is really great. I was looking to see if Brent had a PS and Lightroom course but di d not find one. matt K is at https://mattk.com/photoshop-system/ maybe Brent could work a deal and get a discount for the Bootcamp participants.
Well I have all the tutorials I need… what I’m lacking is motivation! I need to give myself a kick up the behind and get on with it.
Rodney, I like it! It tells a story with the three seagulls. The one not moving seems to be saying, “What are you guys doing?” I like the colors also.
Thanks Sara
Lovely shot Rodney. I like the three birds rather than the edited version by Juan. Just goes to show, what appeals to one does not appeal to all! I think the three birds shows more of a story than just the two. Love the way you have caught the water drops as they shake their feathers.
Thanks Hillary. I tried a few different shutter speeds to get the balance right between the water drops and feathers
Nice shot Rodney….you have definitely captured the action of the birds cleaning their wings!
Thanks Rerro
These seagulls are having a great time flapping in the shallows. A well executed example for freezing the water droplets Rodney!
Thanks Dianne
Really like this. Lots of action going on.
Thanks Rachel
Nice capture of movement. The frozen water droplets add a certain something
Thanks Alex
Great capture and grouping. Love the two birds bathing in the water. Nice job!
Thanks Barbara
Well done, Rodney! You definitely captured sharp water drops + movement in the wings.
I haven’t been out for a while so decided to head for the beach to get my first image for this month. The weather was bleak, it has been raining most of the night and a sunrise didn’t seem possible. My aim was to practice using a slow shutter speed. This is what happened when a large wave came through. My shutter speed was 1/10 Aperture F/16 and ISO 100.://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/cb9dd27eed233be0f521cfae2d69a0b28d53261246e7bf2bafb6d8ecda196bf4.jpg .
Hi Dianne, don’t see your image?
Oops! I fix that later today!
Thanks Brett
Here’s the image I found in a burst of images I took this morning. The relevant information has been shown above. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/cb9dd27eed233be0f521cfae2d69a0b28d53261246e7bf2bafb6d8ecda196bf4.jpg
Dianne, I like this picture. There is a lot of action in the burst of this wave. Am I looking wrong or is it in B&W? B&W is al right for me when the weather is gray.
Christian I converted it to black and white as it was a very overcast cloudy morning and I thought the burst made a greater impression in b/w.
Dianne, I think I prefer the colour shot. To me the water burst looks a little like a firework. I love the way you caught the movement here.
Dianne, good action on the wave crashing on the rocks. Was this hand held or was a tripod in use.?
No Denis I had my trusty tripod with me. I had arrived before ‘sunrise’ and was using the tripod for longer exposures.
Wow, that is an awesome shot! Did you get wet?
No Rachael fortunately I was far enough away. Thanks!
Frozen in time….great capture of the wave crashing on the rocks Dianne….would love to see this in colour if you have it?
Rerro, i have made a copy and re-edited a colour version for you. I quite like both of them. what do you think? https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/3807b3bee069ea42da551f1c87ec44ff1641e34e51fcfaea290dde2a92549907.jpg
Nice! It feels like 3D with the wave coming right at me. Great shot.
Nice one Dianne, though I prefer the coloured version. I think it shows the burst more clearly.
Nice shot. That is really cool.
Thank you Mari!
Wow. Love this shot. Great use of a slow shutter speed to smooth the water and waves. The one wave makes me want to jump out of the way. Awesome job!
Thanks Barbara!
Nice job capturing that explosive water action, Dianne, combined with the more sedate movement of the waves and foamy shallows. Personally, the splash is more obvious to my eyes in the colour version, so that is the one I would have selected. No right or wrong here – both versions achieve the goal of showing movement.
Thanks for your comments Judy.
Great shot! Like both the color and B&W.
Another shot from this past weekend. Still shutter priority, only this time I tried panning and keeping his head in focus. Could probably have tried a bit slower shutter speed. f/14, 1/60sec, ISO 100, and 85mm.
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/08db25ee599405ecda136061457f28c296d8abc65bcbe8caaaabd8a5b5781b7f.jpg
Rachel, nice shot here. Just wondering would BW work better here. Maybe a crop from the top. Then that may decrease your panning effect, Thinking out loud.
Nice capture of the skate boarder. Shows motion and you kept him sharp and yet his feet and board show the motion. Great job! Only thing is to check your horizon line.
Nice job, but your horizon is not level.
Thanks Sara! I really need to pay attention to my horizons.
Fixed the horizon. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/54d7a098800495303f97689abef30fc93c5e3e325e4b4d33a3501377a33a9ee2.jpg
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/b2f35034d137dd9c1f4a7487b10fcf3d1c6a535a7dd0ffe8660adb127bf39e99.jpg This is a picture of rain water running off a roof along a stone wall, I used my iPhone. The settings are ISO 40, 3.99 mm, f/1.8, and 1/20 sec.
Interesting photo Peter….the phone has picked up the falling rain, but when i look at this, it appears quite grainy and soft. There is also not much contrast between the bricks and the rain….so they are kind of fade into each other. Using the wide open aperture (very shallow DoF), at a fairly slow SS handheld has aided in this i think. But great effort on getting the motion.
Thanks, Rerro. Please look at the original I just posted and the re-edited one with increase clarity.
Peter. Good shot with the phone. You can get the sense of motion with the rain running off the building.
Thanks, Denis.
Peter, even with a rainy day you can have movement (with the falling water). It’s not obvious, but I can see it at the window and the beginning of the roof.
Thanks, Christian.
This is a neat shot. The rain coming off the edge of the roof reminds me of icicles.
Thanks, Rachel.
Thanks, Rachel.
nice picture Peter. How does the color pic look like? Does this picture capture what you saw at that time?
Thanks, Juan. I posted the color picture and a re-edited black and white. When I took the picture, I was already thinking about how it would look in black and white. The color photo is pretty boring – you can barely see the the raindrops.
I really like the green in the picture. I can see the drops and the green brush on the right looks cool ( different tastes)
I like the green in the picture also. It looks like a selective color photo done correctly. 🙂
I will try to work with the color photo to see if I can bring out the the raindrops. Thanks for your input, Juan.
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/73b46155f32c4e99455e08e70f8ea18d321f27db49d1f18bfe91675c674431ea.jpg https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/c4ba57c3a0659a522d96a069960908fe4d529a5768a2c791e6c0eac5c8940c98.jpg Here is the original photo, which looks dull as compared to the black and white. Rerro, I tried to bring out more contrast between the raindrops and the wall by increasing clarity and making the stones darker.
Very cool shot and great decision to go B & W. It’s much more dramatic that way. I also like that you shot it at an angle rather than straight on.
Thanks, Jim.
Thanks, Jim
Nice shot Peter. This is one where I think it is definitely better in B&W. Well done.
Thanks, Hilary.
Great job! I like the B&W one more as you can see the drips better. Like the angle of the shot as well.
Thanks, Sara
This is beautiful. Perfect shutter speed.
Thanks, Jarrod.
Thanks, Jarrod.
Peter, I like the way you have used speed to capture the drops at a certain length. The effect is subtle and I think it works well with this subject.
Thanks, Judy
As I walked in a park full of different flowers, I took this bunch of flowers for the colour. To give a motion I zoomed in; meanwhile trying to hold sharpness on the flower in the middle. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/0b35b7dbf7d704c48a68b223b8267ab1b3b9c66dd082adb7701657dd3bee69b7.jpg
settings 55mm 1/4sec f/6.3 ISO 100
Christine, interesting concept and photo.
very creative Christian
Beautiful. I love the focus on the flower in the middle and the technique you used to blur out the other flowers. This is great. Caught my attention right away. Awesome job!
Just awesome Christian! I love the creative use of the lens to form an in-camera blur and natural vignette/frame of the main point of focus.
Christian, I think the technique you used here was very effective with the flower. It has a radiating shape and the zoom action echoes that. Great job.
Awesome job! Love the colors and the motion.
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/1898e3dfbdced7b67e503465f605b5f87afa16a8950b7042c8cd2d4626aa21e9.jpg
Seagull.1/250sec f/8.0 ISO 360.
Great capture of the full wingspan in full flight Doris 🙂
very nice picture. What lens did you use?
Nicely done Doris. I have a hard time getting panned shots to stay enough in focus. Still working on that skill, but it appears you have it down pretty well. Good job. I wonder if you could bring some more definition to the feathers by maybe experimenting with the Contrast, Shadows, Highlights and Whites sliders in Lightroom (or whatever post production software you use) a little. Sorry, I’m definitely not an expert in Lightroom by any means, but maybe give it a try and see what happens. If you do, please post the edited image and let me know what you think.
Doris, great to see the seagull in full length and with. Nice picture.
Dorris, great capture here. Love the detail you achieved. Well done.
Fabulous job capturing a sharp image! I agree with @disqus_G9wzfywbn4:disqus that the shadows etc could be brightened. The definition of the feathers in the bird’s wings would really pop.
Great job!
Great flying action shot Doris. Your image is sharp and I like the way the wings span across the entire image. This image looks a little dark – maybe boost the exposure a little in post. Brent
My next image was a bit of experimentation in my studio. Camera was on a tripod with shutter release, the only lighting i used was a small torch. I used a black background and placed the fruit on a black tile. Settings on camera 20 sec. f/13 90 mm at ISO800. The room was in complete darkness, i used the torch to illuminate the fruit, so i could focus. I released the shutter to start the exposure, then turned the light off, and moved my hand to behind the fruit, Switched the torch back on and then with my finger covering the the front glass of the torch, the light shone through my finger and caused like a red glow….i then moved my hand around to form a pattern for the remainder of the exposure. This was the result! I call it ‘Fruits on Fire’…..i think this is what they call ‘light painting’
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/0dd3d65248b89688072a849c696434b52c5f4d4d5f7b422fca10588d16d2723f.jpg
That is stunning – love it!
Thanks so much Sig 🙂
Rerro, what you did is simply amazing!! You are so creative.
Thanks Peter, i try new techniques all the time…it is fascinating what you can achieve with light, motion and time!
Thanks for the inspiration.
Wow! Very creative idea for an impressive result.
Thanks Point 🙂
Rerro
very creative. I like the Red background
Thanks Juan 🙂
Wow. Really amazing image. Thanks so much for explaining how you did it. Just enough light on the front of the fruit too. I really love the effect the light made, through your fingers, in the background. How much did you have to do in post? That inspires me to work on a passion project that I’ve been thinking about.
Thanks Jim…..almost no post production work – the most i think was removing the dust spots seen through the macro lens on the ‘Clean’ black tile!
Wow Rerro!! Brilliant. Really clever idea and great effect.
Thanks Hilary 🙂
Christine, great picture. Very good documentation how you did it. I reread your explaination because there is a lot of action to do at the right time. It is worth studying on it to get such a great result.
Thanks so much Christian….you will find it a pretty simple approach, just takes a little planning 🙂
Rerro. You are way ahead of me. You can move to the top of the class. Great shot my friend. :lovely wave like movement in the background and the lighting on the fruit is magic. Cant say much more.
Ahhh Denis….thanks very your kind words….i am still learning every day….and i am getting so much inspiration and help from my fellow boot campers!
Rerro, you do this kind of thing soo well….The composition, the lighting…it’s so minimalist, yet so complex at the same time. I love it, and I really hope to produce something like this someday. Thank you for sharing your method.
Thanks Kerrie….i hope that i have inspired you to give it a try….:)
Rerro, that’s an awesome photo! I love the colors and detail. Your process is very interesting. Reminds me of a couple things I’ve tried. However, I didn’t come anywhere close to this.
Thanks so much Rachel 🙂
Is there anything you can’t do?? You are a terrific photographer.. The colors are so rich and deep and detail of the fruit is really wonderful. The light glowing in the background really sets the scene and its so simple but eye catching… Just love it!
hahahaha…..lol….thanks Terri for the comments
My pleasure 😉
Love this still shot with the motion of what looks like flames in the background. Awesome job!
Excellent effect, imaginative idea. It looks like flames alright – cheers
Thanks Alex 🙂
Rerro, Absolutely magical … the berries look like I could just reach in a get one !
Thanks Richard )
Terrific! Very effective use of light painting. I really like that the colour of the light painting is in the same colour theme as the berries.
Perfection! Well done. I will have to remember this technique.
Thanks Sara 🙂
Very cool shot/technique Rerro. As much as the fruit is a great subject, its almost worth doing just a background shot. Another few hours playing in the dark. 🙂
Thanks Gary!
WOW!!!
Wow! Stunning image! All these new things I want to try!
Awesome image Christine!
These photographs were shot in a low light location with a Sony Alpha 7ii. Settings: Manual, f2.8, 1/80 and Auto ISO, which turned out to be 5000. I limited the shutter speed to 1/80 in order for the ISO to not go any higher. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/af83adbba5da2c2f75e716d79f53ba312e4ea559d5b61de9acb3ca1cdb68c05d.jpg https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/63a47f1d68ef7181300f919ac8a4fa866df4f6540191f05a03e6251b4c7775b3.jpg
Great action shot Sig, you have the two girls making eye contact….with big smiles….and i like how the pony tail and the skirts are in mid air! The images evoke a joyous emotion….on many levels!
Rerro, Thanks for your kind comments!
Girls and their pony tails. I have a lot of daughters and I always love getting pictures of their pony tails floating in the air. :p
I like how you capture the emotion.
Sig, the 2 girls have a lot of pleasing emotion. There is a lot of interaction and action going on. Great picture.
Sig, great motion here on all levels. well done.
I like the motion of the hair and dresses. Great work.
Very cute! Love the ponytails and the dress movement.
Love the feeling of joy these images convey! The movement of the dancers is well captured. Nice job, Sig.
Sig, very well done! The emotion and motion in the photos.
Thanks everyone for all your comments – much appreciated!
Love the blurring of the girls dresses and hands in the first image Sig. Good use of a slower shutter speed here. And in your second image I like how you’ve framed the girl with the tinted glass window in the background. Very difficult to shoot dark clothing in a dark church, you’ve done well. Brent
Brent, Thanks for your kind comments! The images have of course been processed in LR. Otherwise they would have looked quite different.
Taken on June 27, 2012 with my first DSLR that I purchased May of that year.
Canon 5D with EF28-135 @ 105, f/5.6, 1/125, ISO 800
I am still amazed at how well that 12 Meg camera was able to record detail. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/7599556e23b6590329aa330b6a625fd189a8e48f0c55ab642da2e58581c4c5bd.jpg
I love how you have captured the smoke and the explosion, and the the flame coming out the barrel here….brilliant shot Point!….PUN intended!
LOL! Thank you. 🙂
Wow. I don’t know anything about guns, but this is an awesome image. I really like it. You have truly captured motion here.
Thank you, Jarrod. I don’t know much about guns either but it sure was fun to watch the firing of the musket.
Point, this was taken at the right time. We see and the smoke of the ignition and the flame coming out. Very good. Next time perhaps give some space on the right. I see you can go wider with your lens for this or you could reposition yourself.
Thank you Christian. I tried a week later when three muskets were fired. I was able to get a shot of the musket fire from the barrel but the picture does not match the impact of the ignition I got on this shot. One of these days I hope to get that if I ever get to see one fired again.
Point. Great photo. You captured it very well. Well done.
Thank you Denis.
wow..I’ve always hated guns of any type. But this is really good! Amazing capture Point.
Thank you, Kerrie. I don’t even know how to operate one. :p
Wow, your timing on this shot could not have been better. Was this a single shot or one of multiples?
Thank you, Rachel. Amazingly – single shot. Being my first digital camera I was still of the film camera mindset. 🙂
If this was at the WAPF Wanneroo weekend, then I still remember seeing that image on the back of your brand new camera. Loved it then and still think its a great shot.
Welcome to boot camp Christina!
Thanks Christine. Want to learn more and thought this was a great idea.
It is a great forum to interact, learn and improve…..glad you are on board 🙂
Thank you, Christina. Picture was taken at the the Lewis and Clark National Historical Park near the Oregon coast. Around July 4th there are many events that go on including firing off muskets and rifles that the expedition team used.
The most favorite thing for me is seeing the Newfoundland dogs which is the breed of dog that Lewis took on the journey. https://www.nps.gov/lewi/index.htm
Amazing. The lady who shot the image here in Western Australia had a similar shot, also done with the Canon 5D. One day I also hope to have one of those, however, I am well aware that it is not the camera, but the person the gets the great shots.
That’s a nice shot!!
I like the fire and smoke, can almost smell it!!
Thank you, Mari. The smell was like attending a July 4th fireworks near the staging area. :p
Great shot and capture. Love the smoke and the fire coming from the barrel of the gun. Nice work.
Thank you, Barbara. Looking at the picture I’m still amazed at the detail the old camera captured.
Great timing. I love the barrel flash, the smoke and the sparks. I gotten images of smoke coming out of the barrel before, but never anything like this. You’ve inspired me to try again.
Thank you for the kind words, vjmudd.
Point Reyes, Amazing … you both shot at the same time. I like the way the man and the gun are in sharp focus and the background is blurred out. I hope you were wearing ear plugs.
Thank you, Richard. I’m used to the load sound – I have a lot of kids. LOL. :p
Spectacular timing!! Great shot, Point.
Thank you, Judy. 🙂
Well done! Timing was spot on for this!
Here’s one from Kauai. It’s another long exposure but this time using a circular polarizer and a 10 stop ND filter. I also used a graduated filter on the sky in post to define the clouds a little more. ISO 100, 16 mm, f/14, 1/10 sec.
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/0eabee227efde032537388ba7f6358eedddd81d6542a213df0b6308a95c04244.jpg
Awesome shot Jim…I love all the little explosions of water along the rocks, with the clear, still pools in the front. The colouring sets the tone of the image perfectly. The little tufts of clouds give a nice balance and overall the image is very well defined and tack sharp! Very impressive!
Thanks Rerro.
Jim, nice picture with those rocks in the foreground and tha waves rolling along and breaking upon them. I like to see the contrast between the calm of the rocks (of course) and the activity of the waves. Great colours.
Thanks Christian.
Jim, great shot here and nice overall balance to it and I like it as is. I wonder what it would be like if taken at even a slower shutter speed.?
Okay Denis. Here you go. It’s the same spot, I just cropped the foreground rocks out. ISO, focal length and aperture are the same as the other one. Shutter stayed open for 30 seconds. Shutter speed on the first one was 1/10, this one is 30 seconds.
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/089e40990ad487845a5c4f5cd4e661978d05e1f0ee4764a2d20589d3b37c9c46.jpg
Jim, I like both shots for different reasons. Your first captures the action and the second has a mystical nuance about the water that draws me in. Well done.
Thanks Denis.
Love this image Jim…beautifully sharp foreground, explosive movement in the middle, and some nice interest behind with the breaking waves out the back. I think you nailed this one.
Thanks Kerrie. It’s on of my favorites. I printed it on metal and it’s hanging up in my office at work. I’ve received many compliments too.
Love this picture. Great composition, sharp foreground and background. Great use of shutter speed to soften the crashing waves and show excellent motion. Awesome job!
Thanks Barbara!!
Really nice shot. Now I know I have to get out to the beach.
Absolutely!! Experimenting with different shutter release speeds and different compositions is a lot of fun.
Love the waves hitting the rocks. Very cool image.
Thanks!
Great composition with foreground, middle and back elements, Jim. I like that the action of the waves is captured through the width of the image. Definitely a keeper 🙂
Thanks Judy. Yep. It is a keeper. I’ve already had it printed on metal and it’s hanging in my office. It’s definitely one of my favorites.
Well done on both shots!
Another photo from Luangwa last year – elephants crossing the river. Gorgeous animals. Taken on RX100-3, 26mm, 1/200 @ f4.0, ISO 125. It was taken in the early morning. I love the splashed round their feet. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/ed76b5113c29d1f4151c37766c42d9bd1a944815a9628d500366845b1dfad328.jpg
Hilary, great picture. They are coming in your direction with the sun on one site. Good to see the splash and the reflection. Nice colours.
Hilary, nice shot. You caught the action here. The ripples ahead of the splashes indicate continuous movement, yet the elephants show a point in time.
Ahhhh the ellies….love them…Nice shot Hillary 🙂
Great Photo. You can definitely see that these elephants are running or playing. Makes you wondering what they are running from, or are they just having fun playing in the water. Great job!
Thanks Barbara. They were just crossing the river. Our lodge was just over the river behind them. They wandered around our side all night then went back over the river in the morning. The guys from the lodge knew this and took us to see them. At night you couldn’t wander around the lodge – needed to call a guard. Even in the day they still wandered around and you needed to be wary. It was great to be so close to them.
That is so cool. Glad you got the opportunity to see them that close.
Really nice shot Hilary.
Thanks Rachel
Beautiful shot–golden light and motion. The diagonals make the photo much more interesting and the touch of blue in the water is a nice contrast from the sepia tones.
Great image! Nicely done!
Great capture Hilary. I love that light, and the hint of reflections adds more depth to this image.
Beautiful image Hilary! Love the water but mostly love their faces.
Great job! Love the lighting and the motion of the water.
New to the bootcamp and sharing my first photo. This was one I took earlier this year, but I will get out and take something new. The photo was taken in my garden, through glass (it was cold outside!). I had to crop as the action happened in the lower third of the frame as I wasn’t expecting the second bird to approach. A chance shot. I like that I captured movement in the flying birds wing even though I used a shutter speed of 1/2500 f6.3 at a high ISO of 2500. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/74c3e6dbbfb70c860c14d1dd905da76a37b9d05f7d6b70688c9a1f463976eb3b.jpg
Great shot Carol….and welcome to Bootcamp….wonderful that the two birds almost look like they are about to kiss….looking longingly into each others eyes! The bokeh and perfect exposure adds even more romance to this scene….absolutely tack sharp on both birds….technically an excellent photo…..I am interested to know what lens you used and what your focal distance was…very well executed!
Thank you Rerro. I used the EF100-400mm 4.5-5.6L IS II lens. I was about 8 foot away from the perch.
I SO need that Lens in my bag!
Carol, that’s is just an amazing picture. 2 birds with a still one and one very active to stay at the same level.
Thank you very much Christian.
That’s beautiful Carole, and welcome. Hope you enjoy Boot Camp as much as I do. It certainly makes you think! Kissing – or parent and child?? Very good.
Thank you very much Hilary. I believe I am going to love it here and learn tons. I think they are both adult birds.
Ah two cute birds. Love the expression and story this picture tells. Great capture of the one bird as it is flapping in mid air. Great job! The only suggestion I would have is to give the flying bird just a tiny bit more room.
Thank you Barbara. I agree it needs more room on the right, sadly the bird was right up against the edge of the frame and I am not clever enough to add extra in post.
Yea sometimes it is hard to do. If the background is simple then its not to hard. I might be able to help you with that.
Wow, amazing detail. Really a great capture. Good composition and love the bokeh.
Thank you very much, Rachel.
Hi Carol. Welcome to Bootcamp. This is a great image with very good motion. Nice soft background. I look forward to seeing your new compositions.
Thank you very much, Denis. I believe I have to leave a period of time between submissions.
Welcome aboard Carol. Nice capture. I like the Bokeh that was created probably because you were shooting through glass.
Thank you Juan.
So i tested it out and it is really easy to expand the room behind his wings. If you are using photoshop you can use the crop tool to expand the area by dragging it out a little ways. Then use the marquee tool to draw a rectangle down the side with a little bit of the background in it and then expand it over to the edge you just created. Click the right mouse button and tell it to fill using content aware. It will fill it in and then if you want you can crop a little bit of the branch out on the left or leave it be.
I will have a go, thank you Barbara. Sounds complicated though.
Its not as bad as it seems. I tried it on your picture and saved it. If you would like me to send it to you, just let me know.
That would be wonderful, yes please. Thank you, Barbara.
Do you have an email address I can send it to?
Sure. carol.leather@gmail.com would work. 🙂
Here is my attempt at Barbar’s instructions. I added extra at the bottom too. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/9c267edd4bc4444456415d1d7fc78fe7ec72ff20f372db91469e369cdd641de1.jpg
Yes I prefer this version with a little more space below. Love the action and motion in your image Carol with just enough blurring in the wings to show movement. I also like the bits of snow falling off in the air. Looks cold. Brent
Thank you Brent. It was cold! In contrast to today when it is 92F here in the UK!
Nice – must be the weekend that summer happens 🙂
Hehe, normally I would agree with you. However, we have had a month of it and no end in sight yet.
Wow!
Welcome Carol, this is a great shot. Love the details in the wings, on the branch and also the bokeh in the background. My favorite part is the snow coming off the branch from the bird’s claw. Well done!
Thank you. Yes I liked the snow flurry that the birds sent up too. 🙂
Such a gentle, delicate image Carol. Love the soft tones and Bokeh. The detail in the birds is beautiful. I notice that one is tagged/banded…do you know what species this is?
Thank you, Kerrie. The birds are House Sparrows and yes one is ringed.
WOW….Carol this is awesome. Nicely blurred background. By the way when I opened your picture it was zoomed in a close crop around the birds, which kind of centered the birds. It looked great.
Thank you Ian. I will try cropping in tight to see if I like it. I also want to try Barbara’s technique of adding some background down the right hand edge.
Great shot Carol! Love the wings on the bird.
Thank you Chris.
Thank you Chris.
Wow – super sharp detail in the birds and moss! Love that bit of movement captured in the bird’s wing. welcome to Bootcamp 🙂
Thank you for your kind comments and the welcome, July. 🙂
Wonderful image through glass! Even if it wasn’t. Beautiful job.
Thank you very much, Sara.
My second image for this challenge. Our local tourist steam train..Same subject and same place as my last shot for this challenge. Though this time I wanted to freeze the action. The train doesn’t move very fast. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/f971ac087a40bbf07ff121be95cbfadecadd6632596aca86d2d043d773403e0d.jpg
1/160 f4.5 ISO 400
Kerrie, it is indeed a stronger picture then the previous one by letting the train come to you. Somehow I miss a bit of the blurry of the train you had before. But that’s just how I see it. Pretty to see you still have some leaves in the foreground on the left to give it more dept together with the rail. Good picture.
Christian, I also prefer the blur of my first image. Thanks so much for your feedback
Kerrie, I didn’t see your first picture, but I love this one. The landscape is beautiful, the red of the train contrasts nicely with the greenery. I like the composition with the train and steam in the top right third. It even has a leading line or two, with space for the train to move into. Great job.
Thanks Carol
Love the picture. Great capture of motion. The steam helps give it that wonderful look. Nice job!
Thank you Barbara
I like both images for different reasons….This is good, in tat the train is coming directly towards us….so, a whole different perspective. Plus it tells a different story….this feels like we are on the way to Hogwarts….both very good shots…thanks for sharing 🙂
Thanks Rerro 🙂
I like this photo……..but ( just my taste ) the colors seem to be subdued. Could be my monitor. I’ve not had it calibrated.
Thanks Rachel, I’m not sure about my monitor either 🙂
Lovely photo and good composition.. I like the smoke puffing from the bottom of the train.. The colors are a bit muted and could use more contrast in my opinion but overall an excellent capture.. Trains are such interesting machines.. 😉
Thanks Terri
Kerrie, lovely shot. You captured both shots very well. Same tree overhang as well. Well done.
Thanks Denis
I love the steam that’s coming from the locomotive. Nice photograph
Thank you Mari
Wow Kerrie – this angle really looks good. I do like the blurring from your first image but having the train face you makes such a stunning image. Well done. Brent
Thanks Brent 🙂
Kerrie, beautiful shot. Great job!
Thank you VJ
Great leading lines and positioning with the tracks making the steam train ‘pop’ as it rounds the corner.
Thanks Dianne
I love this shot Kerrie, the setting is wonderful with the train heading straight towards you. Im wondering if I might have cloned out the leaves in the steam top left as I feel they aren`t part of the story.
Thanks Ian, the “leaves” issue was covered in the comments on my first image for this challenge. Same place, same subject. 🙂
thanks Ian
This is beautiful Kerrie. It looks like a promotional postcard. Nailed it!
Thanks so much Chris
Another great shot, Kerrie. Love the crisp focus to showcase the details of all the elements in this image.
Thanks Judy, I did want to showcase everything here; the forest gully, bridge and the train. Together they all make the story.
I really like this photo. It looks like a postcard. Nice job!
Thanks Valerie
Great job. Love the lines!
Thanks Sarah, I love this bridge.
I love trains . Love the steam. It may have been moving slow but the steam makes it seem faster.
Thanks Karen
I took this photo of the white-fronted bee-eater with a Canon 7DMkII with the following settings:
1/2000s f10 ISO 1600 at 200mm
Looking forward to your comments. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/e4040f069fa20ccc8d815ca52884ae7661e83c931f4a5faddc0ed04f2db1ce03.jpg
Mari, that is a very nice picture. Sharp taken on the eye and beautiful colours. How did you have such a solid colour as background?
Christian the background is the water of the Vaalriver – I was high on the edge of the cliff looking down on the river.
Mari, amazing that the colour of the water is so uniform coloured without distractions. Perhaps due to extreme blur. Nevertheless it gives a good balanced coloured picture. Well done.
Stunning image Mari of a beautiful bird….the colours are so vivid and striking….and i can see a catch light in the birds eye. I am interested in what the background was….because the colouring is wonderful….and there is no distractions our detail to detract from the subject. I also like how you have cropped/positioned the bird to allow it room to fly into.
Rerro I was standing on top of the cliff where the bee-eaters were busy catching bees. The background is the water of the Vaalriver. Thank you for your comments
Thanks Mari….makes perfect sense now. I originate from South Africa so know the area well!
Mari
Beautiful picture. You were able to get a pretty good focus on the bird’s eye. Did you photoshop the bird from its original background and placed it on this one?
Thank you Juan. No I only cropped this photo. The background is the water of the river – I was standing on the cliff where the bee-eaters were busy catching bees and sit in a tree on the cliff.
Beautiful capture of the bird. Great catch light and sharpness throughout. Great job!
Thank you Barbara
What a stunning bird-in-full-flight image @maridutoit:disqus – wow!!! You chose a very fast shutter speed which works great to “freeze” the bird in motion. Love that murky smooth background, makes your bee-eater really POP! Extra challenge – try to shoot a similar image using a shutter speed of 1/60sec or 1/30sec to show some wing movement. Not easy. Brent
Thank you Brent I will try that
Mari, this is a lovely image. The details in the feathers and the catch light in the eye is wonderful.
Thank you
Great shot Mari. If this bird flies as fast as the Rainbow Bee-eater it isn’t an easy capture to make, but you nailed this one.
Thank you Graeme – they are quite fast.
This has been captured so well Mari, clean, crisp and a lovely neutral background to bring out the colors of the Bee-Eater.
Thank you Dianne
Awesome capture Mari! I have spent countless hours trying to photograph Rainbow Bee Eaters in flight, with limited success. So well done..
Thank you Kerrie – this wasn’t my first try I promise
Far out! That’s a great shot. Photo’s like this don’t come easy I’m sure – congratulations.
Thank you Alex
Mari you captured this very well. Well done.
What beautiful detail!! Love it.
Wonderful capture! Love the colors.
Beautiful.
Here is another version of my remote control car. Here I was laying down on the ground and panning as it went by. My settings where 50mm @f/4 with a +1.3 exposure compensation, at 1/100 of a sec ISO 220. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/994ba1a2e5f5c4f4420d4caf04accce28318663a301abc6ea7bff63b9d763f4f.jpg
What a great idea for a panning shot – I think you used the correct shutter speed to show motion here Barbara. Like that you’ve left space on the left for the car to speed into. How to improve on this shot? I think the highlights – bits of sunlight on the grass and trees in the background are a bit distracting. Try for an even lit background – maybe very dark even so that the black vehicle stands out more. Brent
Thank you. I will try to remember this the next time I am shooting a panning shot.
Hi Barbara – great use of panning and nice choice of shutter speed.
Barbara, great panning. Good composition and enough space before the moving car.
What a fun use of panning. Well done Barbara.
Thank you
Barbara, well done, you nailed this one.
Thank you
Very good panning, Barbara!
Lovely capture of motion. What a fun way to accomplish this challenge.
thank you
Perfect panning action! I like how the sunlight on the grass directs the eye to the front of the car also.
thank you
This is my first attempt at motion–am finding this challenge difficult and hope I improve over time. The young man is my grand nephew playing in the street at the golden hour. I do like the halo of his hair flying as he runs. Nikon D5300; 1/60; f/16; ISO100; 300mm. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/ccda5556440cc7e9efeb564cb0dbe1eddfaac3844d52d93db1898eb596f2c287.jpg
Leila, I suppose you wanted to catch motion of the boy playing. This picture catches the boy moving, but is not so pleasant to look at. May I suggest another approach: or faster SS to freeze the boy in full action or slower SS for panning the boy. When you freeze the situation it will be obvious that there is action because one foot is from the ground. This is comparable with a bird in the air.
Thanks, Christian. I have another bright evening so will try to use your tips to capture a different shot. Granted it is hard to freeze a three-year old!
Leila, if you want to freeze the action of the boy I suggest to reduce SS to 1/250 (= -2 stops less light on the sensor) and raise ISO to 400 (= +2 stops more light) while keeping your aperture. The reduction and augmentation neutralize the light catch on the sensor.
Agree with @christianpiron:disqus that a panning shot would have more impact here – boy running from left to right. Remember to pre-focus on the spot where he will be passing you. Brent
Leila ,Every shot I take is my first attempt. Some work some don’t. I might take 20/30shots and one might be ok if it all comes together. I would agree with the comments by Brent and Christian.
Shot at f.5, 1/200 sec, ISO 1600 at 122mm. Every year the Buder Center Powwow is put on by the students of the Kathryn M. Buder Center for American Indian Studies and is held at an indoor arena at Washington University in St. Louis. Shooting this event is very challenging because the maintenance department cover the floor with this horrible yellow gold covering that they hold together with clear duct tape. Still, in spite of the countless hours it takes to try to correct this nasty covering, I still love to shoot it because it brings back the memory of being a student and working on the powwow and also the friends that I got to reconnect with at the powwow. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/b25843802c296e96a299a5d21420fdf706de13e563be9543e4ea28d432ac4130.jpg
This is a wonderful image for the ‘Motion’ theme. I can imagine the sounds of the dancers and the it instruments they use in the PowWow. A very colorful image showing the movement of the dancers and costumes.
Thank you, Dianne. I am happy that it spurs your imagination of the song of the drum. It does mine as well.
Vjmudd, great picture full of action. I like very much the motion with the bodies and attributes. It must be a great time.
Thank you Christian. It is a great time. I try to go to a powwow whenever I am tired and running on low. It always recharges me. Vicki
Great image Vjmudd. Very well done editing the floor cover too!
Thank you Hilary. That floor cover is always a challenge. Vicki
This is so vibrant and full of energy VJ. I really like the framing and the neutral background. Thank you for sharing the story behind this image.
Thank you Kerrie, for your kind words. A powwow is always full of energy and each dancer’s regalia is reflective of their families and individual tribes. That’s why some pieces of the dancer’s regalia are so different from the other dancers while other pieces are the same.
I like the slower shutter speed you used here @vjmudd:disqus – Showing the movement in the feathers yet sharp elsewhere. How do you make this image is better? I think a lower angle, and less in the background would make this image stand out even more. Brent
Thanks Brent. I’m happy you like the feather movement. I agree that a lower angle would help, unfortunately that is usually not possible at this particular powwow since it is held inside. Dancers and their families form a circle, (which is consider spiritual,) around the arena with chairs and photographers are not permitted to enter the circle, because it is consider disrespectful. So the lowest place to take photos at this powwow is from a staircase, which is where I was located when I took this image. Other powwows are held outdoors which makes it easier to get a better angle from outside the circle. :o)
Vjmudd, a lovely shot that captures the motion very well.
Thank you, Denis.
Love this. Love the movement and the colors. Great capture.
Thank you very much, Chris.
I love the movement this image captured from the dancer’s regalia!
Thank you very much, Judy.
Great shot, I agree with Brent about the different angle. I would rather see the two dancers on the same plane.
Thank you, Sara.
f6.7, 1/1500sec, ISO 2000, Tamron 18-400 at 250mm, hand held (these are my standard setting for birds in flight)
I was out walking in the bush near Wundowie in Western Australia and knew there was a small flock of these red-tailed black cockatoos nearby. A couple flew across the path we were on and I could see one more sitting in a tree from where the others had come from. They were calling to each other, so there was a good chance the last bird was going to join the others. I picked a spot where I had a good view, locked focus and waited. After a few minutes it decided to go and flew almost straight over our heads. Tracked focus and fired off a burst and got lucky with a few shots. This is the best. These are really attractive birds and managing to get a decent shot made my day. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/3e46346762f9cd9e52f6b7ea14698e5dc22d21e9a9f253b906d3f6eed0f67092.jpg
Graeme, indeed lovely birds. Good picture. Nice colours. You caught the bird beautiful with the wings wide open. The background is rather busy.
Agreed, not the ideal background, but don’t always get an option, and in this case it was too close to the trees to get any relief from depth of field. You take what you can get .
Brilliant Graeme. I’ve managed to get the White Tails, but never the Red. We see both sorts fairly frequently in the reserves around Stoneville, but it is so much a case of being in the right place at the right time. Occasionally they fly in to roost against the setting sun – you see their tails really highlighted. That’s a shot I would really love to get.
Thanks Hilary. I hope you realise your dream of the sunset shot, it would be magical. Yanchep is usually a good spot for Carnaby’s. There are hundreds there and in the morning particularly they fly in to roost on the trees near the Inn and you should be able to get shots of them flying without much visual distraction.
Great capture Graeme. They are beautiful creatures. I agree that the background is busy, but to me, the bird is not lost in the foliage.
Thanks Kerrie
Hi Graeme, great capture, you have got the bird nice and sharp and you can feel the movement of the bird. I feel that the shot could be further embellished by a little more motion blur on the trees behind. Take nothing away, it is still a super shot and well done.
Thanks David. Not sure how you would go about getting more blur – what would you suggest?
Graeme, you were using a 250mm lense length so I would suggest a 1/250 sec shutter speed or slower if possible and pan the shot. That should give you some blur behind the bird.
Interesting idea David. Have you ever tried it and got it to work with a bird in flight? I would be concerned that at that slow a shutter there would be major blurring of the wings themselves. I also doubt my ability to pan the shot and keep the focus sharp – I have enough trouble keeping focus without moving the camera as well . Might give it a try sometime with a bird when the result isn’t important.
Love these birds when they fly because their whole body seems to go up and down with those massive wings. Good shot getting the cockatoo in-flight with the leaves in the background, and I like the way you have left some space for the bed to fly into. As I click on the image and view it large – looks like your tracking autofocus picked up the leaves in the background thus making your subject a little soft. Great shot anyway. Brent
Thanks Brent. I normally shoot these with the aperture closed down a bit to 6.7 to try and keep focus sharp if it tries to drift. I could stop down to 5 and maybe get more blur in the background, but I’d rather not take the risk of losing focus on the bird.
Graeme, like this capture. Great balance and clarity about it.
Thanks Denis.
What a beautiful image. Love the bird, his wings, the expression. Great capture!
Thanks Chris.
This is a great photo. Good capture of the colors in the bird.
Thanks Valerie. It’s pretty easy to get the colour when they are perching, but getting it when in flight with the tail fanned out has proved difficult for me previously.
Great timing getting this image. I’ve never seen this bird before, the colors are beautiful. Well done.
Thanks. These birds are quite common around Perth and the SW of Western Australia, so often get the opportunity to photograph them.
Great capture of the bird in flight.
Thanks Sara.
Nice shot.
Thanks Karen.
Hi, this is my first go at the bootcamp challenge and its very exciting for me. This image was always going to be a great technical problem for me. I was going to a model aircraft show and there was a very bright sky, very fast moving model aircraft, some very small and some large. I was using a Canon 5D Mk4 with a 70-200 mm F2.8 lens fitted with a 2X extender which cuts down the wide open glass to F5.6. My other settings were ISO 200, 1/180th sec and as I remember I was fully zoomed to 200mm (400 with extender). The 5D has focus tracking and I had it set to track fast moving objects.
Well, the first opportunity for me was this real aircraft doing a flypast very low and heading straight for me. I stood my ground and was rewarded by this shot showing the whites of the pilots eyes as he buzzed the airfield. The background was nicely blurred as I panned the camera to follow the plane. Adrenaline was running high as I thought about what I was trying to achieve, which was mainly to keep the plane in focus. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/3e29658e04d7ff8dc4d83725e7c7492c5afb660f7448fc6b8380e59342c326c8.jpg
Ian, well done, super shot. Did you crop the shot or is this straight out of the camera? Personally I would have preferred a tighter shot on the pilot or capture the whole of the plane. Just my personal preference. The shot is crisp and clear and certainly shows movement. Again well done.
Thanks David, the shot is cropped. I toyed with different crops and decided I liked this best. The cropped out areas were pretty much just trees.
Love this shot…..just a pity you didn’t have the wide angle lens to get the full expanse of the wings….none the less, the speed of the propellers is just visible in a ghost like shadow. Good contrast with the red against the green and you have the plane coming towards us, with us making eye contact with the pilot. Well worth the effort, a fantastic panning shot Ian…well done!
Yes agree – like that you can see the pilot and co-pilot but I’m also wanting to see the wings. Maybe a pano crop? Brent
Ian, This is a great shot … looks like they are chasing you. You certainly achieved you goal !
Ian, a fantastic shot, I like the tighter crop.
Ian, this is great work. Print and Frame it.
Ian, great picture. I hesitate looking at a portrait (of men flying in a plane) or the action of the plane as such. For this challenge I would prefer to see the whole plane in action. Still a nice shot.
Ian welcome! Great job, but like Brent, I would like to see all of the wings.
Great shot Ian – yes I do like that you waited until the aircraft was low down and you had the trees in the background. I also like that you can see the pilot and co-pilot in the cockpit. 1/180sec gives the propeller a nice blur too. Not easy to shoot something coming at you that fast! Brent
Thanks Brent, it was a bit hit and miss with shutter speeds as I wanted the plane to be in focus and some blur on the propellor. Are there any guidelines for shooting a subject like this, bearing in mind theres not much time to set up the camera as the plane is flying straight at you?
As soon as I saw the challenge this month I knew what I was going to do, and what I was going to do it with. I wanted to get a good panning shot and what better subject than a drone – if you want to practice that is, since you can program it to fly up and down on the same path (or anywhere for that matter). It doesn’t get bored and so you just keep doing it till you get it right. Most of my shots were either out of focus or the victim of camera shake due to low shutter speed – 1/60 sec, f5.6, 105mm, ISO 100. Don’t know what I was thinking about that shutter speed but I still managed to get this. There’s a bit of a trick to get the focus right too with a moving object. The dark background really helps the drone stand out, I have another one against a sunny background which is good although a bit shaky, but I decided this was the better one. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/ef2ef71aa5ad1825db37c4c7b26c72c3d63262cc803a0e84f7c61d807e460cf3.jpg
Hi Alex, I really like this shot. The white of the drone really stands out against the green trees. You have captured the forward movement of the drone and you can also see the movement of the drone’s propellers.
As you said the photo is not tack sharp and I would have liked the drone to be more towards the right of the shot so that the drone had more space in the photo to fly into it.
Overall great shot and well done.
Thanks David, I’d like to think I’ll be posting a tack sharp image before the end of this challenge. This photo might be a little deceptive, as the drone is flying left to right, not right to left. Like helicopters, drones put their nose down a bit when flying forward, also if you look closely you can see the drones’ camera is facing right…flying into the frame. Cheers
Sorry Alex, I don’t know why I just assumed it was flying right to left. I keep on toying with getting a drone, maybe for next Christmas.
No worries – I recommend a drone, they’re a bit of fun!
Yeah once you fly them often you can see which direction it’s flying – I think your drone is sharp enough for this type of image. Brent
Wow, incredible shot!….the blurred out background allows for the white drone to pop! Also, you have left space for the drone to fly into….we also see the movement of the propellers on the drone…very well done!
Thanks Rerro – next time I’d like to get one from the other direction with the camera lens in view.
Yeah that would be cool
This image rocks @disqus_gaqxeQxtLL:disqus – Yes your drone does jump out because of that dark, blurred background. You’ve given me an idea too. Brent
Thanks Brent. I’ve been meaning to have a go at this for a while, so this challenge was the perfect motivation.
I think you nailed this one, Alex! The drone really pops, and the motion in the props looks so cool.
Thank you Kerrie, yes the props give a real impression of whirlybird speed
Alex, great image. Well done indeed.
Thank you Denis 🙂
Alex, great picture. Good composition with space before the drone. Good contrast with blurried background.
I agree, you nailed it! Great image.
This is awesome. It really defines motion and the dark background works perfectly.
Great job!
Waterfalls seem to be a great way to depict motion and you can shoot several shutter speed variations. I liked this one the best. Picture take in northwest Arkansas at a small creek in a nature preserve. Taken with my Nikon D7200 at f/4.5 1/13 sec ISO 200 https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/c6fbcb4cc08eacd6dae891eae4ec7c79ce58906f410fe9b0ff2f8f151f0eb9b1.jpg
Lovely soft flowing water….good capture of motion Gary.
Thank you.
Nice shot. just a slow enough shutter speed to show a bit of milky water at the bottom of the falls with a bit if definition in the main falls
I tried having some definition and didn’t want the top of the water fall to be too milky like I did at the bottom.
Hi @disqus_a9IrvUHcws:disqus did you use tripod for this shot – seems like camera shake when I zoom in? As a thumbnail your image looks like a painting which is really cool. Brent
Yes, it was hand held. I was on a motorcycle trip and didn’t have room for a tripod so all my shots on this trip were hand held. You are correct in seeing some shake. I did my best to eliminate what I could with a faster shutter speed yet slow enough to show the motion in the falls.
Nice job balancing the two challenges of hand held vs slow enough to smooth the water. This is a very pleasing image. Love the motion of the water.
Hi Gary, I love the motion you’ve captured in the water…I find my eye wanting to see this image wider.
Gary, great shot for hand held.
Gary, you got the motion in the water. That’s also for me the kind of softness I like.
Wow, I love this. Great movement and colors.
Very pretty. I like how you are able to see through the water.
Nice job softening the water.
This is one of the nicest shots of a water fall I have seen. Such depth and texture. And I really like the moss.
Beautiful.
Hello everyone. I am the newbie here. Five days before the young Thai football team, the Wild Boars got trapped in Tham Luang Cave I went in with my wife and three friends to experiment with a new photography technique I had seen – slow exposure shooting swinging burning steel wool in a dark place. I wanted to get a feel of crazy streaks of light shards flying everywhere and lighting up the natural environment with only the sparks. Had no clue really how to do this but had a friend crazy enough to put on a helmet and sunglasses and swing blazing fire! Shot this at 4 sec, f/16, Canon EF 16-35, ISO 3200. Did not want to post this anywhere until I knew the boys were out safely. Thank God they are safe! https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/52765acba2a3e3d3293dfab7ac736eb0f5799f0062cf9cefd13a5c4fdde90ce8.jpg
Incredible image! I had seen descriptions of this technique before but surely wouldn’t try it. You captured the full circumference and having a few rocks
(?) in the foreground helps give depth. And, yes, we were all elated to hear that the boys, their coach and all the divers/doctors came out safely. Sad that the world lost one of the brave rescuers but grateful for his service.
Oh come on Leila! You can do it! (Actually you don’t have to – you just need a crazy enough friends to swing the fire. I was a nice safe distance away . . . except for when I wanted to swing the fire just because!)
And yes, thanks for the good words about the rescuers. There is hope for humanity as we serve one another in love.
Wow….magical shot. Now, this is something i want to try! And yes, Thank God those boys and their coach were so heroically rescued.
Was this shot on a tripod or handheld? And was the high ISO chosen because of the low light?
Hi Rerro. This was definitely a tripod shot. My tripod is my newest best friend! I chose a high ISO because that is what I read recommended on “Google” for cave photography. Also, I just bought a Canon 5D Mark IV specifically because I do a lot of low light photography in villages and stuff. And I was told you can really boost the ISO without much noise so I thought I would try it out.
Yeah that’s a wow photo alright – on your first attempt! Can’t fault it. Motion in action if that makes sense. Nicely framed too, with the rocks in the foreground. The recent history of that cave certainly adds something as well, you’ll never forget when you took it
Hi Alex. You are right . . . I saw the photos on media and thought, “How can that be the same place?” Full of muck and water and fear. I will always remember the place as magical . . . and even more so with the miracles that happened in the ensuing weeks. My friend actually had to climb up over a narrow cavern of unknown depth to get on the rock to swing the steel wool.
Great photo and great idea. It’s interesting how the sparks bounce off the rocks
Did you also try other camera settings? and if so how did they come out?
Thank god for crazy friends!
Hey Nick. Yes, I tried a few others but found the exposure needed to be longer to trace “thousands” of sparks rather than just hundreds. Much more dramatic with more sparks flying around! And yes . . . thank God for crazy friends!
What a great shot Derryl, and certainly one you will never forget taking. We have all been on tenterhooks hoping they would make it out safely. RIP to the SEAL who gave his life.
Thanks Hilary. I am reminded of another who gave his life for many. I am so grateful for the gift of life and the privilege of capturing the beauty of the amazing world to share with others.
Yes, and thank God they all came out okay. This is a stunning image, and like @Sillen55:disqus said I also like the way the sparks are jumping off the rocks on the bottom and at the top. Not an easy image to light. Great work. Brent
Thanks Brent. I have others shots where you can see the whole floor and a whole line of sparks jumping into the air. Very special. But I chose this one because you can see my friends in the eye of the storm.
Derryl, Great shot. Worth keeping. Great that they all got out. I remember the one fatality – Navy Seal. RIP
Thanks Denis. In fact, it was a dark, watery grave for all of them if the world had not sprung into action. It was amazing effort of selfless compassion on the part of many.
Hi Derryl, WOW! You did this soo well! I love the composition, with those radiating light beams surrounding your friend. Did it take a lot of shots/changing settings to get this image?
I will remember this image forever, given where and when it was taken.
HI Kerrie, I really had no idea where to start in terms of exposure. The first shots I did were too short and the spark trails ‘died’ mid air. So I lengthened the exposure and played with the ISO and Boom! there is was. More luck than skill I think, but before I went into the cave I Googled “Best camera settings for cave photography” and started with that. I have posted more on FB.
Derryl, great picture with your light painting. Very good effect with all that light and those sparks. I look forward to see more of your pictures.
Thanks Christian. I have others where it looks like he is literally in a rainstorm of sparks. But I like this one better because my friend is easily seen.
A very nice shot now at a known place. I love the streaks light. Great work.
Yes . . . known by tens of millions of people! Huge story that eclipsed the World Cup for a lot of folks. You say great work . . . maybe more accurate would be “great play”. 🙂
Great shot! I have tried this before and can assure you my pictures did not turn out this great. Love the movement.
The location was perfect with rocks and things to reflect the light. I think it could look quite ‘flat’ or two dimensional without something reflecting the light.
Great that the kids are safe. Condolences to the family of the diver who died.
Great image. It really captures the feeling of motion
Thanks Jeffrey. I am looking forward to getting up to Chiang Rai again soon. We have friends who are quite close to one of the boys so I hope to be able to meet him sometime and here their story. It was really cool . . . the one boy who knew English and interacted with the initial divers had been raised by some foreign Christian workers who had taught him English and he was able to serve as a liaison and encourager to both his fellow team mates and the rescues. Such a great story over all.
Spectacular image, Derryl. Lots of movement at several levels. Love the composition with your friend highlighted in the eye of the storm of sparks – very creative work.
Thanks Phil. I am so thankful for those who have ‘gone before’ to blaze the trails of creativity. The first time I saw my Thai friends photos of burning steel wool I knew I had to try it. You can’t buy the really fine steel wool in Thailand so I had a friend bring over two packs from Canada. We literally ‘burned through” a whole pack that day!
This is beautiful. I really light the color of the lights and it definitely shows several areas of motion. Nicely done!
Yes, I was really happy with the way the natural ‘fire’ light lit up the rocks.
Great job!
Thanks Sara. Was a fun adventure!
Great shot Derryl. Love the light streaks. I have got to try this and some other light painting projects.
Well done.
Haha! Be sure to bring some cream along for the many little singes on your skin! Thanks!
So I’ve been thinking about this challenge and I remembered that I had some excellent photos showing movement in the series I take each year of our multicultural festival. We have wonderful talent from local groups representing many nations. So here is a photo I like–NikonD5300: 1/250; f/8; ISO 220; 22mm. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/d451c36aa5957d31890102658fb67d5ce09b20778ae9546e4c48ab1110b8d811.jpg
Lovely Leila. Full of energy. Love the vibrant colours.
Leila. Lovely shot and well composed. You can feel the energy in the shot.
Leila, for your previuos picture I suggested to use SS 1/250 for active kids (or persons in general). You did it here already with a very good result. The motion with the hand is lovely and shows us the action going on. You could go further and blurr more the background by using a minor aperture.
I agree the background could be more blurred. Our stage has those ugly railings and there are often cars or people back there. I had to compromise a bit because I really wanted that little drummer boy in the back. The kids were all really into it.
Leila, this is a nice shot, that particularly catches the motion and energy of the two girls. Nice composition, and the bright colors really add “pop” to your image. The boy kind of gets lost, and a local adjustment to bring up the shadow levels would probably bring him into better view. The sign, however, is a real distraction — people’s eyes are naturally drawn to strong contrast and words. As mentioned below, you could use a wider aperture to blur the background, but you would probably cause the boy to be out of focus as well. Depending on what you have software wise, you could do a blur filter with a layer mask to just blur the sign, tent support and the foliage in the background, keeping the three performers sharp so they stand out better. These are just minor issues that don’t take anything from the good shot.
Lovely shot.
I tried to set up a similar photo with my son during warmup – wasn’t at all happy with the result
So took this of one of his team mates during the game – Often with this type of hit there is a spray of water droplets raised by the stick as it is swung across the ground – This pitch wasn’t accommodating in this regard.
Taken yesterday at about 2:30pm, 1/1000s, f/8, ISO 320 and lens at 560mm (was using a x1.4 extender) handheld. The image was cropped a little.
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Nice one Nick. Is this an artificial pitch. Used to love hockey in Zambia, played on grass in the dry season, so hard and fast. Hated it at school in UK – slow and muddy!! Well timed as he was moving the stick. May be even better with more stick movement/slower speed, but would have been very difficult handheld not to blur the player.
Great action shot Nick – I like the concentration in the players face. Picky about the droplets not showing – that would make for an amazing shot. Well done. Brent
Nick, great shot. Good focus and clarity. You have the gear for such shots. Well done.
Nick, good picture. Good composition and nice colours. You filled the picture balanced.
nice action shot Nick…love the feeling of anticipation here, would have loved to have seen the shot taken a couple of seconds later, with action between ball and stick.
Thanks
Just for you, about a 6th or 7th of a second later
Same camera setting ie 1/1000s, f/8, ISO 320 and lens at 560mm (was using a x1.4 extender) handheld
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Thanks Nick, I really like that the ball is off the ground. The shadows are great also. I like both shots 🙂
To me, the intensity portrayed in this shot is a lot better. It really captures the essence of the game.
great photo. The colors are vibrant and the blue uniform “pops” against the green grass I wonder if the sharpness and clarity of the photo is a stregth and weakness off the photo. As a stand alone photo it’s a great photo, but would some blurrness introduce a sense of motion.
Too bad the water droplets didn’t happen! My daughter used to play field hockey so I can picture what you were hoping to capture. This shot captures some movement in the stick and the concentration on the player’s face is great.
Great job! Love the colors too!
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Brisbane city viewed from South Bank. Attempting to blur the river surface – ISO 400, f9, FL 14mm, 3.2 second exposure
Hi Michael. Don’t know how much blurring you managed to get without having been there at the time, but the end result looks great – love the reflections.
Lovely night-time city shot Michael. Perhaps a crop to limit the amount of totally black water at the bottom would make it even better, make it more balanced?
What really stands out in this image is the beautiful colours reflected off the water. I love how the three second exposure makes that water look like textured glass. Like the way your bridge on the left is lit up leading my eye up to the building with the cranes. Well done. Brent
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Great idea. As for the blurring of the river, I will need to zoom in on the review screen for a better evaluation,
This cropped image is fantastic. Brings your eye much quicker to the scene and more interesting rather than having to “wade” through the water first to get to the image you wanted to really show.
Michael, Lovely shot of the city skyline. I like the cropped version best. Nice effect on the water.
I love this image Michael, There’s so much going on with the lights and reflections, it’s fantastic. As far as the cropping goes, I would have gone somewhere in between the 2. and left just a tad of black water, cropping from just where the central reflection begins to disappear.
Michael, I love the cropped one. Great composition and reflection of the lights in the water.
I’m not sure if this is a different shot of the same scene or if you pumped up the colors a bit. Lovely reflections and smooth water, but I may be in the minority in wanting to see a bit more black water at the bottom to balance the very dark sky above.
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You are correct it is a different shot, chosen for the colours. This is a gentler crop of the bottom.
This version is probably my favourite. I like the bit of black at the bottom. Very nice capture of the lights while smoothing the river’s surface a bitl
My fav version too.. Just lovely. Can’t wait to see some more of your photos. 😉
Yes, I like this one better Michael.
This is a beautiful shot of Brisbane! The water is so smooth and the colours vivid. I’ll have to try one of these myself.
I do like this one the best. Colors are gorgeous.
This is a lovely shot of the Brisbane River Michael. You’ve captured the colours and reflections on the water beautifully! South bank is a great place to take your camera at any time of the day!
Stunning. The whole scene just draws me in and want to there.
Really like this crop and how it highlights the colors in the water.
Lovely job! The water is like stained glass and the sunbursts on the top of the building in front of the crane are great.
What an absolute beautiful nightscape shot! The water surface is perfect to me.. I love the colors and brilliance of the lights as well as the reflections of the lights on the river. I am with some others, for me the bottom needs to be cropped to take off some of the black areas. Otherwise terrific job! Kudos
I had to include these. Taken in Odissa, we were visiting remote villages with an Indian friend. Thought we had walked into a wedding celebration but turned out to be a “Harvest Festival”, the first one they had been able to afford for 5 years. It involves the whole village, priests firewalk, then go round bleesing each house. It ends with animal sacrifices after they have explained to the animals how sorry they are, how they value them, and have fed them treats they enjoy. The meat is subsequently shared amongst all the villagers. They welcomed us, the priest blessed us too, and they wanted us to join in and were very happy for us to take photos. These were taken with a Sony a6000, all at ISO 100. I wasn’t sure about the blurred movement, especially of the girl in a trance (long hair, green sari) until I saw Brent’s email of the music festival. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/4c2663c7430a33cf4c2eaf6ca5cdb06cfd65177598051c926fcb499208f37ebc.jpg 32mm, 1/60, f4.5 https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/cb36e4dd2538a277253c15ab9b14ff823c3e78f1284848f78665aa93071017c0.jpg 18mm, 1/80, f5.0 https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/04405ba7e05acdd9e51d4a9e47ce0b3d74f5e3c65a1fc511bb15baf262a58869.jpg 48mm, 1/125, f7.1 https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/96e31ede3f4b76518abae5708df36d82e26128eb4aadd6133a83d212cbf5aa07.jpg 19mm, 1/60, f4.0
Hi @disqus_OyF49F8pfw:disqus which image do you want feedback on? Please post 1 image – wait 5 to 7 days then post another once you’ve given others comments too. Thanks, Brent
Sorry Brent – I suppose I got carried away after the zebra shot, but that was one image with two different crops. Please comment on the first image which is the one I referred to after your post in the email of the music festival.
I like that first shot – a lot of emotion with the walking on coals and it looks like the girl slipped? I think the shutter speed you chose is perfect to show the movement of her falling and being caught. Something I think would make this shot better is is I could see the faces of the guy behind her. Well done. Brent
Thanks Brent. She was actually in a trance – no alcohol or drugs involved as far as we could tell – but she obviously was not supposed to fall into the coles. He did a good job of supporting her – the muscles in his arm say a lot. There wasn’t a lot of time to compose that shot but that’s what it is all about?
Hilary, sometimes you have to “kill your darlings”. Not litterally of course, but from time to time you have to choose: what is good bad or ugly, which one for challenge…
That first shot really tells a story of the emotions and engagement of the crowd. I wish I could see a bit more of the man’s head, but with scenes like this one you have to grab the moment–no time to set up a perfect shot. I also like the shot of the women dancing: great circular lines, feet raised, joy on the faces and your perspective from higher up.
Thanks Leila.
First image, nice shot. Would agree to have more of the gentleman’s face, but you have to take what you get sometimes.
shot at 1/125 at f4,8 iso 400 116mm.3. Motion effect thru panning the camera on primary target. What I was feeling at this time was a high degree of frustation due to the fact that it was a challnge to photograph a lacrosse game played at night under the lights.
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Jeffrey, I think you did very well given your conditions. Not the easiest of sports to capture using this technique.
Jeffery you have captured motion. As Denis said this is not the easiest sport to capture motion with.
Wow, just love all the motion in this image. The number 11 player is what stands out to me because they’re airborne and sharper than the rest. Very creative use of shutter speed and panning. Brent
I am traveling with very little access to internet. This is a photo I took right before the 4th of July at Cave Falls in Yellowstone National Park. Settings, 1/500 sec., F11, ISO 140, 70mm. I didn’t have an nd filter so I just tried to stop the water in motion. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/b62a98c7904dd8efec357a7f624abb0434bbc76578f10606f3fec81bed57626c.jpg
Valerie what a great shot of the Falls.. I am actually leaving for Yellowstone in less than two weeks on a extended camping trip.. I am trying to picture where Cave Falls is…got any tips for me before I get there?? hint hint… 😉 I can feel the power of the water in this photo and the water motion is just right for my tastes.. I like a more natural look to water flowing in general, and I love the way the mist is coming up off the rapids.. Somehow I wanted more foreground in this photo, seems to close to the waterfall.. Maybe if the POV was higher you could have more separation between the foreground and the waterfall itself. Anyway, looks like a wonderful trip.. Good shooting!
Thanks Terri I appreciate your comments. Cave Falls is in the south west corner of Yellowstone and you access it from Ashton Idaho. It is a nice hiking area and there are a couple of falls in the area. If you are near West Yellowstone visit Island Park area and see Big Springs and Mesa Falls. Both are really beautiful. There is a lot to see in the park so just explore it all and enjoy! Have a great trip.
Thanks Valerie for giving me some things to look at. I am so excited about my trip I can hardly wait! 😉
Valerie, lovely shot and I can feel the force of these falls. Pity you did not have your filter. Well done.
Thanks Denis.
The water in this image looks really dynamic. This is well balanced by the almost still fore ground water.
Christina thank you. I appreciate the comments.
I love the falls. Great shot.
Thank you.
Lovely job without the filters. I would like to see a slightly different angle and possibly more foreground. Might be a good candidate for B&W?
Hi Sara thanks for the comments. I will take a look at B&W and see what it looks like.
Good motion in that waterfall Valerie – Like how your image goes from brown at the bottom to blue at the top. I think what’s missing is an interesting foreground element like a rock or log. Brent
Here is a panning shot for this challenge. It was taken during the barrel racing event at the rodeo in Calgary on Friday. The rider and horse were racing to the finish line. I liked that the horse’s hooves were off the ground and the rider is somewhat sharp. Tough assignment for me. I need to practice panning more often 🙂 Settings: 1/80 sec, f/11,302mm, ISO100. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/2df45fe3f12803ac32e69cdcfe1f5d2332e685f70ec5693b47e71853307690fd.jpg
Judy, this is a nice shot that captures the dynamic motion of the barrel racer. Pretty good panning technique made a little more difficult by looking down at the action. I don’t know if you intended the colors to be so desaturated — depending on the coloration of the horse and rider clothing, this may work with brighter colors — plus the horse and rider don’t stand out from the background as well as they might. As I said up front, good panning technique, but it would be better if you were able to get on the same level. That way you could have caught the motion blur of the background fencing, people, etc. We get some of that feel looking down at the arena dirt, but there’s not as much detail in the dirt. Nice work.
Hi Bill – Thanks so much for your comments. You have picked up on two things that were less than ideal. Firstly, I did desaturate the image as an artistic choice, but maybe it would be stronger with more colour. The pop of blue in her shirt is nice. Below is the cropped, but otherwise unedited version. This was the best result I had for the event but the horse was very similar in colour to the ground, so I played with the colour as the original was just too ‘brown’ for my personal liking. Secondly, I would have liked to get more of the rider’s face in the shot. I was limited to my seat in the grandstand; special VIP passes are needed for almost everywhere else. I didn’t mind that too much, as the fencing is very distracting with lots of advertising and several officials stand around on the ground for this event, but it makes it hard to see her face. I think I would need to go to a smaller rodeo to get a lower point of view. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/d3437989d883de4d2d0418b2d5f9af3a2037a6253abe39c34e77aa5eda2957e5.jpg
I like this one better – the colour makes the horse and rider ‘pop’a little more. Maybe you could also use the shadow slider to bring out a little more detail on the rider’s torso?
Hi Graeme – at your suggestion, I tried playing with the shadow slider. Brightening the shadows for the whole picture washed out the horse. The better option was to use an adjustment brush just on the rider to brighten the shadows. Thanks for the idea.
Wow, this image really pops in comparison to the original. Great job!
I like this one better. Great job on the panning.
I like the way that you have allowed space in front of the rider in this shot Judy, and I prefer the image with the stronger colour.
Hi Judy, Nice panning shot. The motion in the hooves and tail are great. I really love what you have done with this image in post.
Thank you, Kerrie!
Beautiful beast…..and great panning shot Judy. I do prefer the stronger colours below though!
Thanks Christine!
Judy, very good panning shot. You have the subject in full frame with good clarity. Well done.
Thank you very much, Denis.
Jydy, this a good panning. I like both versions. The desaturated one gives me a general feeling of the motion going on during the race. In the coloured one I am in first sight more attracted by the coloured shirt and even the brown of the horse. You certainly got the action on the right time with the hooves off the ground. Good picture.
Thanks Christian. While I like both versions, I thought the desaturated photo conveyed motion better because the bright colour of the relatively still shirt competed with the motion. This is a motion assignment so I went with the desaturated version as my selection.
Great shot and very well done with the panning. That is something I still have to master. You have captured the essence of the race.
Ha! I could practice this skill for hours. I kept, oh, maybe 2 out of 100 panning attempts while photographing this event 🙂
Lovely shot Judy and nice panning.
Thank you Romy!
Excellent planning actions shot Judy. Just like you said I also like that the horses feet up off the ground, the rider is leaning forward and that cowboy hat really stands out. I also like the way you have the de-saturated in this image slightly giving it a retro look. Excellent work. Brent
Thanks Brent. I really wanted to make this a black & white image, but the tones were similar and the various B&W versions I tinkered with didn’t have enough contrast. Too bad that my panning attempts with a white horse as the subject were awful. The desaturated version spoke loudest to me. Also, I saw motion more in this version vs the full colour version where the static bright shirt competed for attention.
White Sands Wipeout. 1/320sec, f/9.0, 55mm, ISO 100, Nikon D3400 w/ kit lens.
Key challenge here was the very bright scene — white sand plus clear day. Wanted a sharp shot, so f/9.0, “mostly” stopping the action to get the clouds of sand. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/be6c30a184aebc274bbc6cc3c3866a1681e046a5596bf1e5e144c178f64b664c.jpg
Great shot Bill! I love the contrast between the boys shorts, the board and the background sand. I think you’ve captured the action perfectly. The only way I can think of to improve the shot is maybe a crop so that he is in the top right third, giving him space to move towards the bottom left.
I would agree with Janet, otherwise a great shot.
Awesome image….love the shadow and the spray of sand!
Bill, nice shot with lots of action in it. I like the shadow and that little puff of sand. Well done.
Lovely shot. The colours on the very white, bright sand really stand out.
That is a really cool shot. The exposure looks spot on.
Awesome shot.
Fantastic photo!!!
You’ve caught the fun here.
This looks like a lot of fun! I do like the bit of foot and sand movement here, just enough to show motion. Well done. Brent
Nice job catching the puffs of sand and the happy expression on the surfer.
Just back from holidays so this is my first shot for this challenge. It was taken during a touch football ‘muck around’ on a family day at Coolum Beach. I am happy with the way I was able to capture the ball just prior to it being caught. When I zoom in on my son he does not appear as sharp as I would like. I’m not sure if this is a factor of the action, or the focal length used. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/31a6e151f5a70d5fa7be92b8a38b47c20de4aeaf2f49c224b77ddb758291938a.jpg . Settings were ISO 200, 1/320, f10, 280mm.
Hi Janet. Nice shot in terms of catching the action . If this was hand held then at 280mm you are on the limit for shutter speed so maybe there is a bit of camera shake contributing to softness when you zoom in?
Thanks Graeme. Yes it was handheld so you are probably right about the camera shake.
janet, good shot for a hand held. You show the intensity in the catching of the ball. Maybe a faster shutter speed would have helped out here.
Good action shot Janet!
Janet, with the ball “hanging” in the air you certainly have an action going on. Nice backgroung with tose waves (2nd action).
I like the interaction between your son and the ball. Great image.
Really good capture Janet. Your son’s face is not quite in focus but if you look closely, you’ll see that his lower torso is in good focus. No camera shake here. To me, the ball, his head, and hands are in front of the focus point!?
Nice job! I like the look on your son’s face and the motion of the ball.
I like this action shot Janet. Yes I see what you’re saying about your son not being sharp – His legs are sharp but his upper body is slightly soft and this might be due to him bending down to grab the ball (upper body movement). Brent
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I liked the colors in this photo, it was just before sundown.
I think I managed to show a sense of motion, while the riders eye is still in
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Great action shot Jarrod. You certainly captured the action of the riders legs, and feet on the pedals, and the bike wheels.
Thank you Janet.
Brilliant panning shot Jarrod! The cyclist face is nicely in focus….and we can even read the number on his back! Good choice of SS, and even though you were using the 70-200 you have still managed to keep enough room for the cyclist to ride into. Well done!
Thank you very much Rerro.
Jarrod, you have fulfilled the objective of showing motion. Very good shot, well composed and captured. The light is a great bonus here. Well done.
Thank you Denis. Much appreciated.
Jarrod, very nice panning with great colours. Your composition is very nice with space before the rider.
Thanks for taking the time to have a look and comment.
Great image Jarrod. There is a real sense of speed with the blurred background and foreground.
Thank you very much Christina.
Really good motion picture. Great work
Thank you Doris. Much appreciated.
This is an awesome motion shot. Great panning technique.
Thanks Rachel. Appreciate you taking the time to have a look and comment.
Nice panning. Well done.
Thanks very much Romy.
Great job with the space in front of the rider and the background blur.
Thank you Sara. Your comment is much appreciated.
Great shot! Definitely show motion!
Thank you Ingrid.
Great action shot Jarrod. Having the riders face in focus with blurred moving legs and background just makes it. Cheers
Thank you for taking the time to comment Alex.
I think you nailed it, Jarrod. Well done!
Oh, really? Thank you so much Kerrie. Much appreciated.
Spot on here Jarrod! A great example of using panning to show motion.
Thank you very much Dianne.
Not only is the background in motion. As a cyclist, I appreciate the the rider’s foot and crank shaft pushing down for all it’s worth.
Thanks Derryl, I’m glad you like it.
Great catch.
Thank you very much Karen.
Wow Jarrod this image really rocks! I think what makes this image really stand out to me is the low angle it was shot at. Excellent use of panning and slower shutter speed to show movement. Probably one of the best panning shots I’ve ever seen, well done! Brent
Oh, really? Thank you very much Brent . I really enjoy photographing cycling events from different angles. I don’t mind climbing a tree with my back pack if I think it’s worth it.
This image was taken in M https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/616ac5a20db1686ea978240e33d97ca5b104a93fecebd84bbce5eb9795c2dc65.jpg ay whilst on holiday in the South West of Western Australia. This area has some of the best beaches in WA and Yallingup is one of our surfing beaches. Image taken with a Canon 7D using my EF7-200 f4l IS USM lens (one of my favourites) Exposure 1100sec at f16, ISO 100. It was a beautiful sunny day and wanted to get the look of the spray and the wave foaming. This is my very first post!
Love the different blue hues across the image. You have captured the barrel of the wave perfectly….and the spray is just magic! Welcome to boot camp….and well done on a fantastic image of motion!
Thank Christine. Just love down south for the photographic opportunities. See you at Club tomorrow evening?
Yip…see you tomorrow 🙂
So glad you guys are getting together
Christine is a great inspiration to me and the rest of our local club
Christina, very good picture. I like very much the layers: the rocks in the foreground, the relative calm water, then the breaking waves and their spray and finally the horizon between the deep blue ocean and sky.
Thank you Christian.
I love the spry.
Thanks Roseann
Good capture of the spray over the water. nice shot
Thank you Doris
Great layering!
Thanks Janet
Really great shot. Love the spray and detail in the wave.
Thank you Rachel.
Great shot.
Thanks Romy
Love the spray and the colors on this! I don’t have the ocean near me, so I appreciate the waves and motion in this. Great job.
Thanks Sara. Being within and hours drive of the ocean is great. However, this spot is a few hours away.
Beautiful photo! Amazing wave and spray!
Thanks Ingrid
Lovely capture of the spray.
Thank you Genevieve
Hi Christina, I love the light blue green of the unbroken part of the wave .Beautiful contrast in the layers, and I like how the curved shape of the white water that’s already broken, is almost mirrored in the curve of the rocks.
Thanks Kerrie. It’s great to get this feedback.
Christina, love this shot. We’ll composed and shot. I like the spray in particular. Gives a good show to the force of nature. Well done.
Thanks very much Denis
Very nicely done. The ocean spray really gives you the feeling of being there and watching the waves in motion.
Thank you Jarrod
Beautiful capture. I love the roll of the wave, the colours and the sharpness of your image.
Thanks Dianne
Great colours and love the softness of the water. Such a wonderful capture.
Thank you Gary.
The color, the spary, the waves – perfect.
Thanks Karen
Wow!!!! What a great photo. The action on this is perfect, I can almost feel the mist on my face just looking at this. I love the ocean anyway but I really enjoy this. I would definitely frame this and hang it in my living room and my office.
Thank you Jeff. I might do it in acrylic for my office.
Congratulations on your very first post @disqus_bssIXRnBdS:disqus – and it’s a stunner. Love that spray coming of the wave with the offshore wind, it really stands out against the dark blue water. I also like the way your image has all these different colours and tones and it, from the brown rocks to the blue sky. I’m wondering if and even slower shutter speed might add little more mystery to this image? Well done. Brent
Thank you Brent. Will try that next time I go down south.
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Spent the weekend in Sulfur. There were lots of people so trying to get around them. Like it better in B&W.
ISO 100 70 mm f 4.o 1/80 sec.
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Nice shot Roseann….my preference between the two images is the colour image.It has a stronger feel and i believe it shows a stronger contrast. I also like the greens on the leaves coming through the water
I like this color one better. To me, it appears a bit sharper than the B+W.
Roseann, nice motion here and good capture. My preference would be the colour version.
My preference is the color version which allows more detail be seen. Good use of a slower shutter speed to slow the motion of the water!
I agree with @rerrorocher:disqus – like the contrast and the green leaves below the water. Brent
Not sure which image I like better. I think a little more contrast would work for the B&W image-to me it seems too much the same colors and hue. Nice job on the water motion though.
I am having problems with discuss. Keeps saying I have to log in then will not accept. Log in log out. Arrgg.
Roseann, I went through the same thing for almost a month. Frustrated the heck out of me.
I like the color version, too. I think the action is more noticeable in color.
Nice action shot with the water flowing over the rocks. Well done. I think I actually like the colored version better as well.
Wow so many great shots here. Went to a local streetcar museum figuring I could get a decent shot of one of them moving around. It was way too bright and I didnt have a filter to knock down the light to allow a nice long shutter. After a few unsuccessful attempts (read a couple of hours) I was all but ready to call it a day. Riding one of the trains back I decided to try to let the scenery to go by. 1/4 sec f/16 at ISO 100. Nothing spectacular but kinda cool effect. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/d39f41b391df68df140e826b85d513528f236b9b576eb5957ed913ffd4f8b498.jpg
This is a great shot….glad you never gave up! Love the ghosting effect this motion gives….The SS was just enough to get the motion, yet still define the Forrest! Well done Gary!
Awesome abstract motion! Great colors!
Definitely cool!
Gary, that’s a creative point of view. Smooth wavely picture. Well done.
Wow! I really like this image Gary. It has a whimsical, magical feel about it. I’m inspired, thank you.
Gary well done. Your perseverance paid off. Very good creativity shown here not to mention the motion.
This is great, almost a ghostly feeling. Your choice of settings worked very well with this shot Gary.
Thank you for your kind comments everyone. The fun part is I had no idea how this would look until I got home to the computer. Tried a handful and this was the most pleasing to me. Ohh….. if anyone is in or around the Toronto area, and likes old streetcars and stuff, this place is just west.
Nice. It’s like we are looking at the air moving past. Excellent.
Very nice effect, Gary.
It is a cool photo. It almost looks like a ghost like entity right in the middle of the photo with that blurred line. Maybe that’s just me. Haha.
I think its just you Jeff. 🙂
I like the waves of grass at the bottom – creative use of public transport. I’d like to see anther one. Brent
Here ya go Brent. A little too blurry for my liking. I think I got a bit of the rocking motion in the first one. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/324a6f673daa4d966ffa501533b47b446e356d4ca1f4a8804f79a4da76615318.jpg
I really like this shot, Gary. Slight rocking motion adds interest to the horizontal panning.
Thanks Judy. This was the best of the bunch. Most of the others just looked blurry and if there was a structure, it looked out of focus.
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/236379580462f507d6a749d93f0f8afb52d95d2431c0c0529ebc0a61059f5e97.jpg https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/8a98a01d734c43813e3f72384291a1060325886379cd8d7db790abaaf3657e5d.jpg These two photos were taken in a square in Dubrovnik, Croatia. The little boy was running after the pigeons that were starting to fly away. I used my Canon 7D, with settings at ISO 100, 30 mm, f/5.6, and 1/200 sec. I like the black and white – it seems more dramatic. My eyes are not distracted in the b/w by the colors in the background in the color photo.
Peter, I agree about the B&W filtering out the color distractions. Great job with the pigeon wings. I love it. Yet another place to visit on my bucket list!
Thanks, Sara. Croatia, Bosnia, and Slovenia were gorgeous.
Love this, the boy enjoying chasing the pigeons and life going on in the background.
Thanks, Genevieve.
Great capture, Peter.. Love the leading the line of the paving taking my eye to the young boy. The bird at left centre of the frame looks awesome with it’s wings spread. it’s a shame it is lost in the crowd . I like the B/W version, however I do love the pop of colour in the boy’s striped shirt.
Thanks, Kerrie.
Peter, as you wanted to catch the activity of the boy, I find him personally a bit lost in B/W version and not the first POI in the coloured version. Still a good picture.
Hi Christian. See the above edits. Now the focus is solely on the boy and the birds. Thanks.
Peter, Have been there. It is always crowded and alot going on. I wonder if you got rid of the Man would that help. Maybe crop from the left. Still it is a very nice shot.
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Peter. I like the cropped version and maybe the colour version as well. All that said, the shots in themselves are great. There is is no definitive write or wrong here – it is what you like yourself. All of these scenarios just happen in front of your eyes unless you are lucky enough to have a somebody play along. If that were the case I might try a few shots from a lower angle – get down to the young lads level. There I go again thinking out loud.
Hi, Denis. Thanks for your input. I always appreciate your observations.
I like the cropped version even more.
Thanks, Karen. It was Denis’ idea.
Thanks, Karen.
Yes this crop really works for me. It’s more focused on the boy and the flying pigeon. Brent
Thanks, Brent.
I do like the B&W one. You can really feel the kid trying hard to run and catch a pigeon. Great example of motion.
Thanks, Jarrod.
Love the B&W version…..and love the candidness of street photography!….great story showing motion and emotion…..well done Peter 🙂
Thanks, Rerro. I have found that I truly love street photography for the stories they tell. Who wouldn’t want to be three again and chase the birds.
Beautiful shot.
Thanks, Karen.
Wonderful shot of the little boy playing and chasing the pigeons. I like the black and white photo. It shows great contrast and depth. Nice job!
Thanks, Barbara.
Well done Peter. I like both photos, and maybe the larger photo the best because it shows more of the scene and more movement. The little boy looks determined to catch one of those birds.
Thanks, Jeff.
Great comparison here Peter. I am a huge fan of black and white images because of the “less distractions” are better. I like the movement of the little kid, leaning forward to running with his arm up at the pigeons. Pity the pigeon that’s flying is somewhat lost in the pigeons behind it. Great capture. Brent
Thanks, Brent.
Love the black and white treatment on this image. Street photography is a very satisfying genre, especially when you get a great shot like this. Also like the cropped version below as this really focuses on the boy and the pigeon.
Thanks, Christina.
Hi Peter – Great job with this street photography catching the movement of the boy and pigeons. I vote for the original version. Yes, there is a lot going on. That is part of the story, and I like that Dad is there watching over his boy. I would be inclined to brighten the B&W version a bit.
Thanks, Judy. I will play around with it.
I lightened the the photo. It didn’t show up in the box, so I don’t know if you can see it.
Asilomar Beach in Pacific Grove, California. Exposure time-1/125; f/63; ISO-80 https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/4a6d8706933a036184ed09100cfe0d4333048a8936b514c9a4583de64159b271.jpg
Ingrid, nice breaking waves. Lovely light/shadow effect.
Ingrid, I like what you have captured here. Maybe a shot along the beach showing the wave action would work here.
Ingrid, very monochromatic. Maybe adding a bit of the beach would give you a bit more perspective? Or more of a panoramic crop?
Nice shot of moving waves Ingrid….how to make this a better image. Try and slow down your SS, and compose your shot using different elements around you….layers of the beach, the waves and the sky perhaps.
Hi Ingrid. I do agree with the other comments. I also think that by slowing down the shutter speed you will be able to soften the wave a little more taking the blur out of the wave itself. Adding some beach to the shot will also give some perspective to what is going on. Nice job!
Looks cold but inviting. Nice action from the waves both near and far. Well done.
I do like the water movement in your image Ingrid. When I zoom right in I can see the drops flying through the air. I also like the fact that your waves are catching some of the direct sunlight. For me to make this image stronger I’m looking for a distinct point of interest – something that jumps right out to me. Hope this helps. Brent
Thank you for your input! I really appreciate it/
I like the movement in the water. Looks like it is almost at boiling point.
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Genevieve, good picture with a lot of fun in the water by the dogs. How got you this panoramic view of the scenery? A setting on your camera or a crop? I like the splash and the energy of those dogs.
Love this motion packed image Genevieve, It’s fun, and really well captured.
Genevieve, lovely shot, well captured. Many the next time if you were ahead of the dogs it would be a better perspective.
Your dogs were having a great time here and you’ve captured lots of frozen splashes and water drops with your high shutter speed. It would have been good if you could have shown their faces too, but maybe next time if you use Denis’s suggestion.
Lovely shot, I agree about seeing the dogs faces. But great movement and energy in the photo. Well done.
Great action shot of the dogs frolicking n the water….they are loving it…..all having so much fun. I agree with the others about getting the dogs from a different angle, showing facial expressions.
Hehe . . . I really like the white guy in the background. Holding back . . . holding back . . . when do I pounce! Dogs make such great photo material.
Wow. Great catch. love it.
Very effective shot Genevieve. Water in the Gascoyne – make the most of it! .
It’s a Water Park for dogs. What a great way to cool off. Were you in the water, too, Genevieve? Was it cold, as it is your winter?
Looks like these dogs are having a great day in the water. I like how you cropped the picture and the composition is great. The dogs are running into and out of the picture and having a great time. Awesome shot showing motion. Nice job!
They are having a great time splashing around. I like how you froze the water droplets from their splashes which shows great action.
Wow there is a lot of motion in this image. I do like the way you have cropped this as a panorama shot, and the warm colours add to the feeling of fun in this image. I also like the way you’ve left some space on the right for the dogs to run into. With so many interesting objects (dogs) in your image, my eye seems to go around and around trying to find some place to settle. I think if you had one main point of interest in this shot it would be stronger. Hope this helps. Brent
Wow, what a great action shot.
Here is the follow up image of the drone in motion. I’ve got it from the front this time so you can see the camera. I love the rotors spinning perfect circles… got most things right but I haven’t managed to get it focused properly – I relied on Al Servo – supposed to track a moving object but it leaves a bit to be desired. I’ll go for manual next time, gotta crack it! https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/04744f6ff22c3bac87986513aaffbe9cf5deec32259299410bd41179b45cc4ac.jpg
Alex, oh lucky you who’s has all the gear. It may not be up to your perfect standard, but it looks good to me.
Thanks Denis, I suppose I can hardly complain – I’ve done next to none of this before so it’s not bad for experimentaion. Cheers
Alex, you certainly have motion with your rotors. Good contrast with the background.
Thank you Christian. It would be nice to get one from slightly above it to get all four rotors in shot.
Looks pretty good! Keep working at it until it is more what you envision. I like the rotors too.
Thanks Sara. I’m gonna nail it!
Another cool drone shot Alex!
Great photo. Love the propellers action and the drone body looks steady and in focus with the great DOF.
I like this shot of the drone. You are taking a picture of a moving camera and the background shows that you probably panned a little while shooting the drone. Great job!
Thanks Barbara, yes I was panning – it’s harder than it looks!
Your welcome and I bet it wasn’t
Cool photo. Nice action with room for the drone to fly into.
Thanks Jeff, a bit of cropping helped with the composition.
Alex, nice effect with the blurred background. Were you shooting in single shot mode or continuous? Would back-button focusing help to track something moving quickly?
Thanks for the suggestions Peter, but yes I’m using continuous and I use the back button for focus. And Al Focus which is supposed to focus on moving subjects. I’ve nailed it though, see my latest post. Cheers
I like the crop you’ve used on this drone pending image – It’s a luck closer than your last one. Brent
Thanks Brent – I’ll add my last post for this challenge shortly.
Hi all. In the middle of a drought in little old Ireland. No rain for weeks. Water restrictions in place. Rivers all down to a trickle and so no falls to speak of. Went to the coast and the same, no action with the fine weather. 14 weeks ago we were flooded, melting snow and rainfall. I manage to get this shot in the Botanical Gardens. Man made and an enclosed water system so no regulations been broken for now. It was hand held – forgot the tripod – and not all that happy. will have to revisit. In the meantime any advice would be of help. Details: ISO 800, FL 65mm, F32, SS 0.3 sec. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/16bb53d49e603252f46eb5ef9f5cde04bb7f5043eccd59a4683525765f5a3c14.jpg
Denis not bad for no tripod! Maybe have a slightly longer shutter speed next time with the tripod? Or maybe convert to B&W?
Sara, many thanks for the feedback. Will take your advice on board.
Hi Denis, great sense of water motion here, pretty good effort for hand held at that shutter speed although the camera shake is noticable – remember the tripod next time 🙂
Alex, many thanks for the feedback.
Absolutely fabulous Denis….you manged to get a great shot with no tripod using the settings you did. Just a point to remember is the small aperture degrades the image (lowers the resolution) due to diffraction. To assist with this you can try using ND filters.
Ah Rerro, many thanks for coming back with the kind of advice that I was looking for. Next time I will bring the lot.
Nice shot, especially with the challenge of no tripod. I always try to look for hard/solid surfaces that I can place my camera when I happen to be without a tripod. One additional suggestion is to balance the brightness of the green foliage on the right of frame with the mossy rocks on the left side. This can be done in post processing. This would help make the point of interest the water fall instead of having your eye drawn to the green foliage on the right.
Eugene, many thanks for that advice. The kind of thing I was looking for. Besides forgetting the tripod I was not dressed correctly. Lying down to steady the camera was not an option. It was one of those spontaneous moments that nearly worked.
This is great, Dennis. Nice composition, and effect on the water. I have no doubt that you’ll nail it when you use a tripod.
Kerrie, many thanks for your feed back. Plans are in place for this Thursday DV.
Really a nice photo.
Karen, many thanks for the feedback. I hope your back gets better so that you can enjoy your forthcoming trip.
Hi, Denis. What bothers you about the photo? The water is silky due to the slow shutter speed. Would it still look silky at 1/60 sec (focal length). It is a touch blurry in general. Have you ever shot at ISO automatic? I have when it is dark and deal with noise in post processing.
Peter, many thanks for your feedback. What bothers me about it is the general softness, which I am putting down to camera shake. You raised a good point re the Shutter Speed/FL. Will try that. Yes to the ISO. Generally leave on Auto. My camera is old by todays standards, highest ISO on it is 1600. Good tips and ideas, just what I was looking for.
Denis, glad to help out. I like the fuzziness of the water, personally.
Very beautiful. I like the softness of the water showing motion of the waterfall and the stream. Your composition is spot on, leading the viewer from the waterfall and out of the picture. Awesome job!
Barbara, many thanks for that feedback. Keeps me going.
Your welcome
I like the colors with the blurred white of the waterfall. Nice action shot with the water and even a touch of blur on the leaves in the foreground.
Jeff, many thanks for your feedback.
I thought it rained all the time in Ireland. What’s going on? Great image Denis – It’s sharp even without the tripod. Here are a few things to remember when photographing waterfalls like this:
1. Try to have even liked on the waterfall – preferably overcast conditions. I’ll get there before the sun’s risen.
2. Don’t forget your tripod.
3. Find an interesting composition with a foreground object.
4. Shoot at a slow shutter speed, like 0.5sec all the way to 30 seconds. To do this on a bright day you will need a ND filter, Most likely 3 stop ND filter.
5. Don’t forget to look around and I appreciate the scenery.
Brent
Brent, many thanks for the feedback and all your tips. I went back yesterday tripod and all. Will look at the shots today. As for the rain, well this year has been the exception. The Jet Stream went way north of us and pull up hot dry conditions off the South Atlantic . That said it has just rained last night but temps are still high for here so that is promising in that regard.
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Chris, many thanks for this feedback.
Love the colors and smooth water.
Rachel, many thanks for the feedback.
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It was raining on our way somewhere in Ireland in April/May this year. As we were in the car, I thought I wold try to get a picture of the rain streaming down my window. I wasn’t sure how it would turn out, but i was rather pleased with this image. It is the only one I thought to take. I made it a bit darker and cropped a bit off the RHS as it was just the door frame. ISO 400 44 mm f/4.8 1/30
Sara, that is the last rain we have seen. Good creative shot. I think you captured it well.
Denis, thank you. I hope you get the rain you need, but not too much. We have had road closures left and right with all the rain from last month. Roads are finally being reopened.
Nice one Sara. Loads of movement there. I gotta be honest, it took me a little too long to figure out what that was.
Gary, thank you.
Sara, I find this a very creative way of recording motion. I like the lines of the water on the window. Very good picture.
Thank you Christian. It turned out better than I hoped.
What an effective shot this is…..well done Sara! You ave used your initiative to come up with motion of the rain….motion of the car.
Thank you very much Rerro!
This is great. It gives me a feeling of being dry and warm inside the car while moving along the road.
The temps were around 50 degrees F and the heater worked in the car! Thank you Jarrod!
So creative, Sarah!
Thank you Kerrie.
Simple but very effective.
Christina, thank you.
Nice effect. Took me a sec to figure out the side view mirror. It looks like you’re underwater with the water flowing at an angle on the window.
Thank you. I wasn’t sure it would turn out, but I like the result.
Interesting picture. I like how the water is flowing over the window. Great job!
This is a very creative image indeed. I like the blurred half of the image due to the moving water and then just a peek through at the mirror. Shows what you can create even in a moving vehicle. I like. Brent
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/4a738c4248a04ff63eb97c8098b4ea4960a4a4e231dc1b8c6f384e450ec397af.jpg This is my second entry in the “Motion” challenge. This photo was taken going through the Sebastian Inlet in Florida. I was on a moving boat as the boat in the photo sped past going through the Inlet creating the wake and spray that was captured in the image. Photo taken with a Sony a6000, 27mm setting on short zoom lens, ISO 100, 1/1250 sec, f/5.6.
Eugene, very good shot given you were on a moving boat yourself. From the wake you can get sense of the speed he was doing.
Great image Eugene. The boat looks like it is moving very fast through the water. Not sure if you have cropped anything but maybe a bit more water in front would give a more space for the boat to move into.
Great action photo. I like the waves, wake and splash effects.
Great job! I like the splash of the wake! Maybe a bit more room in front of the boat for it to move into. Well done.
Eugene, nice action in the white water, and I like the extra colour from the umbrellas . I do agree with others that this image would have more impact with more space in front of the boat.
I like this shot. It is crisp and sharp. Great show of motion. My only suggestion for next time is to try and give the front of the boat a little more room to move. Great job!
Nice capture of clarity and movement with probably not much prep time to grab the shot. Well done.
Love the spray and show of motion! Did you try to crop a bit from the stern? Just would like to see where the boat is heading!…but if some crop from the stern may help to balance…
Great motion image Eugene. Looks like the perfect day to be out on the water. I noticed that you are using a very fast shutter speed in this image – I think maybe a slower shutter speed and panning motion might make this look really cool. Brent
Really great action shot.
This is an image of some Red Hot Pokers that were growing beside the railway track. I was waiting for that steam train (again), hoping to get a panning shot, but decided to go a bit abstract for this one. I moved the camera downwards. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/792ea74f90cd2e4a8cc564216137c0891692ecf916be58a0395e15c50a7fcc27.jpg
1/10 f11 ISO 100 at 85mm
Brilliant – just love this abstract Kerrie! Love that you tried something different….and look at the awesome image! Well done!
Thanks Rerro, I knew what I wanted from this before I took it. I had a lot of creative fun in post as well. I really like the freedom of this style of photography.
Kerrie, I like this abstract. It has motion. Well done.
Thanks Christian 🙂
Kerrie, Very creative. I am not into abstract but I think you have put it to good use here. Well done.
Thanks Denis 🙂
I love the colours in this image. Really like the abstract look.
Thanks Christina 🙂
Very cool shot Kerrie. Love the colours. I could see this hanging on a wall in some office somewhere.
Thanks Gary, I’m going to print this one.
I really like the colors. It looks like a very cool Indonesian Tie Dye skirt my wife used to wear!
Thanks Derryl 🙂
Love that. It looks like a watercolor painting. Good job.
Thank you Karen, and I hope you get well soon 🙂
Kerrie, Love it! I would print this and hang it on my wall. Great job with the colors and the lines! Beautiful!
Thanks Sarah, I am going to print this one!
Kerrie, the colors blend so well together. I really like it.
Thanks Peter, I really like the blend as well 🙂
I Love this shot. Great use of lens movement to get this awesome looking abstract. Love the colors and the motion. Beautiful. Awesome job!
Thanks so much Barbara 🙂
Nicely done Kerrie. This actually looks like an oil painting with the vibrant and yet blurred colors. Nice movement.
Thanks Jeff
Ooooh…. love this! Does look like a painting that I certainly would put on my wall! Great job!
Thank you Sheree, looking forward to seeing your images.
Wow Kerrie – this image looks like a abstract oil painting to me. Very very good. The warm colours against the cooler colours really works in this image. My eye is attracted to the big orange blob on the left of centre. I don’t see any way you can improve this image – it’s perfect! Brent
Thanks so much, Brent. I appreciate and value your comments. 🙂
Wow, really LOVE this! Agree with Brent, it’s perfect.
thanks Chris
You’re printing this one, right? It is fabulous! Love the abstract effect you have achieved. Well done, Kerrie.
Hey, thanks so much .Judy, I do want to print this one. I managed to break two fingers on my right hand today, so I’m feeling a bit sad about photography right now
This is insanely awesome. Print and hang. That is worthy artwork.
Thanks so much for that feedback, Keri.
This photo was taken on Route 66 in Albuquerque, NM. We were doing light trails which was lots of fun. We did get a lot of funny looks because we were all standing on different corners and people couldn’t figure out what was happening. We had to stand still until the traffic lights changed and then we could start taking photos. This was taken on my Sony a7Rii at 100 ISO 3sec f/9 45mm. Excuse the logo, but I had posted it on FB and I never do that without a logo. I’ll post another on later. I’m currently on rest and relax because I herniated a disc in my back. Not the first time but very poor timing since I leave on my only trip for the summer to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area in Northern Minnesota in 2 weeks. I spent all day yesterday working on getting photos organized . I’m really behind on this challenge so I will have to step it up or it will be over before I get started.
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/a30883d8c616380820478a41d25f7556c673fd6206d35cfdfdef80a2cec2892a.jpg is was
I like the light trails and the sunbursts. Well done! I hope you are better for your trip, Boundary Waters is a beautiful area of MN. Great place to take pictures!
Karen, great light trails. Nice composition. I love the deep blue with the red lights. Well done.
Karen, very nice light trails. I think the shot is well balanced.
I really like this photo. You did great with the light trails. Shows motion and is interesting. Good job!
Light trails….great example of slowing down your SS to show the motion of the cars…the settings worked well. Good representation of motion!
Looks like a painting to me Karen – I like the vivid colours in this image. Also those two leading lines from the taillights look really cool. Good luck with your recovery, I’m in the same boat right now. Brent
Thanks Brent. Hope you are feeling better. My back is improving but I have to keep reminding myself not to be doing so much to aggravate it. It’s hard to do when every time you look around you see something that needs to be done or you want to do. I’m looking forward to my trip in 2 weeks and 2 days. I haven’t been on any trips this year – actually since Oct 21, 2017. As a travel writer that’s a disaster but it couldn’t be helped. I’ll get back to travel this fall and hopefully for the winter we will not be in Minnesota freezing.
Take care, Brent. Already excited for Africa.
Karen
P.S. I ordered a 20×40 canvas print of my Arizona Sunset photo from last month’s challenge. It arrived yesterday. It’s going to be spectacular in my new office if the handyman ever comes to paint the walls so I can finish the room. (One of the reasons I haven’t been traveling is because I’m home waiting for him – 2 months – to finally show up). I’m going to start charging him for my time. It’s hard to find good help these days.
Send me a pic of your canvas on the wall. Yes also can’t wait for Africa next year. Brent
Can’t put the canvas up yet. Waiting for painter to finish the room. (slow as molasses). I had the wrong size – it’s 20×48. I think I said 20×40. I wish I had more walls so I could hang it up now. I will send a photo of it on the wall when I can get it up. It’s the only wall big enough for it.
Hoping my back will be much better by the 5th. It’s sore but it’s difficult not to do the bending or stooping when I have small dogs that need to be fed, put out and clean up after. At least, I’m able to do things. the last time it was so bad I couldn’t sit, stand, lay down for more than 5-10 minutes. It lasted 4 months. That was actually worse than the original injury which was caused by a car accident in 1996 and aggravated by my nursing job.
I’m hoping to get some great photos of the all the Northern Minnesota highlights. I hope I can get one of the Split Rock Lighthouse. It’s been about 30 years since I photographed there. Will be visiting the Wolf Center and the Bear Center, Itasca State Park the beginning of the Mississippi River, Rainy Lake which is supposed to be really beautiful, I think we briefly cross into Canada. We will be learning about the first conservationists that worked to have these areas protected and lots of local food. Which when I was in the Red Cross and traveling around the state was usually what Minnesotans call hot dishes. Your in-laws might have served it to you. It is popular in Wisconsin, too.
Get better.
Karen
Lovely image Karen, I’ve never tried this technique. Looks like fun!
So i got to visit our local zoo this past weekend. This picture of an eagle was cute. He kept sweeping his wing up to clean himself, or as someone commented on my facebook page, to hide the fact he was laughing at us. Either way I thought it was a good picture of motion. I used my D750 @f/9, ISO 800, 300mm at 1/60 sec. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/cd688c66d1dfd509a079543c1bb69b118f165ded33cf27783b219c20182e3eb4.jpg
Barbara. Good freeze of the action here. Nice clarity and a good shot of the eye.
Barbara, nice clarity of that beautiful eagle. They are so majestic. It does look like he’s laughing, so nice job on the action shot. Well done.
Thanks Jeff
Beautiful bird….a nice tack sharp image. The motion was frozen here….were you on a tripod Barbara?
Thank you. No I was shooting hand held.
Lovely shot, I love the way that he is all sharp and movement was frozen…
A really nice interesting shot.
Thank you very much
Just love the focal point in this image – the eagles eye. Your image is super-sharp and well lit. I would love to see the single in motion – flying. Brent
Thank you Brent. Being that this one was taken at a zoo, he probably doesn’t fly or not much and the enclosure is to small with 2 eagles in it.
Beautiful image, very sharp and crisp.
Thanks. This can be hard when trying to focus thru a fence/enclosure.
Unusual posture and well captured. Great shot.
Thanks
Awesome shot Barbara, focus is spot on!
Thank you
Well done!
My last submission for this challenge….an iconic location on the Perth coastline….i call my image ‘Cottesloe Dreaming’ because of the dream like feeling it evokes. I had the CP and an ND filter on for this shot. 3 sec. f/5.6 70mm. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/779e95a7caf248d93aa75fb7dad4d7c5474763087893cf174973168ab6417a08.jpg
really like the dreamlike creation in the water here.
Thanks Sheree 🙂
Hi Rerro, I like the softness of the water against beach. When I enlarged the photo, the people on that are moving are fuzzy. Is that something you wanted, to show motion? Would it look better if they weren’t there?
Thanks for the comments Peter. The ghost like people, this is was i was after…..sometimes tack sharp takes a backseat to my artistic impression. 🙂
I really like the colour of the water in this image and the blurred images of the people.
Thanks Kerry 🙂
Rerro, A very nice image. Lovely softness to it and you brought out that dreamy feel to it. The motion of the water I think is excellent and has a well balanced texture to it. Great shot.
Thanks Denis….i came out exactly the way i wanted! Very happy with the image 🙂
You got me on this one @rerrorocher:disqus – I’m the biggest fan of long exposure landscape images. My eyes settle on the structure, which to me me is the main point of interest in this image. Love the blurred wave movement and the ghosting of the tourists walking along the beach. I also like the “rerro art-tone” you’ve given this image. Brent
Thanks Brent….glad you can see my style coming through. Long exposures are part of my passion, and still something i haven’t completely conquered yet. Practice, practice practice!
Christine, I love this picture with the leading coastline. There is a lot of motion with the waves and the people walking on the beach. Beautiful landscape with a mixture of buildings and nature. It looks like a lovely place to be.
Thanks Christian….it is a favourite beach here in Western Australia for sure…..and there are so many angles to take unique shots 🙂
Hi Rerro, I love the effect on the water and motion of the people on the beach. Using filters has given this image deep, rich colour.
Thanks Kerrie…..yeah….the Circular polarizer does amazing things!
Another awesome image Rerro. Love this.
Thanks Rachel 🙂
Perfect name for you image Rerro. The colors are perfect and I love the ghosting effect the long exposure give to the water and the people walking on the beach.
Thanks Jim 🙂
Rerro, Very cool looking house or hotel. Nice movement of the ocean and the waves coming and going. I also like how the people are blurred just a little. I also like the contrasting blues between the sky and the ocean. Well done.
Thanks Jeff, this is ‘The Indiana Tea House building’, the iconic landmark now a restaurant called Indiana, Cottesloe, Perth, Western Australia.
Great shot! The water is beautiful, but I really like how the image reflects people in varying stages of movement from ghost-like to still.
This is just beautiful. I love how you are just cementing in my head the wonderful places to be found in W.A. Cant wait to go back. Gorgeous.
Just beautiful! I like the ghost people on the beach and in the water. Another awesome shot!
Hello all! I have just joined and have a lot of catching up to do…. will start posting photos soon….. love what all of you have been doing…looking forward to sharing!
I look forward to seeing your first challenge image too. Brent
…..and I look forward to taking it! it is so hot here hard to go outside…. hoping to play this afternoon.
Settings: 1/400 sec at f/3.6, focal length 15mm. I am trying to show the weaner bulls feeding into the yards for their evening feed. Its quite dry conditions at the moment and I was trying to bring the dust into the image. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/466ab45d2e9648945df19c9e4c8fe4bc35ec1bb86b26a286f6d6db5e14295ca0.jpg
Very cool @disqus_xPeJqJhXg1:disqus, love the dust, that definitely says motion. And the herding dog as well. Great job!
Kerry, the only missing thing is the Chap on Horseback. You certainly got the dust cloud and motion into the shot. I wonder if the highlights could be reduced a little Post?.
The conditions look very dry in this image, That’s that dust can make for an amazing images closer to sunrise or sunset. Your image is very sharp and there is a lot of motion but I think what’s missing is the faces of the animals, especially the dog. I’d wait for sunset and see what the light brings. Brent
Settings 1/250 sec, f/4.4, ISO 200, 30mm focal length. I found this quite a challenge to get the image sharp with the bulls and displaying the dust at the same time. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/07717dbfeb254fee0d7aa0166deb286175eba07555ec3f2a5d25016e875a5bbd.jpg
Wow, what a difference – LOVE this shot. Brent
Kerry, great picture. I wonder if taking those cows from aside would have given even more motion. Still love scenery.
Hi Kerry, love the story this image tells. The parched landscape and the reality of living/working on the land. the fence line really adds depth.
As a girl who has followed the herd home, I definitely associate that dust cloud with movement from the cattle.
Thanks Judy.
Kerry, very nice image, would like to have seen the faces or at least the sides of the cattle. Would like to see in B&W as it is very monochrome already.
Thanks Sara.
My third motion image. I’m obsessed with pelicans as previously mentioned but I went back to see them and it was a bright and sunny day so I like this group of pictures better. I have a ton of them in the water, landing in the water, taking off from the water but I was happy to catch this one flying. I wish there was a cloud or something in the sky but apparently I am destined for gray skies or blue skies, not a fluffy cloud. Settings were f/6.3, 1/2000, 550mm, ISO400 https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/d155f6fab6541b28fcb4a389a2d55f8d1d67005e0873eb380f490507bcce1d1f.jpg
Chris, lovely shot well captured. Great clarity and sharpness. Well done.
Thank you very much @denisobyrne:disqus!
Chris, this is such a stunning shot of a majestic big bird. The focus on the eye is perfect. Well done.
Thank you very much @kerrie_clarke:disqus, I took so many photos that day. I was pleased some were sharp.
What a great capture Chris, love the way the pelicans wings stretch from corner to corner. Your image is also tack-sharp and my eye settles on the pelicans eye. Your previous posts inspired me to photograph those pelicans on the beach – I sent an email in a few days ago about perspective and point of view. Thanks for sharing. Brent
Thanks @brentmail:disqus , I loved your picture. I never really see them on a nice beach like yours. Just in the water and on rocks but I do love them and take a lot of pictures of them. I was happy this one turned out sharp.
Great shot Chris – beautiful feather definition. I might have been tempted to move the bird a little to the left to increase the space into which it is flying? I also love photographing these majestic birds in flight (along with egrets, spoonbills, etc ).
Thank you @graemeworth:disqus, I have been really trying to learn how to photography birds in flight for awhile now. Sometimes I am more successful than other times!
You probably know these tips already, but I’ll pass on a couple anyway, just in case . I had the same problem for quite a while – maybe 1 good shot out of 10. If you don’t use back button autofocus I would recommend it – it seems to make it a lot easier to track a bird. The tip that made the biggest difference to me I got from Steve Perry (Back Country Gallery). I used to use single point focus so I could be sure that I had the focal point exactly where I wanted it, but when tracking it is very easy to drift off and lose focus. If you use the next level, in my case 9-point focus, as the focal point drifts away from the initial focal point, one of the other 8 points can pick it up and maintain focus. My ratio of good shots immediately went to something like 7-8 out of 10 – it was amazing! I would recommend Steve, who is not only a superb wildlife photographer but also explains things better than anyone else I’ve come across.
Hi @graemeworth:disqus , thank you so much for this information!! I will definitely look up Steve Perry.
I’m sure you will get inspiration from Steve. If you use Nikon I’d recommend his e-boof on Nikon autofocus – I had very little idea exactly what autofocus was doing until I read his explanation.
Chris, great picture with the wings good captured. Here you can see how big such a bird is.
Thank you @christianpiron:disqus, I find them odd and majestic all at the same time.
Wow, amazing shot Chris.
Thank you @rachelgilmour:disqus !
Excellent shot Chris. I find getting a clear, crisp, in focus shot while panning after birds to be very challenging, but you’ve nailed it. Great job.
Thank you @disqus_G9wzfywbn4:disqus, it takes a lot of pictures for me to get a handful I am happy with. Good thing it’s digital and not film!
WOW!! Look at that wingspan. Well done Chris, I like the movement of this, and you gave the bird room to fly into. Nice clarity.
Thank you @disqus_8VnlKkgEbJ:disqus !
Wonderful detail, Chris. Look at that eye! Excellent crisp capture.
Thank you @disqus_W81kCdSr3n:disqus
Awesome detail!
Thank you @disqus_cdh6bhNTbb:disqus
Here’s my third contribution, with the same theme – a speeding drone. And I’ve finally nailed it – https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/4ac6932577a79e5ea618078295548c4279a8054c0aecc49993eee60c76140130.jpg a forward facing, in-focus image, although the composition isn’t perfect – drone in the middle with not much room to fly in to. The light is better though. This one has not been cropped.
Alex, yes I prefer this one. Good sense of motion, good clarity of the subject, good background and light balance. Well done.
Denis I like this one too for the same reasons, but I feel the top one just has a little extra something. Cheers
Well done Alex, it has been great watching your progress on these drone shots during this challenge. You nailed it alright!
At last! Cheers.
This one is not as well focused as the one below but I like it better – gives a sense of place, and space, and context. And the drone is better positioned in the image. I know it’s two in a row, but that’s my lot for this challenge. It’s been very worthwhile 🙂 https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/2b548b3ed0afa743b467bc00b6e408b5dba82e3c3eb0fb9d87d21d6bb72bccdc.jpg
Alex, good shot and motion captured well. I think I prefer the second one below.
Wow Alex, I think this is the winner because of those propellers shining against the darker background. Also this gives me more of a 3D feel. Brent
Yes I have to agree, thanks Brent
Thanks Denis, it’s the top one for me though
Alex, those propellers give a magic feeling in their motion.
They certainly do Christian, thanks
I like the context and darker image in this shot. The drone isn’t quite as sharp, but I like the context from the surroundings better in this image. Great panning!
Well done Alex
I like this one better due to context. But both images are very well done!
This is my second image for action. 1/350 sec, f 8, ISO 400. Tried to capture the excitement and action of making bubbles. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/87947ad90adc6a7c9f78ed10bcd3093d71e50e1e8d66a0df9c74f35220979fde.jpg
The bubbles really show up well. The little girls does look very excited. If you could lighten the all over image a bit then her face would be a great focal point.
Does this look better to you? https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/7807e2643f2310a0c17f884acef48eda84fcc519830c30854ac67326214f9258.jpg
That looks great. Stunning little girl!
My 2 year old grand daughter. She is very photogenic and I’ve got lots of photos of her.
Great photo. The exposure is a lot better in this one.
Thanks Rachel – glad Christina suggest the change.
Graeme, now you have nailed it. This is the shot for me. Be careful with ankle cut off, that is the only downside. Well done.
Thanks Denis. I must admit I was after facial expression primarily. I thought about cutting off even more leg so it didn’t look quite such an obvious mistake .
Graeme, the side on shows a good facial expression. These shots come up when you least expect them. In that regard it is difficult to get it all together. The best of all angles would haven from head on. The lesson I have taken from this shot is the need to keep moving especially where children are concerned. It is still a very good image and I like it. Well done.
I agree completely Denis. I did move around while taking these photos and have other viewpoints, but this one seems to me to capture the sense of action better.
Graeme, good picture. You caught the motion of those bells and the girl. I understand you take a lot of photo’s. I don’t know if yoiu used a zoom or prime lens. With a zoom you can quickly zoom out to avoid cutting off feets. With another point of view you could get more space at the left of the girl and perhaps also those bells. Still I like the picture. She is enjoying very much.
Thanks Christian. All good points. It was taken with a zoom. I like using the zoom so I don’t have to get too close and not intrude on the moment. As for the missing feet, one of the most difficult things I find with photography is learning to see the whole shot in detail and not just the bit I’m really interested in. I cropped this photo to remove a strip of brightly lit grass and sand at the top, and didn’t want to lose the third bubble at the right so left the girl closer to the left of the photo.
Nicely done, I didn’t see the highlighted photo. Great job.
Yup, I like this one better. Beautiful capture, Greame. She is having so much fun with those bubbles!
Really great shot Graeme…..what fun!
Thanks Rerro.
Winner Graeme. So cute. I really like this.
Thanks Keri – constant inspiration with this little girl
Great shot and job with lightening it up a bit.
Thanks Sara. Good to get some helpful suggestions from this group.
Beautiful shot of a happy little girl and lovely bubbles.
Thanks Chris
Look at how much fun she is having. The bubbles make a nice statement for movement or action because bubbles are always moving. I do agree that a little highlighting might help, but well done.
There is little motion in this image and I’m at a loss for a description. However, for me it evokes an image of times gone by when there was a lot of motion in this area, related to mining operations in the Illawarra.
Manual 100-300mm lens at f/5.6, 1/250 sec, ISO 100, and 100mm.
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Rachel, you have the wave action both foreground and background that evokes motion in this shot. I like the way you have shown times gone by and it has a nice sense of history to it. I also like the soft light in this image.
Hi Rachel, I really like the colors and the feeling of an age gone by that your image portrays. The red, rust color of the wagon wheels gives me the sense of age and lots of time having past. I think if you had used a longer shutter speed, to soften the wave action, it might have added to that feeling. I really like this shot. Great job.
Thanks for the comments, Jim. I’d been out for a couple of hours and had packed up my kit and was on my home when I spoted these old wheels. I’m kicking myself now, for not doing what you suggested. All I had to do was setup my tripod and take a couple of long exposures.
My mind wasn’t there. 🙁
I’m going to have to get back to you on this.
I like this photo, and yes, I can feel the motion of the past. I like the colors in the photo as well.
Nice shot Rachel….and you can certainly see the motion in the water….I think this would like really good if you slowed the SS down and flattened out the water and used a wide angle lens.
I like it! The light is great, the waves are moving, but as has already been said, maybe a linger shutter speed to smooth out the water. Well done.
A late posting, hopefully more to come before the cut off.
1/200 F2.8 ISO 300 300mm https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/fd957f26faa9252fb61848203bf9ce2f1cbf8154e89b46db13813d95c47c39f2.jpg
Andrew, good shot with clarity of the action. Ball on Head – Like it.
Andrew, you got it at the right time. Good picture. I like the regard of the other men looking at the a
Andrew, great work capturing the “peak of the action.” You may want to consider bringing up the exposure on the faces either by bumping the shadows in LR or Photoshop or a local adjustment. That might make the players “pop” a little more against the green backdrop.
Well done Andrew, with your action shot. I like the look on the face of the guy not doing the header which is also an action shot as well. Nice clarity in your image.
Great timing to capture that moment! Love the expression on the other player’s face, too.
Epic timing here Andrew…..i love the connection between the two players and the ball. Great shot!
Awesome action shot Andrew. It shows the motion of the ball, but freezes it at such a great point. Well done.
I’m certainly feeling that shot Andrew. Great capture.
Love it! The differing expressions on the players faces are priceless. Wonderful timing! Such a great job!
Here’s a shot I’ve been thinking about for a while now. It was a challenge because my camera, a Nikon D5600, will not allow me to go faster than 1/200 when using a flash and I knew I would need a much faster shutter speed then that to stop the movement of the liquid. So I purchased two LED panels and set them up close to the glass. I put the glass on top of a piece of plate glass and then pointed a flashlight straight up from underneath. Then used a remote shutter release to take multiple pictures while I dropped the ice ball into the glass. Camera setting are ISO 4500, 110 mm, F7.1, 1/1000.
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Jim, a bundel of preparation and planning with a great fresult. I like very much the action of the liquid above the edge of the glass. Well done.
Thanks Christian.
Wow great shot. Must have taken lot of time to setup.
Thanks Norman. It did take a lot of time to setup and experimentation on where to position the lights.
Jim, this is a very effective shot. Great use of side and bottom lighting to make the glass and liquid stand out against the black background. Nice work also cleaning up the inevitable noise from shooting at high ISO. Looks like you have 2-3 more f-stops to work with, so you could have shot at f/5.6 or 5 (or even 4.5), which would have allowed you to shoot at ISO 1600 or 800. Not that the image is noisy — it isn’t, but something to keep in mind for future use.
One minor point — I won’t argue with success, but in dim light where the strobe is by far the brightest sort of light, you can stop the action at a slower shutter speed. This is because when the strobe is your sole source of light, then the only light that hits the sensor is that of the strobe, which means that even though your shutter is open for (say) 1/60 of a second, the effective shutter speed is the length of the light pulse from the strobe, which is about 1/1000 sec (varies with flash model and power output — lower power = shorter pulse).
Thanks for all that information Bill. I’ll keep that in mind for next time. Really appreciate it.
Jim, this is very creative. Well taken shot with good results. Well done.
Thanks Denis.
Lovely splash shot, Jim, but I hope you had enough left in the glass to take a sip or two! Thanks for sharing how you planned the photo out.
Thank you Leila. There was enough left for me to have a sip. Actually many more than two!! 🙂
Love this! Great splash effect, and interesting to hear how you set things up – thanks for that. Love the reflection at the bottom of the photo too, is that just from the glass surface or is it wet?
Hi Anna. Thanks, and you’re welcome. It was fun figuring it out, setting it up and making the images. There is a little bit of liquid on the glass but I think most of the reflection is from the glass surface.
WOW! I never think of things like this. This, in my opinion, could be used in a print ad. It’s that good.
Wow. Thank you very much Chris. That is very kind of you.
Very cool Jim! When I click to open the image, I see so much more in it; the basic posting size doesn’t do it justice, in my opinion.. Great job 😉
Thanks Judy!! You right. You can see more in the full size image. Thanks for pointing that out.
Great image , Jim. Very creative.
Thanks Peter!
An image to print and hung. Perfect lighting and timing.
Technical note – strobe light is usually faster than 1/1000, depending on the power and strobe, so the shutter speed should be fast enough to nock out the ambient light and the strobe light freezes the motion. I think that your approach obtained a nicer lighting so. Great work
Thanks Erez. That’s nice of you to say. I tried shooting it with my speed light at 1/200 but it didn’t quite stop the motion the way this one did. Thanks for your insight though.
What a great creative shot Jim…..well done with all the trials to perfect your shot!
Thanks Rerro. Trial and error. Great way to learn. I didn’t mention that this was the third glass I used and it turned out to be the best.
Fantastic image! Now I must go have a drink…lol. Really creative.
Thanks Amber. That’s exactly what I did once I was happy with the result!!
This is great Jim, and I love how you got creative not only with your image but also with the equipment you compromised with. Well done. Its great fun doing experiments like this.
It sure is!! Just the whole process of planning the shot and experimenting with lighting, aperture and shutter speeds. Great fun indeed!!
Terrific shot Jim
Well done! Love the way the liquid is coming out of the glass! Spot on!
A day at the track
1/3200 F3.2 ISO 200 24mm https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/161614ca8bc0788ca67b5cf6c1da835d202a91af8f298a1fb962658812b0ba61.jpg
Andrew, great picture. Good composition. Good low point of view to get the motion. I wonder how there is such a great dept with your F3.2? Well done
Thanks Christian, I double checked my settings and it was F3.2
Love the point of view really works showing motion.
Thank you
Hi Andrew,
Nice shot, and where you caught the two lead runners really tells a story — will the guy in the white shirt be able to win? Nice composition, albeit a little busy in the background.
One comment: you don’t really need 1/3200 shutter speed for stop-action with people. 1/1600 will stop a hummingbird wing (or stop-action flying birds — see my post just above). For runners, 1/500 or so is usually pretty good for a starting place, which will allow you at least another two f-stops to work with.
Thanks Bill, I dont know how I ended up on 1/3200 finger trouble maybe. Great bird shot.
Hi Andrew, well taken, I like the low position of the camera it really captures the movement of legs as they “fly” through the air. I never know what to do with those busy backgrounds in these shots. However they do show in what context the photo was taken. focus on main subject is very sharp.
Thanks Annette
Andrew, lovely shot. I particularly like the low angle of the shot. Gives the image a great feel to it. Well done.
Great capture of the action here Andrew. Your angle has a great impact on this image, Nice one!
Great capture. I can feel the effort of the front subject in this shot. I like the angle too.
Wonderful shot!
Watch it! Two sparrows collide in flight. I was set up to take pictures of birds in my bird-bath shooting remotely with a wifi tether add-on. However, on at least one shot, the sound of the camera spooked the birds, so I switched to shooting in burst mode to catch them taking off as well as enjoying the water, and caught this bird taking off and getting tangled with another coming in for a landing.
End of the golden hour, and had to raise ISO to allow fast shutter speed. Nikon D3400 with kit lens. 1/1600 sec, ISO 500 (system determined), 200 mm focal length
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Can’t believe you caught this, amazing.
Wow that is incredible, well done for being so prepared and setup. Love the blurred background too. You must feel very proud of that one.
Thanks Annette, the background was originally much sharper = too busy and distracting from the action. I masked out the birds and added a gaussian blur filter to soften it, plus I desaturated the colors in the background just a touch to help the birds stand out better.
Great Shot
Bill. Great shot. Right place at right time. Well done.
Great shot…just goes to show what setting up and being ready for anything can do!
Wonderful shot, Bill. You may have been set up but then the unexpected happened and you mentioned changing ISO a bit. This photo intigues because you have to struggle a bit to know what is happening. Also the DoF works here even in it is a bit busy–just true to life.
Ouch, poor birds! Wow, great capture. Talk about your action shot!
Amazing timing Bill. Your subjects are nice and sharp. What a great shot.
That’s what you call good timing. The fact that you were using “burst mode” made this possible. I know I’ve missed action shots because I was in single shot mode. Once again, “preparedness + opportunity = luck”! Great job!
Amazing shot Bill!
An amazing capture and you managed to use difficult light conditions to your benefit – love the light through the wing.
Incredible capture Bill….well done….these birds are so quick!
There are so many things I love bout this shot! I love how the comical aspect of the two birds colliding, that orange of the plant adds such a nice pop of color to the neutral tones of the girds and how you have frozen this moment in time!
This is truly amazing. This is the sort of image you simply cannot plan for. However, your composition, exposure and focus and perfect. I really like this photo Bill.
This made me laugh. I have the same issue with birds in my yard in the birdbath. So brilliantly captured. Well done.
Awesome! Good things happen when you are prepared for them. Well done!
Hi All,
I took this picture at the Finke Desert Race in Alice Springs recently. ISO 250, 1/1000, f/5.6 FL 210 It is a bit ordinary but to me I’m kind of wondering if he is going to make it around the next bend moving forward.https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/d82a791f15dff848d92ecab8e91ccb5fc5f72fb776af229ad349484dfb5f1ea3.jpg
Annette. Nice shot well captured.That dust cloud in the background gives good effect to the image. Well done.
Thank you Denis. Yes I agree about the dust.
Annette, a picture full of action. Great to see how the dust cloud gives an extra at this picture.
Thank you Christian
Nice action shot Annette!
Well done. Personally, I would crop it a little to bring you closer in to the action, but this image also works as it gives you the impression the rider is on a big open circuit somewhere. Well done.
I like that you captured the types of conditions these people are challenged with. Maybe just a little tighter with the crop but that is only because I want to see the rider closer. His/.her colours stand out against the desert colours. Well done.
Well done. I agree about getting a bit closer to the rider. Great movement!
Good action shot Annette – your rider is sharp and you have successfully frozen the action here. I think a longer lens (zoom in more) would help bring the rider into view more and that tire in the foreground is a little distracting to me. Brent
Saw these cockatoos flying over head just at sunset while camping. ISO 400 1/2000 f/8
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1/4 f/11 @iso 50 and 70mm
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Nick. very good shot. You captured the real sense of speed the laid is touring at. Well done.
That’s motion, Nick! And nice story telling image. Is that yourself at the lathe?
Thanks and yep that’s me at my other hobby
Nick, great image. Super focus on the point of action with the lathe, tools, and hand all providing good leading lines to draw your viewer’s eye into it. Love the chips of wood, which adds a bit of grittiness to the action. Nice lighting as well — how did you set that up?
How did you trigger the shot while still being focused on working the piece of wood?
Great feedback here @disqus_Dtqee4EuQn:disqus – wonder what this will look like as a black and white shot @Sillen55:disqus – might need to wait a few days for next months challenge. Brent
Brent, thanks and B&W attached
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Now we’re talking…
Love the B&W. That is just so cool.
Well Done! Thank you for explaining your process. I have not worked with wood since I was in junior high school wood shop! This brings me back. Great job!
Thanks muchly
I’d thought about this shot for a few days, mainly thinking through the shape to turn and the best way to get shavings blurred and in frame.
The setup is actually quite simple. Camera on a tripod and I used a Canon timer remote (TC-80N3) which allows for a delayed shutter release and multiple exposures. Lighting is a desk lamp with a high wattage daylight bulb which lives on the lathe. I simply moved it around until I was happy with the way it looked through the viewfinder. I took a couple of test shots, adjusted the settings a bit then simply pressed the remote button and started turning, the remote did the rest. I took about three series using different chisels.
fwiw, I initially tried to use the “Camera Connect” ap on my phone to control the camera but this ap doesn’t seem to allow for delayed exposure and multiple exposures, so I gave up (and this brute of a chisel is hard to control one handed, lol)
Nick, thanks for explaining your setup. Goes to show that you don’t need a bunch of expen$ive gear to get dynamite results. Nicely done!
Love it Awesome.
Nick, that’s an amazing picture. A lot of motion in your hobby. I have the same question as Bill: how did you do both? Well done.
thanks
and see my response to Bill below
Nick, thanks for the explanation. Well done.
Awesome image and great composition with these diagonal lines. The motion blur significantly enhances the story here. It is a great work
A really amazing shot here Nick….not sure how you managed this while on the lathe…..would be great if you could explain your process to achieve this incredible shot.
Thanks Christine
and see my comments to Bill
This is great. I love the wood chips everywhere. It gives you the sense that you are hard at work creating something.
Thanks, and I brushed everything down before the photo shoot
Oh and I was making a weed pot.
Nice one Nick. I’ve made a few of these myself. Wood turning is very therapeutic.
This is great Nick.
Nice motion shot Nick, I can visualize the wood shavings flying off of the piece of wood.
Motion in the sky.
Settings: 1/320 s @ f/7.1, ISO 200 with lens MZ.75-300 @171mm.
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Rodney, good depiction here of the helicopter rotary arms both tail and overhead in motion.
Thanks Denis
Rodney, good picture. Amazing those rotary arms are still in motion with SS 1/320. Good composition with airspace before the heli.
Thanks Christian. I tried a few different shutter speeds till I kept some motion in the rotors, and I was panning to follow the helicopter, although that is not evident against the featureless blue sky.
I like the motion captured in the rotars Rodney, and very effective against the blue sky.
Thanks Rerro. I was photographing water splashing on rocks in the ocean (for some motion photos) when this came by, so I quickly changed subjects.
Really like the slight blur on those blades and the way you’ve composed this shot Rodney – leaving space in front of the heli. Also like the “warm” face looking out of the window in the black helicopter. Well done. Brent
Thanks Brent. I had a few different shots of this as it flew by but when I saw the face in this one (after the fact, not during the shooting) I knew it was the one I needed to use.
Rodney-great job with the blur on the rotors.
Thanks Sara
Well done Rodney. I like how the propellers are blurred and the helicopter is in focus, and I also like how you gave the helicopter room to fly into the picture.
Thanks Jeff. The original had the helicopter more central with space all , to ensure I got it in the frame 😉 and also to allow some space in front. I cropped it on the right and bottom of the photo for this post.
Saw these cockatoos flying over head just at sunset while camping. ISO 400 1/2000 f/8 https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/3c848450087a2e3e469efa3681966e852ad37b99131919813db4ff69e50d2c69.jpg
Wendy. Nice shot the birds in different phases of flight.
Thanks Denis
Wendy, I love this picture. It is a good choice those white birds in contrast with the black background. As Denis says nice to see the different phases of flight. Well done.
Thanks Christian
Wendy, nice image. How did you get the black sky?
The main flock creates a nice flow from upper left to lower right. You may want to consider cutting out the straggler on the far left or simply cropping it out with a tighter crop on the main group, but that’s more of an artistic than a technical choice. A nice photo either way!
Bill
Thanks Bill, I thought about cropping that too but felt sorry for the last one so kept him in 🙂
Wow, great capture @disqus_QHF7G9YuGc:disqus, love their various poses in flight. The white is great against the dark background.
Lovely image Wendy. I really like the simplicity. Nice way to capture movement.
What a great capture. Love how you darkened the background the contrast!
Thanks Rachel
Minimalism at its best. Love it
I love this shot….perfect in B&W….Great composition….and following the rules of odds! Well done Wendy!
WOW!!! Love this image and the way you’ve cropped it with the birds near the bottom and the shape they all make – like a triangle. Very “fine art” like which is why it got my attention. What lens did you use? Brent
Thanks Brent, I was about 50 metres away and used a Nikkor 70-300.
I love the “X-ray” quality of this image! It reminds me of one of Picasso’s paintings of doves. I love a fantastic fine art image! Well done!
This is great, I love it. Another shot i could see hanging on a wall. Well done. My eye went straight to the two birds in the centre, and the other ones blend in beautifully. I think its the angle of their wings and the composition you chose. Very well done.
I love this Wendy. It’s very painting like to me. Great capture.
Wonderful!
Nice photo Wendy. I like the contrast of black and white, and how the birds are in focus.
Hi all. When I posted on the 17th July, I said that I would revisit the shot and I did so on the 20th July. Lesson learned from this experience is that it is difficult to recapture the original shot for a host of different reasons, light, conditions, the way you see the shot, your positioning, to mention but a few. So this is not a definitive recapture of what I posted on the July 17th, rather a different interpretation of that scene. Details; ISO 200, FL 46mm, F 25, 1/6 sec and tripod used. Look forward to your comments and advice. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/1712f339b37677d5401b5c2068509cffd7e6f779ce00c37d4d524b45ed782ac0.jpg
Denis, I went back and looked at the original, and I think this one is better (very good hand-held camera control in your first photo, BTW). Good exposure and the sunlight on the foreground helps the near waterfall stand out as the clear focal point while still giving your viewer a sense of the whole section. Good use of the rule of thirds and the water creates a nice leading line. The small piece of branch and bright leaves on the right edge of the image is somewhat of a distraction — you may want to consider removing it in post-processing.
One thing you may want to try is to shoot with your camera close to the water. This would let you shoot under the overhanging branches, removing that distraction, and would also magnify the sense of the power of the water. That may not be an option given the particular setting and access rules, but something to consider.
Bill, many thanks for that very constructive feedback. I myself am happier with this attempt. Take your point re the branch and small leaves up the right side. I tried all sorts of contortions to get down lower to no avail. A very restrictive viewing step. People passing by at one point were amused at my efforts. Had to explain to a Gardner at one point that it was for a photo project. He said he would bring it up at his next meeting for possible future projects. From hope springs eternal. Again many thanks.
Denis, that is a nice adjustment. I figured that since you were in a botanical garden, you might not have been able to get a better position without drawing the ire of the staff. If your tripod is capable of it, you can reverse the central post and put your camera between the legs and close to the ground, which may help.
Bill, many thanks again. The tripod is not an expensive job and so it dose not have all the bells and whistles. Will have to invest.
Bill. See the attached. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/1e7c4d2dcc0cc521ce154aeb848ee389941dc2c4d2e0d99af66a0ac5ca6c3d3e.jpg
Nice water movement. This looks very peaceful to me.
Denis, good composition. Great colours. I don’t mind about the leaves at the right. Perhaps a bit desaturating in post-processing. You got very good the motion in both waterfalls. Personally I find the shadow in the foreground in the water a bit distracting. Just a minor issue. Good picture.
Christian. Many thanks for that feedback. I was in two minds whether it was good enough to post. As the saying goes – can’t please all the people all of the time, some of the people some of the time.
Denis, you’re right. Personally I like to hear different views of others. Finally it is you, the photographer, who decides what to pick up what can be used (or not) and present your point of view. That makes it here so interesting.
Christian, fully agree. That is what makes Bootcamp work so well. A wide diverse set of view points.
HI @denisobyrne:disqus, I really liked your first shot but I love this one. It’s a beautiful setting and the greenery is well defined and crisp and you have captured the motion of the water. Well done!
Chris, many thanks for that feedback.
Good job, Denis. I like your choice of shutter speed because I think waterfalls don’t always have to be milky smooth. This looks very real to me.
Judy, many thanks for that feedback.
Yeahh ,Denis! I knew you could nail it!
Ah Kerrie many thanks for your confidence in me.
Denis, I agree with Judy. This water has movement as it should have, so good choice of shutter speed. The silky look would have spoiled it in my opinion.
Hilary, many thanks for your feedback.
Beautiful Denis! Love the low angle and your choice of shutter speed. Good composition too.
Erez. Many thanks for that feedback.
Glad you had tripod Denis – love that water movement. Still need more even light on your scene – maybe a little later in the day when the sun put the waterfall in full shade. Brent
Hi Brent. Many thanks for that feedback. I note your comments re even light.
This is beautifully done. I agree with everybody’s opinion about your choice of shutter speed being spot on. Its nice to revisit a location and get a different perspective on it.
Jarrod. Many thanks for the feedback.
Dennis it’s nice to be able to go back. This is beautiful. I love the colours and the movement. Something I aim to work on in regards to water.
Keri, many thanks for that feedback.
Great job Denis. I think you nailed the correct shutter speed. I do agree with Brent about the even light. Have you put it into B&W yet?
Sara, many thanks for the feedback. B/W just for you. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/4c15321129b882b3d59bd6179bb01518a59a841d08b84dbb1ca3779b6be11859.jpg
I https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/d79d400a8363b96e97710ac18c484270055e97879242094724dfcb412aec5694.jpg shot this with my Canon 80D. ISO100, F7.1, 1.6sec, 61mm. The idea was to capture the movement of the fire as it was rotated & show the sparks that resulted.
Gail you certainly achieved what you set out to do in my opinion. Great image. I think you should print and frame this one.
Thank you Denis
Awesome capture, Gail. Love the light trails , I think it may be further enhanced if you had some interesting foreground to give a bit of depth to this image.
Will try that next time thanks
Gail, personally I find your previous picture of this kind more succesful because your friend was clearly illuminated. It didn’t disturb me. In this new picture you still see him iin the background in the dark. Without him should be better, but I still find the first very nice. Well done.
Thank you Christian
Love your composition and sparks’ trails. Very strong motion here
Thank you
Brilliant…well done Gail!
Thanks
This is great. I’ve been wanting to try this for so long. You have reinspired me, thanks. Well done. So many spark trails to follow, and yet the centre of the photo is definitely the POI.
It is fun & every time it is different
That’s what I love about this sort of photography. So much fun.
Gail I am hoping to try this on the weekend. I have taken down your settings to give me half a chance LOL. Great shot.
Good luck …would love to see your pic afterwards
love this photo very mesmerising, my eyes just keep following the circle
Thanks
Gail, nicely done. I really like the upper left side. Well done indeed.
Thanks very much
Wow Gail this shot rocks! I think with such a slow shutter speed you’ve achieved a very cool looking abstract image. I like how some of the sparks curve at the top of your image. I’ve never tried shooting something like this – is it difficult? Brent
It is actually steel wool in soaked in fluid & stufed into a beater which is attatched to a rope & swung around.
Very interesting shot. I like it how it spins off the other sparks into an arcing look to it.
thanks a lot
So here I am at the beach as usual watching my perpetual-motion grandchild. I took lots of action shots of him dueling each of us with seaweed reeds, but this is still one of the best of his antics. He can’t stay out of the water and I like all the splashes around https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/6da07808c1e52fa3f3a675c8ad60489956e1ffc2780030cd3799275b34b3d088.jpg him. NikonD5300; 1/1250; f/11; 62mm; ISO 200.
Leila, yes good shot and capture. I think I might brighten it a bit in post if that is possible.
Enjoying the surf…..you caught him in motion Leila!
Lovely job!
Now that I’ve commented on most images it’s time for me to post my last “motion” challenge image. I found this one – from the skate competition I shot a few months ago. 1/60sec, f7.1 50ISO on a 40mm lens using the panning technique. This was the closest I could get to the edge of the 12ft bowl. Prefocused on the edge of the bowl and then slowed down my shutter speed to 1/60sec and shot the skaters as they came up into view and “grind” that coping. I like this image because it has just enough blurring to show movement and the body language here rocks (in my opinion). This image reminded me of the 70’s hippy era so I used a lightroom preset (from my friend Richard Schneider) to give it this retro look. What do you think? Brent https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/8ee9803c2a7f5ece707f4510162ff9b0d12a65927cdf894de8366fb420c02bfd.jpg
Wow, that is an awesome shot.
Thanks
Great image, Brent. I love the line of the bowl- from left to right, the blurred background and movement of the skater. I also like that the subdued background colours don’t distract from the POI. You have the top of the bowl at the top 3rd line… Personally, I don’t think that the sky adds anything to this image. I would crop out the sky to near the top of the guys hats that are in the shed, and just a little from the left to put the skater’s head or helmet on the top left 3rd intersection….just my thoughts…:)
Thanks Kerrie – that was my initial crop then I changed it. Brent
Hi Brent, can ask why you chose to change the crop?
It just “felt” wrong at the time – maybe too many yellows for my liking. That’s what I love about photography and the 2 creative opportunities we have as photographers. The first is the photo shoot and the 2nd is when we post process the images. I’m starting to believe that there needs to be some time (like days or weeks) between when shooting and when processing, that way our full creative energy goes into both. I used to despise post processing – it felt like work to me, but now I love it – it feels like play to me. Brent
Brent. Yes I like the shot however I do not think the retro style suits it. B/W would be better in my opinion. Its a bit like decorating a period house v modern build. Two different canvases. The skater is young and vibrant as is his dress and I think is a bit lost in the retro style. The shed in the background is not in keeping with this style. Well you asked what I think, so there it is my man.
Thanks Denis. Brent
Brent, I am not sure. His body language is everything you say – great – but to me he is slightly out of focus and that makes me feel slightly queasy when I view it (blurred spectators are just fine). Sorry, maybe just my eyes. I quite like the retro colours, but agree that it might be better with the sky cropped out. The blue of the sky doesn’t quite gel with the beiges below in my humble opinion.
Thanks. Brent
Love the motion and expression on the kids face, the background blur is very effective, but feel the subject should be in focus though. I am distracted by the wires and the three grey lines that vertically appear in three places, perhaps the first one is a light pole? I might have done a tighter crop….his right foot appears in focus, but would have preferred this to be his chest! D
If I could have gotten closer – right up next to the bowl and used a wider angle lens I could have got much better panning and blurred background but it was a major contest with barriers etc. Thanks for your feedback. Brent
I do love the bod motion!. I got out today, not very good captures, but once I can get something to process I will upload! I shot NEF and my version of Photoshop/Bridge does not recognise! I really need to update all my software!
I like it that everything moves and to my opinion the little blurred face emphasizes the great body pose and motion. Very cool image
What can i say….another Brent Mail classic! Love the way you have captured the motion here, with enough motion to blur the distraction from the background! I like the retro feel you have got from the LR preset….makes me feel like we are back in the 70s!!
Thanks – not sure if I went too far with this one but at the time of editing it felt right. Brent
It works for me 🙂
I love the vintage feel to this! Even his outfit lends itself to the vibe. I love the blur as it keeps me focused on the skater and not on all the activity in the background.
Thanks Amber
I agree with Amber. His clothing is very retro. That top, the socks and vans (it looks like). I like the retro look you went for. I like the background as it shows you are at an event/ competition.
Cool shot Brent. His legs in that position says ouch to me who has bad knees but I feel it.
Young knees
Great job Brent! I like the overall color scheme, as people have said very retro.
Thanks Sara
I like the retro feel. Great capture of the skater showing his style. Thanks for sharing tips on pre-focusing, Brent.
Thanks Judy
Howdy folks. I’m taking you so the Stampede again for a fast shutter speed capture. This is the moment the horse and rider explode from the chute. Look how high that horse jumped! It spooked the assistants/officials behind the chute. This was the first day I used this lens (Sigma 150-600 Contemporary), so I was getting to know it and was paranoid about camera shake as the lens is both longer and heavier than my other lenses. I had the shutter speed quite high, using shutter priority mode to help mitigate camera shake, as well as to capture crisp action. This resulted in some noise from the higher ISO, but I’m o.k. with that. The aperture is the widest this lens could offer at that focal length. I was supporting the lens on my tripod used as a monopod (legs together…no room to spread them in the stands). I couldn’t get lower or closer with the type of access I had.The ball head was somewhat loose so I could adjust the angle, while the main weight of the lens was supported by the tripod over the 3 hours of events. So, I would call this a handheld, tripod assisted effort. Settings: 1/2500 sec, 300mm, f/6.3 ISO 1000. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/8dd5cf31ec843a94b8868459fb854506967587c4b338f2878253028692909c63.jpg
Judy great shot. I like it.I think the rider is somewhat surprised as well. I think you did a good job here with that monster of a lens.
Thanks Denis!. It’s going to be fun learning the right technique to control the lens.
Great action shot, Judy. I really love the motion in the horse’s mane, and the dust you’ve captured in that beam of light below the hooves. Some may feel that the background is too busy here, but I feel that the reaction/emotion of the guys behind the rider just add so much to the story. Well done.
Thanks Kerrie. I must have tried out 10 different crops with this image. This is the one that I felt best told the story of this ride.
Wow Judy. Well caught, especially with a lens that big and heavy. A super shot, focus good, and timed just right.
Thanks Hilary! I loved the power of the horse that this image captured.
Really great shot especially without a tripod. Did you try to crop out the right hand side so the focal font is right on the horse
Hi Sheree – I must have tried out about 10 different crops for this image. Some included more people on the left, but then the horse was in the middle and that was a bit boring to me. The building behind is the base for more seating and I had some people looking down from there that I cropped out. I tried copping the people on the right, and felt the image was then too top heavy if I was going to keep the ground and shadow, which I wanted to showcase the power of the horse. So many options!
Judy, this is a great picture full of action: the man and the horse sitting on, the dust, the man opening the fence… Regrettable the man on the horse is disappearing a bit with those men in the backgroup. His face is at the same level as those. For challenge 03 (single POI) Brent worked out an exemple to pop up the actor in the scene. Perhaps this could give more attention for the action going on. But tis picture remains one with a lot of motion. You got the horse on the right time.
I agree with you Christian that the riders head blends into background a bit @disqus_W81kCdSr3n:disqus but it’s still an awesome action shot. When I zoom in I see so much emotion in this image – looks at the peoples faces in the background. Also the horse is like 4 feet in the air. Wow! Brent
WOW Judi, what a great capture! So much energy and emotion in this picture and the dust adds a lot too. This image really tells a story.
The image is great as is, but I think that it will be even better if you’ll straiten it
Ha! You are so right about straightening it. I can’t believe I didn’t see that before now 🙂
Awesome capture of motion here Judy….and the reaction from the people at the back are fantastic…..gives you the exact feeling of intense panic as the horse bolts! Fantastic!
Thanks Christine. There are always a lot of people watching over and helping the cowboys set up for their rides. To me, they are part of the story and I’m glad I captured those reactions in this image.
Cool shot Judy. Captures the moment.
Thanks Keri!
WOW-there is so much going on in this photo-but not in a bad way. You have the horse and rider up in the air, with the assistants/officials in the background flinching, the gate person, the shadow of the horse. Everywhere you look, you find something else! Not sure how to make better. I would have fun playing with different crops to get different feels, but that would be for fun. You did an excellent job!
Thanks Sara! I tried out many different crops. This is the one that my family and I liked best. I admit there is a lot going on with the assistants and the guys on the ground. To me, that is all part of the event because they all work together to get that ride started.
Hi Everyone. So I went way outside the box for this one and tried a completely off the wall process. It is not your normal movement shot so let me know your thoughts. This shot was taken while moving the lens back and forth. 1/3, F9, https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/cd11c7f9ad0b28bda8c580554a0e66aa4f53f79d486a6eb27f62ece2c7d3f997.jpg ISO5000
Keri, interesting shot. Certainly creative and abstract. What was the subject matter?
Thank you Dennis. A crystal bowl on a high gloss cabinet top.
Very creative! Were you going up and down or back and forth? I really love the dark on the bottom, with the glass on top. Cool shot….
Thanks Sheree. Back and forth but slightly higher than the bowl. I had a torch tucked in under my chin on the chest while trying to use the camera hand held on a low shutter speed LOL
Beautiful abstract, I keep returning to your image. Love it
Erez that is so lovely. Thank you
very interesting abstract here Keri……great composition. I like how you have filled the whole frame with you subject, it is very effective. What is the subject?
A crystal bowl Rerro on a refurbished cabinet I did like a car finish.
Love this one Keri – very creative and I’m a huge fan of abstracts too. What is it? Brent
The model is a crystal bowln on a highly lacquered cabinet Brent. I haven’t done anything like this so the feedback has been overwhelming.
That’s what happens when we get out of our comfort zone – great things happen. Brent
This is beautiful as an overall image. It would be great enlarged and displayed on a wall. Very creative.
Thank you Jarrod. I’ll mount it and show you. That’s another side of photography I have branched into so watch this space.
Keri, well done! Thinking outside the box is great-I am finding it very addicting for my photography. I am not sure I would have guessed your subject matter right away- very well done!
Nicely done, I like the close up version because it makes us wonder what it really is.
This is absolutely lovely and really creative. Vicki
I like the effect, Keri. It is a neat abstract result.
Very cool abstract Keri!
The 14th-century Belfry symbolizes the independency of my hometown Ghent. The turret ends with the famous copper plated dragon-shaped weather vane. The yearly organised Ghent Festivities (for 10 days) exists 175 years. For that reason a construction has been made to allow the dragon to spit fire some times at night during this period.
As it is rather crowed with all the activity going on I was not able to use a tripod. By using 250mm to get him close I had to use 1/250 sec. I had the largest aperture on that kit lens with f/5.6. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/f8397fcd9e3061ecd079489f94de225b7c872fe21fc439024b7e5c5f8b0d54b9.jpg To prevent overexposure of parts in the flames I had to use ISO 125.
Christian, great job. I think it is a very good image, well thought out and captured.
Thanks Denis.
Love it Christian, the fire is well exposed and the colors are nice.
Thanks Erez.
Well done Christian…an impressive capture considering your constraints.
Thanks Christine.
Well done for capturing this event and the spitting flame shot in very difficult conditions. Took me a while to figure out what was going on but after reading your explanation it all makes sense. Love that flame and the red/yellow colours as they go from white-hot to red-hot at the top. Brent
Thanks Brent. Indeed the explanation has an added value to the picture.
That is really impressive. I like how we can see the fire burning out towards the top.
Thanks Jarrod.
Well done, despite your constraints or because of them? Well done and thought out.
Thanks Sara.
Well done, like the flames against the black background. I like it a lot.
Thanks Jeff.
Wow, thanks for the background history on this awesome belfry and the yearly Ghent Festivities. 175 years is amazing! I love that your hometown added the ability for the dragon to spit fire. The dragon itself is wonderful, but the fire makes it even more marvelous. I appreciate the difficulty that you had on taking this shot, but I think you did a great job overcoming those limitations. Great image, very well done! Vicki
The fire spitting drgaon was for all my fellow citizen a well appreciated event.
Thanks for sharing a bit of the history of your hometown, Christian. Great idea to capture of the dragon spitting fire. I like the way the flame lights up the dragon weathervane.
I also like the glow on the dragon by the fire.
Not a post, just a note to say I will be missing for a couple of months from the group.. Am stopped in Colorado on a National Parks tour in the US. No cell service or internet in the wilderness. Keep shooting.. Everyone is so creative and talented here and I will miss checking in on everyones progress.. 😉 Keep shooting!
Have a great time !!! Take lots of pictures.
Terri, have a nice time. Don’t forget your camera (and batteries).
Terri, have a nice trip and enjoy. I look forward to seeing some amazing shots when you return. Stay safe.
Have an awesome trip @disqus_imjBJuoPfH:disqus we’ll miss you. Brent
Have a good trip Terri….takes lots of awesome images! 🙂
I want to see your shots when you’re home. Enjoy.
Have a great trip! Will be waiting to see all of your awesome images.
Hi all, tried zoom motion here (hand held camera) and played with the colors at post.
ISO 800 1/4s f/5
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very interesting abstract shot Erez….the colours are great….Would love to know what the subject was 🙂
Thanks Rerro, it is a burning gas stove and I added small forks to add interest in the diagonal lines
Fabulous….well done! 🙂
Super creative here – I’m just loving how everyone is getting out of their comfort zones and creating images that rock. Wow!!! this this a gas burner? Love the blues against the yellows – they really pop. Brent
Thanks Brent and yes, it is a gas stove 🙂
This is so wild! I love it! It almost looks like some sort of ophthalmic image. Great colors!
Thanks Amber 🙂
This is a great shot! I want to go try it now!!! 🙂
I hope you didn’t melt anything!
Thanks Sheree and good luck!
This is so good. I love the colors, the composition and so man lines leading out from the centre. Awesome.
Thanks for your feedback Jarrod
Wow, Erez, this is fantastic! Really creative image. The colors work so well, Love it!
Thank you Kerrie!
Erez, you have a great creative picture. Lovely colours and composition. All those elements make it. Well done.
Thanks Christian!
Erez, This is well composed. Great colours and I like it. Well done.
Thank you Denis
Very creative, and the orange and blue colours are just great.
Thanks Janice 🙂
Great shot Erez. I like this alot.
Thanks Keri
Really cool! Just really cool!
Thank you Sara!
Cool photo Erez, I like the blues against the intense orange background. I like it.
Thank you Jeff
When I saw this, I was frozen. I knew it was a burner, but I would have never thought of doing something like this. It is amazing and so creative! WOW, love it!
Wow vjmudd, thank you so much 🙂
Very creative, Erez. The colours and movement combine to really make this image pop. Great image for this challenge.
Thanks Judy!
Wow, love this! Great idea for this challenge.
Nikon D750 f/4.8 digital look at 153%. 18-200mm lens focal length 75mm I left everything on auto as I am still trying to figure out the D750, only just got it.
I have cropped this way in as the background was messy. Not exactly what I was looking for, but he is in motion!
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Great shot. I love the intent focus in the dogs eyes, and how he/ she is just entering the water as you took the shot. Well done.
Love the splash of the dog’s paw, it looks great! The red collar really pops. Well done Sheree.
Sheree, great picture. Good composition. You got the action on the right time when the water is splashing.
Walking on water Sheree. Good capture.
Perfect timing and a good composition. Love it.
Sheree, Good shot here. Nice capture of the dog exerting the water.
Great capture just before full impact!
He sure is in motion – and dogs love water. What I like about this shot is that it looks like the dog is walking on water. What shutter speed did you shoot this at? Looks fast to have frozen the action. Good idea to crop off any distractions too. Well done. Brent
How fun for the puppy, He looks ready for a good swim. Well done on getting the dog and pool siding in focus, and that little splash as his paw is entering the water. Well done.
I really like this shot. That 1 paw splash with the rest of him midair is so cool. I am glad that you cropped this down so that the focus is entirely on the dog and the water without any distractions. This one made me smile! Vicki
Nice shot. You caught it just right so it looks like he is walking on the water in that first step. Nice composition. You might play with te shadows slider and see if you can lighten up his eye a bit.
Hi Sheree – I really like the splash from the paw that has just touched the water. You definitely caught the dog’s motion in this image.
Haha, love that paw and the splash! Great capture. It took me awhile to figure out my D750 as well but now I love it.
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This is a photo of incense smoke. I enjoy the experimental and learning experience of doing things like this.
Settings 2.5 sec f/6.3 iso 100 and using a flash. Unfortunately, I cannot remember the settings on the flash as I didn’t take note of them (that was part of the learning experience)
Jarrod, great colours and the swirling movement of the smoke is quite exotic.
Thanks very much Rodney. I appreciate your comment.
Many thanks Rodney.
Stunning! What a beautiful shot! I love the framing and composition, it looks like liquid light to me. Love it, well done.
Oh, great! I like your interpretation of it. Thank you Kerrie.
Thank you Kerrie. I’m glad you like it and I love your interpretation. Much appreciated.
Jarrod, that is very nice. The golden flames against the black background. Those curls make the picture. Well done.
Thank you very much Christian. I’m glad you like it.
Thank you very much for your comments Christian. Much appreciated.
Jarrod. Great shot, well taken and composed. I must try something like that.
Thanks very much Denis. You should try it, its a lot of fun.
Thank you Denis. Its great fun, you should try it.
I like your thinking Jarrod. Very beautiful capture.
Thanks Keri. I appreciate you taking the time to comment.
Thank you very much Keri.
Very nice Jarrod. Beautiful colors and motion. Where the flash was positioned relative to the smoke?
Thank you very much Erez. The flash was positioned to the right. Generally a low power and high speed flash is required to freeze the motion in this instance I believe.
Thanks very much Erez. I appreciate your comments. The flash was positioned to the right of the smoke, roughly 90 degrees to the camera. This is not the only way of doing it though, you can experiment with the flash above also, or anywhere really, to give different effects.
Wow. I love this, very different and beautiful
Thank you very much Alan.
Thank you Alan. I appreciate you taking the time to have a look and comment.
Lovely!
Thank you very much Sara.
Jarrod. I absolutely love this image! You caught the smoke at the perfect time. Beautiful! Vicki
Thank you very much. I took so many photos during this session, so there were many that did not look so good. That’s part of the fun with this type of photography as you never know exactly what you are going to get.
Really cool motion shot. love the creativity and the subtle color.
Thanks very much Jim.
I find this image very interesting. I’ll have to experiment with your technique. Great job, Jarrod. Did you use a coloured gel on your flash to get those warm colours?
Thanks Judy. Its a really fun project, you should try. The colors were created in post.
Very cool image Jarrod, I too want to try this.
Thank you Chris. You should try it. It’s not that difficult and a lot of fun.
I like the subtlety of the rides chairs with their motion going around as the backdrop adds the color to this image at a county fair. Shot with my Nikon D7200 at f/18 at 1/30sec ISO1600 https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/143c959df5b15a26a717d71c43e00341ac6fabe234da29438fe2efce6ccdcac1.jpg
Gary, nice shot.
Gary, good picture full of colours and movement.
Love this shot. Great range of different colors makes it look good too
Great job! Love the colors.
Nicely done Gary. Reminds me of my childhood. Nice use of motion and color without much background light.
Gary, this is a really cool shot! I love shooting motion of carnival rides in the late evening and at night. My favorite shot to do is is a ride that is going so fast it is a blur while the ride behind it is showing through because it is not going as quickly. Like this one, it is really a cool shot! Vicki
I like the mixture of moving and static light in this image, Gary. Nice work.
I went out to have another go of panning at the weekend after the initial try in Shanghai. Here is the picture at the city park in Auckland. The kids big and small were skating on this track, I had a lot of fun playing with the panning. I prefocused on the track and waited for the skaters to pass that section of the track. My settings were F5.3, ISO 100, 1/30s at 98mm. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/f4c9d9cc9063fa287680a7e2d6a8230a0aa97d8b25f6753f6e254141f904b40b.jpg
Well done Janice. Good show of movement.
Thanks Keri
Janice, good panning. Smart idea to stay at a certain place and wait for the skaters passing by. Well done.
Thanks Christian
Great panning- head is reasonably sharp and everything else moving. Love it
Thanks Erez
Janice. Good panning shot. Well done.
Thanks Denis
Janice, nice capture with panning.
Thanks Sara
Wow Janice I like that. You have certainly captured the movement.
Thanks David
Wow Janice this shot is excellent because you have the skaters head sharp and the rest of his body is blurred. Very good! I also like that he is kind of framed between the two light objects in the background – and you left space for him to skate into. Brent
Thanks Brent. The class video is very helpful, like prefocus for panning.
He is definitely in motion, well done. Nice use of several different colors around the skater.
Thanks Jeff
Janice, this is such an awesome shot. I love the motion blur in the background and on the skateboarder while his head is sharp. It is really a great image! Vicki
Thanks
Nice panning, Janice. Really well done.
Thanks Kerrie
Excellent panning Janice. His face is really clear.
Thanks Judy
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/9f6e0ecbdf5c10f99bbff7880ad19dc7ed7afee540b57f91dfdedf74a72865d3.jpg A recent night shoot and first time doing light trails. Canon 80D 10 – 24mm wide angle. f/13 10 sec ISO 100 10mm
Alain, I love that illuminated buidling in the background with those light trails. What are those green /blue lights? Good composition.
Thanks. They are actually permanent lights at the bottom of the concrete pillars on either side
Alan, good picture with the illuminated buidling and those light trails. What are those green/blue ones? Well done.
Alan, very nice light trails. Good composition with the illuminated building in the background and the way the trails lead me in and out of the shot. Well done.
Thanks
Nice! Well done, I like the different colors of the trails.
Alan, overall great shot, I love the way the building is illuminated and the light trails act as leading lines towards the building. As for the building I think that it could use a small amount of levelling up (at least to my eyes). Great shot buddy, well done.
Thanks. Just saw that it does need some leveling
Very cool light trails Alan and the extra effect of zooming in on the structure rocks!!! Bit of an eerie image – from a ghost movie. Brent
Thanks Brent. Came out better than I hoped for my first attempt at it
WOW!! Great photo Alan. Nice use of the existing colors and the light trails. This wood look cool in a frame in your home or office.
Thanks Jeff, never thought of printing it, might have to
Alan, very nice effects. Where you hand holding the camera to get the various building blurs
Thanks. I was using a tripod but zooming while taking the photo. Can’t remember if I was zooming in or out though
Alan, Love the colors of the trails and the church in the background is awesome. I like how the light trails lead your eye to the church as well. Congrats on a awesome first time shooting trails. Vicki
Thank you, I was very happy for my first attempt
Great shot, Alan, the light trails are really cool. I’ve not tried this technique yet, I must do it!
Thanks. Definately try it, I am addicted now and can’t wait to get out and do it again
Really cool shot Alan! I love the color and the light trails. Did you also zoom in or out fro this shot as well? Also love the building in the background. It might help the image a bit if you straightened the horizon or base of the building as it is a little off level. Also since you shot this a t a fairly wide angle the building might be leaning a little bit because of that. You could straighten that in the lens correction drop down in Lightroom. I just did it in one of my images and it was awesome.
Thanks. Yes I have noticed it’s not level. Yes I did zoom, but can’t remember if I went in or out
Wonderful photo! I have yet to get a shot like that! Amazing!
Thank you
So cool! That vehicle is just a ghost leaving behind the light trails. I also like the way the zoom action impacts the central building. It is like a the building has its own aura.
Thanks. Yes it actually came out better than expected
Brilliant shot Alan, so well done. Combining the zoom motion with the other motion is a great idea
Thanks. It turned out great, now to do more of this, when it’s not raining
The challenge is closed but I assume we can still comment on pictures. I love this! For a first attempt, I’d say you nailed it! I love how the building is lit up, & all the trails seem to eminate out of it, you must of zoomed in while the shutter was open, another technique I really enjoy! I’ve only done light trails a couple times but was amazed to find that the cars make the trails usually don’t show up at all.
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/5846e2781d84c850d5f18db6fef13e30c8c43af474c3076510bc96efed1ac99d.jpg I was driving by this reservoir today and thought this would be a good photo. I only had my iPone. The settings are ISO 70, 6.6mm, f/2.8, at 1/190 sec. The pond in front of the waterfall was so calm.
Peter, nice shot with iPhone. Kept simple and nice.
Thanks, Denis. Your images of the waterfalls reminded me of the site.
Really cool, Peter. I love it! The almost frosted layers of water really make this one pop for me. Great job!
Thanks, Sara.
Hi, Pete: I like that you can still see the droplets and little streams of water. Composition suits me as well,with that tower-thing at the end matching the brownish water below. Great job!
Thanks, Leila. This is the reservoir at the very end of Watchung Reservation along Union Avenue in New Providence, New Jersey.
Not a bad shot with a phone camera. It looks very peaceful. Nice use of motion.
Thanks, Jeff. The water above the falls was smooth as glass.
See above picture of the pond.
Peter Brody. I love the almost lace like look of the water. Especially the water fall before it hits the first rocks. Very cool!
Thank you, VJ.
Love the textures in this image Peter, that water looks unreal (in a good way). I know that there is a way to do long exposure images with iphone, look it up on youtube. Brent
Thanks, Brent. I tried to slow the shutter speed, but overexposed the shot. It is so much easier with the DSLR. I know how to compensate for long shutter speeds. I will go back at some point with my tripod and slow the shutter speed to make the water silky.
I love waterfalls! The texture is wonderful.
Thanks, Pamela.
Very nice Pete!
Thanks, Jim.
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/20561e9acc2a9f0befb467e1f64a239eec1c512c7ccb2aa1338cb6660173a65b.jpg This is the view from above the waterfalls to show how peaceful the pond is.
Peter, I much prefer this one.
Thanks, Denis.
I like them both but agree with Denis, love this crop best. Looks like curled strands of hair.
Thanks, Chris.
Beautiful! Reminds me of vintage lace!
Thanks, Ingrid.
Thanks, Ingrid.
Looks like a lovely spot to sit and relax. When I zoom on the image I see so much movement.
It is. Thanks, Judy
1/125 sec – f 11 – 55mm – ISO 200. I just thought it was time for me to put in a photo of a vintage car/truck, since that is one of my things. This was taken at the Route 66 Mother Road Festival in Springfield, Illinois. It is an annual event and I love shooting it every year. This is one of my all time favorite images from the Mother Road. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/c12fa6ba6105448244220dfa01757d97815da5d2eea2c73641e0cd698998040f.jpg
Love those old pickup trucks – always wanted to restore one for myself, one of those projects I’ve never gotten to. Your image is tack sharp and love that shine on the truck. I think to make this image more impressive a little crop might work, cropping off some of the right of your image leaving more space on the left for the truck to move into. These vehicles would make great panning subjects too. Brent
Thanks for the suggestions. Here is the cropped version. There was a car directly in front of it that I had to clone out the back bumper and part of a tire, so I couldn’t leave anymore room to the left. It was following the car out of the area after the car show, so it was traveling pretty slowly. Thanks for the suggestions. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/5e0659c77ab825e1a3beff109e6e982e8b56156d585157f8d34d307813fcc812.jpg
Looks much more impactful now
I agree with Brent this has greatly improved your image. It is also beautifully sharp and a great subject.
Hi Vicky, lovely image of this gorgeous old truck. It’s so sharp, and the reflections on the truck are awesome! I agree that a little crop from the right and maybe from the top might be a good thing.
Thank you, Kerrie.
Nice shot! Might show better motion if you could have panned and kept the truck in focus and had the background blurred somewhat. Love the green color and the reflections on truck body. Instead of the image being centered it would be better if there was less space behind the truck and more space ahead of it for it to travel into.
Thank you, Jim.
vjmudd, nice shot of the vintage truck.Alot going on in the shot for me, background, whispey grass in the foreground etc. I think if you panned on this shot it would have been great.
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Here is one of the flag motion pictures I took this weekend. I like this one the best as the tips of the flags are more ghosted than the other ones I took. I have a few good ones of the water gun fight on the lake, but as I have already posted the duck splashing went with this one.
Settings: ISO 100 44 mm tripod f/32 and 1/6 I think I had a one or two stop graduated filter on this one.
Sara, in my experience, it is really difficult to catch multiple flags all flying the same direction or all flying at the same time. I like that there are different levels of blurring between them. Great timing. Well done.
I agree, I had to wait a bit before all of the flags were moving. Thank you.
Ooh I like this one – especially the skull and crossbones flag which is visible. Also like how you framed your image with the tree at the top. For me this image is a little too busy, maybe zooming in on one of those flags with a clean background might make it pop even more? Brent
I was at the end of the dock, trying not to get too much in the frame, but as the boats were docked there… I might have another flag that will fit what you are asking. I am happy with the image in so much as they were all moving, but it is definitely busy.
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Here is one from the previous year.
I like the action you’ve captured in these black flags. I also like the ghosting at their tips.
Thank you Judy.
Sara, Good capture of the flags. The goading effect adds to the shot. Well done.
Denis, thank you.
Love the motion of the flags vs. the relative stillness of the framing branches. Well done!
Ere, thank you.
Hi guys I have been having all sorts of problems trying to get my photo uploaded to Disqus. I keep on getting a message that the photo is not in the correct format, it is too long and that it is more than 5MB. It is a JPEG and under 1MB. I have gotten nowhere with Disqus and it is very frustrating. I had an idea to mail the photo to my IPad and try and upload it from there. It seems to have worked. Anyway, this is it. It was taken on a holiday in the Maldives, the sky was just weird and I have never seen anything else like it. I will dig out the settings tomorrow. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/819dc4283488e05943fc5858ba7ffdcc6eaf5588674f9c0777a4cb899dcf39b5.jpg
What an incredible sky! Was a storm coming or did you post-process a bit? Re trouble uploading files to Bootcamp Discus, I had trouble when I used Internet Explorer but when I use Google Chrome, the photos upload just fine. You could try Firefox also.
Thanks for the comments Leila, There was a storm brewing and I did carry out some post processing. I am using a brand new IMAC and I have only had the issue since I started using the IMAC. I tried Chrome but had the same problem. I have not tried Firefox yet.
beautiful picture David. You caught the propellers at a good shutter to show movement. Did you use a graduated filter to the sky like that? Any HDR processing? thanks for sharing
Thank you Juan. I did not use a ND filter but did some minor post processing to enhance what was already an amazing sky. This was a single shot no HDR.
Beautiful job
David, I really like the motion of the propellers, and the guy standing on the dock adds proportion to the plane. Like you, I have never seen a sky like that before. There are so many varying colors in it. Wow.
VJ, thanks a lot for your positive comments. They have some amazing skies in that part of the world.
I use chrome browser when uploading images – maybe it’s your browser? Great image David – what stands out to me are the propeller stripes and the colours in your image – vivid. Can you tell us more about your image – settings used, what you were thinking etc? Brent
Hi Brent and thanks a lot for your positive comments. The photo was taken at the Constance Mafoosi resort in the Maldives. I was using a Canon 5DMKII with a 24 to 105mm kit lense. The focal length was 90mm, ISO100 and as I wanted to get a slow shutter speed but cognisant I was hand holding the camera I used F22 and 1/60 sec.
Soo vibrant! The props look amazing and those clouds are gorgeous.
Kerrie, thanks so much for your comments.
Great colors and I love the propellers!
Pamela, thanks a lot for your positive comments.
great motion shot. Love thew props and the weird colored sky.
Jim, thanks a lot for your comments.
The propeller stripes remind me of targets. Vey unusual motion capture. I like it.
Thanks for your comments Judy.
David, Good capture. I particularly like the props and the motion they show. Is the horizon line a bit off – left to right?
Thanks Dennis, I will check the horizon. Could be and I haven’t noticed it.
Dennis, you are spot on it does need some levelling. Thanks for pointing that out.
David, I love all those different colours. The propellers give a strange effect in the whole picture. I find everything is in place. What settings did you use?
Christian, I used a Canon 5DMKII, 24 to 105mm zoom @90mm, f22, ISO100, and 1/60 sec.
Wow, that sky, those propellers! I don’t know where to look! What a cool image. FYI, I also routinely have issues with Disqus.
Chris thanks a lot. I am not impressed with Disqus at all.
In this photo the wind was blowing quite a bit but it helped to make an almost abstract picture of spring flowers. Nikon D5300; 1 second; f/16; 50 mm; ISO 100. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/e25c5273f883c728f14b52136775e63f8222230256daaff0ca6615ba69cffe0f.jpg
Leila, this is absolutely gorgeous! I love the soft colors and the movement of this. It definitely looks like a painting. If I were going to suggest anything, I would say that perhaps you should add a little more blur on the tree branches to the right and above to make them even with the green and white branches and leaves. It might also help with chromatic aberration in the top right and left corners as well as even out the effect.
Love the soft tones and movement in this, Leila. great abstract!
Hi Leila – the wind was really moving that greenery around. You have successfully captured a lot of movement here. Was this taken had held or using a tripod? I’ve tried something similar with trees and liked the impact of moving the camera during the exposure parallel to the direction of a branch. I’d explore going even more abstract with this by selecting, say the greenery, and leaving out most of the thicker branches. Lots of choices!
Leila, you got the wind motion here. Nice abstract feel to it and not over done.
Leila, I like very much the sofness by the motion of the leaves and twigs. Maybe a little crop at the right side, to get rid of the heavier branch structure, would give more POI for the motion.
Beautiful abstract Leila – love these soft colors and you certainly emphasize the motion.
I think that blurring the naked branches or just cropping them out could make it even better. Love it as is so – great work.
I just had to get a panning shot for this challenge! I’ve been trying for weeks it seems, and this is the best I can come up with at this stage. I do feel that the uneven light doesn’t do much for this image, but I’m happy with it otherwise.
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Good shot Kerrie. Really get a good feel for the motion in the photo. For me, I think a bit more contrast would make this pop.
Thanks Rachel
Good shot of the car.
Thank you Sarah
Nice action shot Kerrie.
Thanks Jim
Very good result, Kerrie. Love the colours you captured in the background vs the colour of the car.
Thanks Judy
Kerrie, a good panning shot. Car is in frame and space is there for it to drive into. Well done.
Thanks Denis. I took many many shots!
Kerrie, your panning succeeded. Great contrast between the car and the background. You thought about space before the car. Well done.
Thanks Christian, I found this technique rather difficult.
Great panning Kerrie. I love that the car is moving from dark to the light – beautiful colors and composition
Thanks Erez,.
I think you were successful Kerrie. Great job.
Thanks Chris.
This picture I am trying to get the soft blur of water.
1/40 sec, f14, Iso 100
Some how I just can’t seem to get the softness. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/6e2edd00adc2738dc359be5a5ba2fd1ec0a114f406c6019bf6305739b82735d8.jpg
You’re close. Good sharp picture. You just need a slower shutter speed. Somewhere around 0.5 to 10+ sec exposure. Depending on what you’re after.
You’ll need an ND filter. I think that an ND64 and ND1000 are good to have.. The ND1000 is good for 3 stops. Also, I was thinking maybe a crop of what is not necessary for your image.
Pamela, I pretty much agree with Rachel’s comments. Some ideas you might try are go to F22 and Iso 50 if you can on your camera. If you have a polarizing filter I think that will get you about 1 more stop to lower your shutter speed. I am thinking you want to be at about 1/4, 1/2 or maybe even 1 sec all the way up to 4 sec depending on the look you are going for. The problem with the slower shutter speeds is your duck friends will start to blur if they are not absolutely still, which I am sure they are not. You may have to try the shot w/o the ducks. Rachel is correct about you needing to use a neutral density filter to go to a very slow shutter speeds. Variable ones work pretty well and are not too expensive. If you are going to buy individual filters, 3 stop, 6 stop & 10 stop are pretty standard. I would try and crop out the concrete, pilings and level gauge in the background and also maybe straighten up the water line so it is perfectly horizontal. ND filters are basically sunglasses fro your camera but they do not alter the color of your image. You are off to a good start!
Thank you very much for your comments. I have the filters, just not with me. I will remedy that.
Beautiful photo! Love the silkiness of the water.
Pamela, I like the shot and agree with the previous comments. What is catching my eye is the depth gauge in the background. A bit distracting.
Pamela, you got the right composition. To get less light in these circumstances you have to use ND filter. In this way you can use less SS and have your required softness in the water.
To Jim’s point about the ducks not being sharp at a slow enough shutter speed to capture softness in the water… you could try a few shots at different speeds and combine them so you have sharp ducks and the smooth water you’ll get with a ND filter. It would take a little more post-processing work than an HDR, but may be worth trying.
Yes that’s one way of doing it – or just wait for ducks to be still. Brent
Thank you, I will try.
Thank you everyone for your comments. I will be going back to try them.
Great shot Pamela, I can see what you’re trying to do. Can you drop your ISO to 50 (low) and close your aperture to f22 or smaller? This will give you a longer shutter speed to get more of a milky smooth water look. Or you can purchase a one stop or three stop Neutral Density filter which will darken the light and allow for a longer shutter speed at your current settings. Good effort and it’s great to have you taking part in this challenge. Brent
This is my second motion submission. This is my very first successful bird in flight shot. I captured this image of a great Blue Heron here in the US on my recent photo trip to Montana. We were leaving the Lee Metcalf wildlife preserve and I spotted this guy just standing in the weeds with only his head and neck showing so we stopped immediately and I through my bean bag on the sill of the car widow and used my Nikon D7200 with Tamron 70-300mm lens. I waited for him to do something interesting. He tool off and flew about 25 yards parallel to us just a few feet off the ground. I was using back button focus so I just held the button down to continuously focus track on him as he flew alongside and away from us, and did my best to keep the focus point on his eye. I am pretty happy with the result. I managed to rip off 12 action shots of him with over half being good solid shots. ISO 200, F/5.6, 200mm & 1/1250 sec. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/b99280b53289af74f00d802d2c2192a89e55eb559c6842227000b4bc236d263e.jpg SO
Gasp! What a beauty. The bird is tack sharp ALL over, and he stands out so nicely against that background. Great application of fast shutter speed, Jim.
Jim, I think you got this one ok. Well done. I have tried all sorts to get a shot like this with no success.
Jim, really a good picture. The colour of the bird has great contrast with the background. You got him at the right moment. Well done.
Wow great shot. Great capture of his eye (and the rest of him) makes me wonder what he is thinking. Beautiful Colours contrasting with the background.
Awesome shot and great DOF. SO well done!
You must have been very happy with this one Jim. A great image nicely contrasting the bird & the background and a good sharp image!
Well done!
Jim, this is a wonderful shot. The bird is tack sharp throughout, and nice use of DOF to blur the background. Outstanding composition. Birds are certainly frustrating, but you nailed this one!
Thanks Bill
Wow, great capture! Completely nailed it Jim! Good job! Love the detail in the wings.
Thanks Chris
Another shot at Asilomar Beach at sunset. Not sure why the sun turned out like that. I am thrilled about the way the pelicans photographed, though! Any suggestions welcome. f stop – 6.3; Exposure 1/2000 seconds; ISO 400; Max Apperature 3.5; focal length 107 mm https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/e6ebd76c4c0d8cf595ed34a98165d59eb5b8f95fbb8a941729c28cf26798b77a.jpg
This is a beautiful image, Ingrid. I like how the pelicans are all in different stages of flight. The composition is lovely. I have no idea what caused the sun to have edges, though 🙂 You could probably round it off in Photoshop if you were so inclined. I think it is neat.
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Your editing is very accomplished! Nice normal shaped sun + the other touches added with your editing. Looks a bit like a painting 🙂
Now it’s stunning!!
Thank you, Judy! I did play with it in Photoshop and changed the sunset. It looks much better!
Ingrid. I like the flight of the birds, all at different stages of flight. Maybe you could take the highlights down a tad around the sun.
Thank you, Denis!
Ingrid, I like the silhouettes against that beautiful sky. Indeed curiuos form of the sun. Nice to see the different views of the birds in flight. Well done.
Thank you, Christian!
Well done Ingrid.
Thank you, Sara!
Ingrid, this is really lovely. The silhouetted pelicans are just great! I do like the edit you have posted below.
Great shot Ingrid! I know Asilomar Beach. I used to live down there and I love it there!!! That is weird how the sun turned out that way but I think it’s pretty cool and interesting. My only suggestion would be to see how it looks if you crop the top and the bottom some. But that’s me. I just noticed that you reposted below. Awesome job. It looks like it could be an inspirational greeting card.
LOVE the pelicans. And of course love that entire area of the coast. Great capture!
Looks like the pelicans are flying right over the setting sun because it’s too hot. Very good capture – well done. Brent
Thank you, Brent!
Here is a picture https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/052c5bd6457488107db0d0f86a422b96aae3c3b327c28b1617e90fffaa8fc0cb.jpg of fireworks as my last submission. I was originally positioned in line with the people in this image, but children were naturally excited to view the fireworks and kept jostling around to get a better spot and bumping my tripod. I moved back behind the main viewing area and was happy to catch the silhouettes of these people as they enjoyed the show. I think it worked out better than my original plan. My main task in editing the image was to remove the light from cell phones. I like long light trails when photographing fireworks so I set the shutter speed at 5s. Other settings were ISO 100, 20mm, f/20.
Judy, I think this is a good capture. I can get the intensity of the display in the shot. Looks good to me.
Thanks Denis!
Judy, just a great picture. Beautiful colours of the fireworks. I find the silhouettes gives an added value at your result. Love it.
Yes – the spectators add a lot, I think. Thanks Christian.
Great capture Judy and the peoples silhouettes are wonderful – make the image much more interesting and “alive”. Love it
Thanks for your comments, Erez. I wished one of those people had their arms up in the air. They were happy & probably would have done that if I had asked 🙂
Wow Judy! Moving back was a great idea… this is just awesome!
Yes, it turned out well. I didn’t know those fountain fireworks were coming, but had the idea to capture silhouettes if possible.
This is such an interesting take on a fireworks photo. Your decision to move has produced a different perspective giving you a great result! Well done.
Thanks Dianne 🙂
Very cool use of negative space! It makes it so much more personal, seeing the silhouettes in the foreground. Love the different colors captured as well.
Thanks you Brenda. I like the more personal connection, too.
Brenda, what do you mean by negative space?
@DerrylF:disqus The human silhouettes form an artistically interesting empty space that enhances the shot and lends a human element to the fireworks display.
Great job! Love this different angle. Depending on what your personal preference is, the people add rather than detract from the photo. Well done.
Thank you, Sara.
Love firework photos – great shot
I love it when you see all the flashes go of when taking firework photos
last near years eve my son asked why I was looking at my phone during the show – I was using it to control the camera, much easier
HI Judy. This photo brings back painful memories – frozen finger tips. Literally. This past New Years I was in Calgary, Alberta and had seen some really cool time exposures of fireworks mixed with changing the focus during the shot. I thought New Years was a great time to try. Unfortunately it dropped to -35C. All my family refused to go and watch the fireworks. It was to cold. “A bunch of sissies” I thought. I headed out, took out the camera, set up the tripod. I had worn some thin gloves thinking it would be enough protection against the cold and give me enough dexterity to work the camera, but within 15 minutes my finger and thumb tips had frozen! I rushed back to the car, turned on the heater and experienced the worst pain I have ever felt in my hands as they thawed. I am happy you tried this in summer! And I love all the variety of colours!
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Those are cool images! The weather at New Years was indeed awful we had a long, cold winter. Tha cold weather really sucks the life from the camera battery too. Well done for sticking it out as long as you did! I draw the line at -25; below that is simply too cold. The pain of defrosting fingers & toes can be excruciating.
Very cool effects
Really cool zooming in and out effect.
Great image Judy! I think your new plan was a great idea
Thank you Chris 🙂
What a great shot….just love the silhouettes in the front of the image…brilliant capture Judy!
Thanks so much, Christine. The silhouettes do add much to this image, I think. If I do this again, I’ll ask a person to raise their arms as a sign of their enjoyment.
great idea!
Wow, oh wow!!! There are so many great things about this image – obviously the fireworks explosions are the centrepiece then the silhouettes against the lower fireworks add more depth and interest to this image. I’ve got to try this sometime too. Brent
Thanks Brent! I was happy to get the people as elements in the image. It made the image better, I think.
Really nice job Judy. It almost has an abstract feel about it. It took me a moment to realize those black shapes at the bottom were people’s silhouttes.
Thanks Jim!
I haven’t had a good month and couldn’t get out very much, so this is one I took in March at Serenity Falls when I went out with a couple of photography loving friends.The shutter speed is 2s, ISO 100 and Aperture F8.0. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/fc0a23adf88131699d1dc571fcad4509b691ded7865aaf7136012a28a4772dff.jpg
Just beautiful, Dianne.
Thank you Kerrie, it’s a great place to visit.
Wow. This is so beautiful. The lines in the water falling along with the sun coming down from above takes your eyes straight to the beauty of the waterfall. Well done, this is just awesome.
Thanks for your comments Alan! I’m fortunate that it is quite close to where I live at the Sunshine Coast.
What a beautiful photo. I love the juxtaposition of the lines in the water with the horizontal ones in the rocks. I agree with the other comments too. Just awesome.
Dianne. This is a great shot. Well composed and defined. Great light and balance throughout. Print and Frame it. Well done.
Great shot Dianne. The scene is very serene and you have captured the motion of the waterfall extremely well. Well done.
Dianne, nice picture with wonderful blue effect in the waterfall together with the green. It has a strange but special effect.
Beautiful motion capture and composition, Dianne. It does have an ethereal feel. If you’re able to do some post processing, I think you could lift a little more detail out of the shadows under the rock and maybe drop the highlights at the bottom of the falls just a touch. You mentioned the Sunshine Coast… are you up in B.C., Canada?
Beautiful, I can almost see the fairies peaking from behind the waterfall.
great photo, nicely balanced
Pity about that little twig/branch at the top of the falls. If you’d had of moved right a little could you have negated that?
to Nick’s comment you could clone out that PESKY TWIG.
Diane, this is a beautiful shot. Love the blue color in the falls and how the sunlight catches both top and bottom. Is the blue color in the falls and rocks natural to the scene? If not, how did you do it?
Beautiful image Diane. I’m curious about the blue color too. How did you get that? Also, I would see how it looks with the left side cropped just a bit. It would bring the fall a little closer and remove some of the distracting foliage on the left. I think that might draw the eye more directly to the sunlight on the fall itself. But that’s just me. Great shot!
Hey Dianne, sorry about the back month. Maybe take a bright red or orange kayak to the waterfall and have a friend paddle into the pool. Now that would make this already magical scene “pop!” We all need a bit of unexpected color and joy in our lives! 🙂
Love your comment about a colourful kayak, it would sure add a point of interest. In summer there are often people playing and enjoying the water which makes it a bit difficult to capture the waterfalls! I do love a little pop of red!
Dianne, I really like the combination of the soft water from that slow shutter speed with the shaft of light on the top and bottom of the waterfall. Simply lovely.
Thank you Judy.
Fabulous shot Dianne…I like the downward motion of the water against the diagonal lines in the rock!
Thanks Rerro the rocks are really quite an interesting feature which can give a different POV.
Love the way your waterfall looks like light shining down on the pool. Very good use of a long shutter speed. Something you might want to check is the colour balance of that water, looks a little blue (cold) to me. Well done. Brent
Thanks Brent, I did adjust the colour in Lightroom and perhaps I went a little too far.
Very nice soft waterfall motion shot. Great composition and contrast. I personally really love the iridescent blue water. It seems to glow and really grabs your attention.
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/b5865a3a3bdc1ac21345f212b0fcfa27d9bf1dc9bd31a7d1e49d7f5835d2fd16.jpg This is one of my grandson I took back in March. Although him and his bike are not quite sharp, I was focusing on the water splash coming up as he rode through the puddle. Canon 80D f/4 1/1000 sec ISO250 and focal length of 105mm
Yes the splash of water grabbed my eye immediately. Not only does this picture illustrate movement but also tells a story of a little boy having fun. great picture Alan.
Alan. Good action shot. You achieved what you set out to do.
Great shot. The splash is perfect and the blurred bike shows motion.
Alan super capture, you certainly achieved your objective of catching the water splash. You have also left room in the picture for your Grandson to ride into. Good job.
Alan, nice picture with action in the muddy pond. Your grandson loves it.
I think you’ve done a great job telling the story! The splash of mud is just enough to capture the movement, and I think his face is remarkably sharp. Nicely exposed and I also like the shallow depth of field you’ve used.
Lovely job.
great splash shows motion very well
I bet he was happy to ride through puddles all day!
I imagine you’ve cropped this – I’d leave a little more at the bottom (if possible)
As a mountain biker, this image a a little guy just starting out captivated me. To an adult, this is just a little splash in a puddle. To an young (8-year-old?) it is a giant adventure! Crisp . . . sharp . . . and lots of mud on the tires. Excellent!
Wow, love the splash of mud. Great look of concentration too.
Great action shot Alan…..lots of concentration…..and i like the muddy puddle spraying through the spokes on the wheels.
Very good action shots Alan, you froze the action very well with that fast shutter speed. Your grandson looks sharp in this image and I like the way you have composed this shot too. What would make this better? I think a little more space especially at the bottom would give him a little more “breathing room”. Also, when photograph in action shots like this – try to get more of the face in the shot. This means that you need the rider, riding towards you a little more. Brent
Nice job Alan.
I took this awhile back and I have learnt since that the settings could have been chosen better. It is a slow movement but I hope it captures the mood. ISO 250, 1/1000, f/5.6 https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/597485931455f5cc45f5d2f58359d257fe9830450a82e26bbd0745873d590c6e.jpg
Annette. Very nice shot. I think you captured the essence of the scene very well.
Wonderful shot Annette. I love the reflections in the water and you have captured the movement of the bird in the water. You have also caught the bird on the bottom right intersecting lines so great composition.
Annette, a great peaceful picture. Good composition with the bird. You have also lovely reflection of the trees in the water with beautiful colours.
Thank you Everyone for your comments, Wow too many to thank you all personally. That is very gratifying. Thanks ALL again very much
The ripples provide a sense of movement. You could try different settings, but panning a slow-moving bird would be challenging, and a slower shutter speed on it’s own would make the bird blurry. I like what you’ve done… love the burnt orange in contrast to the blue of the water. Very nice capture.
I really like what you did here. It is an interesting blend of realistic movement and almost surreal background. The only things I would suggest is to lighten the scene just a bit and maybe crop at left so the duck stands out even more. Nicely done!
Good point, thanks Leila
You have done a great job with the slight movement. It tells a story.
Annette, nice choice to leave the background as reflection rather than directly — plus the orange/blue combination is a nice complementary color combination. Good use of the rule of thirds to place the bird, and lots of room for forward movement. You might consider toning down or narrowing your vignette, as the dark corner gets the bird a little bit.
Thank you Bill. Very helpful comments. Cheers
I really like this. Love the reflections in the water and the wake the duck is making as he swims.
Lovely peaceful and serene image Annette….i am confused as to why you say it is a ‘slow movement’….could you explain, as your settings you used included a very fast shutter speed.
I love the colors and the blur in the background. The water is so calm except for the duck’s wake and that of I presume another duck. Good composition and tack sharp focus.
I took the shot in a local wooded area after watching a video on taking creative shots. I used a Canon 450D with a 70-300mm zoom set at 70mm. I stood probably 50 meters away from the trees and wanted a slow a shutter speed as I could get without using filters. My settings were F32, ISO100 and 3sec. I slowly panned the camera up the trees from the bottom to enhance the movement.
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Great colors, David! I like the softness and minimalistic feel to this one… I can almost feel the texture.
Brenda, thanks a lot for your kind comments.
Brenda, thanks so much.
David, a great abstract picture. Beautiful colours with those aqueos green and brown. Well done.
Christian, thank you for the positive comments.
Awesome colors! Great job.
Sara, thanks for the comments.
David, beautiful use of intentional camera movement. The colors and the foliage really create a nice abstract effect — very calming!
Bill, thanks a lot.
Nice David! I love the vertical motion and the contrast between the wide green and the thin dark lines. I need to start looking for abstracts. Thanks for the inspiration!
Jim, thanks for your positive comments.
I like abstract image and I think this works really well. Nice job, David.
Thanks a lot, Judy.
Love the simplicity of this image….very nice abstract David!
Rerro, thank you for your comments.
Excellent abstract photo David and I like how the brown lines cut the green/yellows and become lighter at the top. Very cool. Brent
I am new to BootCamp and a beginner at photography. Bit intimidated by all the impressive Challenge photos but also inspired. Hopefully I haven’t missed the deadline. My Lightroom skills are at the beginner level also.
Panning: ISO100, 1/8 sec, 55mm lens, f/32 https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/b1fe3fcc6c88104d187408bd2cc25d306b7a29f2863bca2a77539abc76d53397.jpg
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Kathleen, welcome to bootcamp. I like the last shot best of all. Good expression of intent on the dogs face – that ball is mine. Bit of work to do no the panning shot. When I tried for this project I took over a 100 and got one so I am no expert. I like to think of us all as beginners – like life some are a little further down the road.
Thank you, Denis. HaHa, yes! My panning shots are a bit more psychedelic than technical. Thank goodness for digital film where we can practice, practice, practice… then delete 99 photos to get the 1 perfect shot.
Kathleen, I ove to see your dog splashing in the water to get his ball. Very much action and motion. He is really focused to have that ball. Good composition.
Thank you, Christian. All the dogs in the neighborhood come over to swim in the pool. I will try to get a synchronized group shot.
The panning shot is an interesting one-more abstract than a straight pan. When you try again, try for more of the bike and rider in the frame, but keep all that space for him to move into. The second shot: the dog has such concentration on his face. The third one, you captured a great shot of the dogs face as it reaches for the ball. Well done! We are all learning here, welcome!
Thank you, Sara.
Well done. I particularly like the two with dogs. I have also been a little intimidated by all the amazing photography in this group, but we are all here to share and learn. Once you start posting you will feel comfortable. I think the first one of the dog is my favorite with all the water droplets and the pose of the dog and concentration in his/ her eyes.
Wow, very cool image! Good job! Welcome to Bootcamp!
Great effort Kathleen, you are on the right track ‘so to speak’…..Maybe try using a more wide open aperture of F8, and use try a few different shutter speed….Start with 1/30 second and then play around with slower ones. Well done!
Thank you, Rerro, for the technical advice. Test, try, and test again is my new motto. Hoping at some point, my “vision” becomes instinctive.
Well done for posting your first image Kathleen. I’ll comment on the panning shot above which is a good try and I do like the blurring in it. Panning takes a little practice, especially tracking the subject as they pass you to try to get them a little more sharp. Like that you left space on the left to move into. Well done. Brent
Kathleen, welcome to the group. Great job on your first posts.
I also have an abstract shot that I wanted to share. This a shot of a stately old maple in my yard. ISO 100, 95mm, 1/3 sec, f7.1, handheld.
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Brenda, a great abstract picture. Beautiful colours with those green / brown shades. Well done.
Nice job!
Well done. It looks like a beautiful water color painting.
Love this Brenda…..great abstract….lovely colours!
Thanks for the comments everyone! Next time I may have to try it with a pop of color in the foreground.
Pwo Karen kids excitedly play with the novelty of paper airplanes during a kids program I helped run at a local hill tribe village in Northern Thailand. Together with a pile of kids and 30 Camp Wycliffe participants from Thailand, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore and USA we had SO much fun! Settings were f8.0, ISO 400, 1/250 sec https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/2967c15a3ae39c50bf99a30d1fd67a00c3dfa7fff62ed605c3ea66695a38fb9d.jpg
Derryl, a very energetic game. The children, little and great ones, are enjoying very much. Personally I would crop a bit at the left side the piece of that car and that cute child away to give more focus on the greater group. I like very much this picture. Well done.
Hi Christian. Did you see the new crop versions? What are your thoughts about those? What the picture does not convey is that it took nearly six hours of 4×4 driving on horribly rutted muddy roads to get to these kids! This may be the first time in history a group of people from all over the world showed up to help build a little child education centre and play with these kids! Indeed . . . paper in the village is virtually non-existent. To fold it up in the form of an airplane and trow it around would almost be unthinkable to them!
Derryl, I read your explanation about the circumstances. I agree with your 2nd paragraph about the little girl. Without your story it could be an image from around the world (more or less) with a kid (at the left) being shy or not as enthousiastic as the others. Your last crop works for me. You certainly got those active kids playing with the paper airplane in contrast with the vehicle. You did a great job AND by going there AND by giving tose kids the time of their life. Well done.
Thanks Christian. Their joy = my joy.
Derryl-great job! Love the faces of the children! I agree about cropping the left a bit, but I do like the sad girl-she is distracting. But that is a matter of personal opinion. Well done.
Hi Sara. I wondered initially about cropping out the sad girl. It really does matter what story one is trying to convey. If I was writing a story about the loneliness and sadness people feel when they are feeling left out, the girl makes a powerful statement. “How can we live our lives to include those lonely and on the fringes?” But if the message is the pure joy of childhood, then indeed, focusing only on the smiles and excitement would be better. Thanks for your comments!
Absolutely charming!
Yes, Kathleen, the kids here in Thailand are indeed charming. It is actually hard to take a bad picture with such great subjects! I love their smiles and excitement.
Great photo
Shows the kids really into it.
for more impact I’d crop the left and right a bit tighter to the main group
Thanks Nick. Did you see the new crop versions? Do you think the 8×10 or 1;1 ration crop is better?
Wow, nice photo. Great storytelling and you captured the excitement on the kids and teacher very nicely. As @Nick Ellis mentioned, a little tighter crop (especially cutting out the bored girl on the left) would make this strong photo even stronger. Well done!
Thanks Bill for the comment. What do you think about the crop versions?
Wow what an awesome photo. These kids and adults look like they are having so much fun throwing the paper airplanes. Great composition, bright colors and just and overall excellent photo.
Thanks Barbara. It is amazing how such a simple thing can bring so much joy. It really is about relationships and friendship!
This is a beautifully captured image of motion. They are all having so much fun. I really like it. Well done.
Thank you Jarrod. This is one of the great joys of living in Thailand.
Thank you Jarrod. This is one of the great joys of living in Thailand.
The expressions on their faces are excellent. The kids are so happy! Great shot! I like the way you framed it too. Anymore of the vehicles on the sides would have been distracting and irreverent. Nice job!
Here is the same shot cropped. Thanks for your input folks! I agree with you. I had wanted the group front and centre, but now they are off to the left and giving more prominence to the truck as well. What do you think about that? https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/5db7047916e6dfad369c941b05200e230c17cb5dcda44d33f93938124e705c69.jpg
Wow, what an awesome photo! Color, expressions, motion. You can tell the kids are having a ball!
Derryl, this is the one I prefer. Everybody having fun. It is great to see. Good capture.
Thanks Denis. I will keep this one!
How about an 8×10 crop? https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/4d414662550fbd1b043236b38c7a3f3da6e6acf96fdb9cb7b09aba3cd418a9fe.jpg
Great images, each one. I think I prefer this crop. And now knowing the back story makes it even better. Great capture!
Or 1:1 square ratio? https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/076be1cded6d68c4deb6d05f75ce91f41e2f3f12e80a58bf59e0df763e81fe84.jpg
This is the crop that I like the most because of the lack of distractions on the edges. Beautiful action shot. Brent
Thanks for the comments everyone! As I mentioned to Christian and Sara, what the picture does not convey is that it took nearly six hours of 4×4 driving on horribly rutted muddy roads to get to these kids! This may be the first time in history a group of people from all over the world showed up to help build a little child education centre and play with these kids! Indeed . . . paper in the village is virtually non-existent. To fold it up in the form of an airplane and trow it around would almost be unthinkable to them!
And regarding the cropping, I wondered initially about cropping out the sad girl. I realize through your comments that it really does matter what story one is trying to convey. If I was writing a story about the loneliness and sadness people feel when they are feeling left out, the girl makes a powerful statement. “How can we live our lives to include those lonely and on the fringes?” But if the message is the pure joy of childhood, then indeed, focusing only on the smiles and excitement would be better. Thanks for your comments
Wonderful expressions on everyone’s faces and such a great story Derryl….these kids are having so much fun! Great to see 🙂
One last upload for the motion challenge. I took many photos of the Villa D’Este in Italy, which has lovely fountains everywhere. This is one of my favorites with the water softened in the foreground and the countryside in the distance. Canon PowerShot S95; 1/125; f/8; 6mm; ISO100. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/5b4be3cfb2d4fd5fff380332050c9ea80322bef15f5f33b85a9f46e64e1daa74.jpg
nice job! I am jealous of the location-another place I need to visit. I would try to balance out the light a bit, the fountain and the water seem a bit dark to me.
Nice capture of this water fountain. I love the ripples in the water and the cascading water. Not sure if you could up the shadows or lighten the fountain a little more, but either way great job.
Leila, Nice capture of the action. Like the water in the fountain and it’s movement. Maybe brighten it a bit.
Nice motion capture.
hahahahaha…..thanks so much David!
Rotten bird got in the frame! lol, Serendipity
As I pressed the shutter I heard a flutter of wings and fluked this photo.
1/500s, f/5, iso 100 and 42mm at Lac Beauvert. Not really sure why I had those camera settings, probably had been trying to get a photo of a squirrel.
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Beautiful! I would like to see a bit more detail in the bird, he seems rather dark. But he does match the broodiness of the rest of the photo. Personal preference again. Well done-happy accident or not! Great composition.
I’ve lighteben up a little but not much detail to be had from such a black bird
Great capture of the unexpected bird. Shows great motion and a beautiful background to boot.
Thanks
It was a truly magical place and I took a lot of photos of this piece of water in it’s many moods
Hey Nick. Can you send that bird my way to get in the way of one of my landscapes? That would be awesome! Is that an eagle? Beautiful is right and I agree with Sara. I’d love to see it brighter and with more color.
Thanks
A raven I think
not much colour, because of the light a fairly monochromatic photo.
Nick, good capture. I agree with the comments re tad brighter. Then I most likely would go back to the original.
not really sure why it’s as dark here as it wasn’t after a little post edit, anyway new version above
Nick, good composition. Brighting up your image could give more effect. Great reflection in the water.
Thanks
I’d have preferred if the raven(?) was higher in the sky
Nice flat water and good reflections, interesting settings Nick. The image is a little dark….but i am amazed that at 1/500s you were able to have such flat water….and the bird is a bonus!
Thanks – no breeze that morning, hence the mirror like surface
repost above
I was going for the mood of the morning overcast and darkish
Interestingly the photo is lighter before I post it here
The bird is, I believe, a raven so is dark in itself and fairly lacking in detail
Anyway to silence my critics I’ve posted a lighter version (which I just might even prefer, maybe)
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Yes I prefer this lighter version too. Very lucky to capture that bird in-flight. Well done. Brent
Nick, sorry to say I like the lighter version. Have you tried bringing out more detail on the raven with the shadows slider? Sometimes it works pretty well as in the case of my blue heron. In the original shot the left wing which was closest to the camera was totally black underneath. I was able to retrieve some detail. I love the scene and the composition. Focus appears to be pretty good. Well done.
I like this version too! Both are great for the different moods they create. Well done.
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/47ce7536e5f024893bf40e68ed262cf0901cca59a27f7505978adc485daa55eb.jpg Ghostly Birds. We have many quail visit our yard, so we put out blocks of food for them. We had a good group this morning, along with a couple of white-winged doves. This is a long-exposure shot using a 10-stop ND filter showing the ghost-like movements of the birds during the shot. 25 sec, f/11, ND1000 filter, ISO 100, 35mm.
I like the ghostly shot of the birds. Great job capturing them in an eating frenzy.
Man. Excellent shot Bill. Way to find a seemingly ordinary shot and making it very creative and interesting. Ghostly is the perfect word for it.
Bill. Good image. Not my cup of tea. That said I kinda like this one.
Bill, you surely got your ghostly effect. I like your creative view. Thinking out of the box by exagerrating the motion (25sec) of the birds.
I would never have thought to use an ND filter where there was no water involved, so a great initiative Bill! And you managed to get the ghosting of the birds! Very interesting 🙂
Very interesting and creative image Bill. Took me a while to figure out what those ghosting things were. What would make this a little better is if you move that block off centre. Brent
Interesting shot. Very out of the box, creative!
I got to go do a photo shoot of the old Hospital at Ellis Island, NY. This photo was taken just as someone was passing by the door. I called it “Ghost of Ellis Isla https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/e2eb395f424c20730e321604d5e873b540a74761b5a012b7fb184a8ced1e699c.jpg nd” since someone was passing by the door as I took the picture. I used Silver Efex pro to turn it into an old picture. I used my D750 @ f/8, ISO 1100, 28mm, 1/13 of a sec.
Hi Barbara. Really great shot and great idea to give it the old picture look. Ghosting of people is something I’ve been wanted to experiment with. Don’t you just love it when something happens that isn’t planned and it turns out to really great?!
That is a really neat shot.
Oh that is creepy in a really good way! I love Ellis Island, this is a great shot.
Barbara. Good shot. Works well in B/W.
Barbara, I think you got it by taking the picture in B/W. Well done.
What a brilliant shot…perfect timing Barbara….and i love post processing….it has definitely added to the full impact of the photo….i like the grainy feel the image has! Well done
Awesome capture. The person walking through makes it.
Thank you
Very nice B&W. love the ghosting effect.
Awesome job! Great capture of the person walking by-happy accident.
You might ask what this image has to do with motion, since it is rock steady. Actually quite a lot. How do you get two young frisky dogs to sit and pose? At best with a great deal of difficulty. I managed to get them to sit, but after that it was up to me to capture the “posed shot”. So I set the camera to “rapid fire” and went at it. Lucky for me a couple turned out, but in the rest of the photos, the dogs’ heads were turned in all different directions. Sorry, I had to post the second shot to illustrate the point. Settings: Sony Alpha 7ii with 24 to 240 mm lens at 83 mm, shutter priority at 1/2000, ISO 400 and aperture at f9. The images have been processed in LR. I might try to remove the pine branches to improve the composition. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/edf1a47ff31989ffbb2ea10a9706467614180f2407724cebad1508fc5ed654e0.jpg https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/3501c45f347825dd61759407abe16e93fbe8e67d9d69b9b7aad1e5be0af8285b.jpg
What beautiful dogs! I love them! I would leave it as it is. Such great detail.
Sig, a lovely shot. Crisp sharp. I would leave well enough alone.
Sig, I find both pictures strong ones. In the 2nd picture there arfe certainly more interesting things going on then your bored camera pointing to them 🙂
Gorgeous photo’s of gorgeous dogs Sig!
Beautiful portraits.
Nice shot and point well taken!
Great shots! Beautiful dogs. Dogs can be as bad as little kids for sitting still.;-)
Here’s my last submission for this challenge. it’s the Lighthouse at Kilauea Point on Kaua’i Island. I shot it with my Nikon D5600 on a tripod using a CP and a 10 stop ND filter for 20 seconds, ISO 100, 27mm, F13. It was a very windy day.
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Great image Jim. Like the detail of the headland and smoothing of clouds and water.
Thanks Rachel. I think I took at least a dozen shots from different positions using different exposure settings and I got five good finished images. It was fun experimenting and learning.
Beautiful. The lighthouse is so clear and crisp and the water is so flowy and peaceful.
Thanks Chris. Glad you like it.
Jim, nice shot. Between the sky and water you can sense that wind. Nice location.
Thanks Denis!
Jim, good picture. Interesting sky. Showing the headland is surely an added value. I struggle a bit with the composition. The lighthouse is for me a POI, but not in the centre or at a cross of the rule of thirds. Personally I think more sea at the right would give more balance. But you certainly got the motion in the waves.
Thanks for your input Christian. The lighthouse is the main POI and I was using the headland as a leading line to the lighthouse. The original was pretty close to having the lighthouse right on the upper, left intersection in the rule of thirds. I think that changed with the 2000 pixel limit on the long side. Here’s it is again, cropped so the lighthouse is at the intersection, but of course before exporting with the 2000 pixel limit. Which do you like?
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Jim, my choice would be the first one. There is only a subtle crop at the left side. The leading line is more perceptible with the wider beginning. The 2nd picture would have great too, if didn’t know about the first one. Sometimes a choice is not obvious.
I love the original.
Prefer the original
Thanks for the follow-up votes and feedback. Good confidence booster to know you all liked the original. Thank you, Christian, for suggesting that I look at a little differently. That’s always a good idea.
Prefer the original
Interesting image. Really captures my eye.
Thanks Kerry!
A great image Jim….and you have certainly captured the fierce wind…..i think your tripod may even having been moving slightly
Thanks Rerro. You could be right about the tripod. I was trying to stabilize it while taking the picture.
Absolutely love this landscape. The lighthouse is tack sharp and the water does show how windy it was, Beautiful image
Thanks so much Zoya.
I’m a huge fan of long exposure landscape images and this one is beautiful. That movement in the clouds the ocean and even the foreground foliage at the bottom of your frame help to enhance the lighthouse and headland which are tack-sharp. I also like how the headland leads my eye all the way up to the Lighthouse. Perfect! Brent
Thanks Brent! Really appreciate your feedback, especially since I learned the technique from your Long Exposure Photography course. I would not have had the eye to see this shot or the technically ability to capture it if it hadn’t been for your course. So thank you VERY much for creating it!!!
Appreciate your kind words Jim. Brent
Jim, what an awesome shot. I love the wave action and the clouds. The color and the contrast is perfect. The image tells a story of possibly a pending storm. Focus looks spot on and you have good composition here.
Awesome job! There is a lot of drama here. Well done.
Very nice photo. I wonder how it would look with a slightly shorter shutter speed. This is very beautifully done though. I love the composition.
Well, I went back to the location of the rusty wheels in the water. Unfortunately it was low tide, making the conditions totally different, so I wasn’t able to replicate my previous shot. With the tide being out, it is one huge, rocky area. Not a problem in my younger days, but a bit precarious now. Could probably have gotten closer to the action, however I decided to play it safe, as I was alone. Should have zoomed in, as I wound up cropping due to all the rock in the foreground https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/f08ad141f4033b8f7a7e77db75d0ed1e6b99dec038758519d3c00b7f90b4fa01.jpg that I didn’t feel added anything to the photo.
Shot with EF-S 15-85mm lens at 40mm, f/5.6, 1/2sec, ISO 100, ND 1000, and CPL filter.
Hard to believe it’s the same place. It’s a lovely image and I get a real sense of movement in the water.
Thanks Chris.
Rachel. I agree it is very difficult to replicate a previous shot. I like this different perspective. Nice action on the wave.
Thanks Dennis.
Rachel, I like very much this picture. It’s all there: the rocks, water splashing against them, background with the sea and the land. Good composition. Great colours. Well done.
Thanks Christian.
Nice shot Rachel….where were you focusing in this shot?
Thanks Rerro. The rocky point with the wave crashing on it, was my POF. I realize now that I should have stopped down to f/11-f/16, you think!?
Depending on what you want in focus…..if you want the foreground in focus….like the rocks here, then definitely F11 – F16…..if there is no foreground interest….then F8 is a good place to start. In this case focus about a 1/3 of the way in at f16 or set your lens to infinity….and you will get everything in focus across your image.
It depends on what you want in focus. If you have a subject in the foreground that you want in focus, then definitely f11-f16…..if there is no focal point in the foreground f8 would be preferred. In your case you wanted the rocks in focus, so yes….f16 would be better….this would let less light in, so would also assist with slowing down the shutter speed.Focus on something 1/3 of the way into your shot, or set your lens to infinity.
Nice wave action shot.
My final submission for this motion challenge. I love birds and especially hummingbirds so here’s one I captured recently doing his hummingbird thing. More than trying to take pictures of them, I like to watch and listen to them. Very busy and interesting little birds. 1/1000, f5.6,ISO800, 200 mm. It’s not as clear as I would like but overall I am pleased with it.
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Chris, the eye looks sharp and the wings have a touch of softness to nicely show the movement. I like the colours too.
Thanks for the feedback @disqus_QehLPdlEcl:disqus
Chris, that’s something else then those great pelicans! Very beautiful picture. You got the little one in full action. It’s incredible how fast those wings are going to hold them steady when they are collecting the nectar. Even with SS 1/1000 the winigs are in motion. Well done. Great composition. For me you have the eye sharp. What is bothering you when you say “it’s not as clear as I would like”?
Thanks for the feedback @christianpiron:disqus. Well….I am generally always a tiny bit unhappy with most of my photos. I always see something I would like improved. I wish I had a tripod that day so that I could have used a faster shutter speed. But you know how it goes, you go out to take pics with one idea in mind and end up with something else so you have to adapt. But I really appreciate your feedback.
Chris, this is soo good! You’ve captured motion in the wings, while keeping the bird’s eye and head sharp…where it matters. The Bokeh is great as well.
Have you thought about cropping from the right, to bring the top of the branch to the top corner? I feel that because the bird is stationary, it probably doesn’t need all that extra space on the right. Just my thoughts, I’m no expert, and I love it just as it is. I have tried 100’s of times to get exactly this kind of image with Eastern Spinebills, (in southern Australia) which aren’t as fast, but similar movement to the Hummingbird. I know how difficult this is…Well done!
Thanks @kerrie_clarke:disqus, that’s a really good idea. I did not think of it. I cropped it quite a bit already and it didn’t even occur to me to make it a little more even . I really stalked this little bird and took a ton of photos. So I was happy with the 5 or 6 clear ones I got.
Very impressive photo, lovely colours
Thank you @disqus_xPeJqJhXg1:disqus!
WOW….excellent shot Chris….the humming birds are very difficult to capture, and you have done a great job here. The face of the bird and the flower are tack sharp….you have a beautiful coloured bokeh….and gracious movement in the wings….and the colours all work so well together! Great work!
Thank you so much @rerrorocher:disqus, I really appreciate your feedback!
Chris, I can’t add to what’s already been said. I think it’s an awesome shot. I follow a professional photographer, on Facebook, who takes photos like this for a living. Your shot is as good as some that he’s posted.
Oh wow, thank you so much @rachelgilmour:disqus, your comment made me so very happy!
Chris you have absolutely nailed the shot. The colours are terrific, the motion can be seen in the birds wings and the depth of field is just spot on. Great job.
Thank you @disqus_8VjGhpbQJo:disqus, appreciate the feedback.
Thank you so much for your kind words @disqus_8VjGhpbQJo:disqus
Great image. Love the colors. Well done.
Thank you @zoyasiudut:disqus
Beautiful picture!! Great job with the wings!!
Thank you @pamelamoultoncarhart:disqus
Wow, even at 1/1000th of a second shutter speed the wings are still blurred, shows how fast they flap. This is a brilliant capture of a very difficult subject. What I are the soft pastel colours in this image – Not sure if it’s my screen but the image looks slightly underexposed. Brent
Thank you @brentmail:disqus, appreciate the feedback.
Chris. Great image. Good action and balance in my view.
Thank you @denisobyrne:disqus
These are great birds to see, but so difficult to capture well. You’ve done very well, beautiful background and bokeh and such a sharp focal point!
Thank you very much @diannemcilwain:disqus
Would be hard to be in focus with 200 mm I am guessing. Did you use a tripod? I love the almost abstract background and his feeding. Great shot!
Thank you @disqus_fGWrfrmXu3:disqus, no I was hand holding and I got lucky.
This is a fantastic photo! Well done!
Thank you @disqus_kxxLbmk3pa:disqus
Nice capture Chris. love the colors and the blur in the wings. We have had five on our feeder at once with only three feeding stations so it gets pretty testy at times.
Thanks @disqus_sy7k92j4W1:disqus we only get one at a time at ours and boy do they drink a lot. I wonder what my grocery store clerk thinks about all the sugar I buy?
Well done! Great colors.
Thank you @disqus_cdh6bhNTbb:disqus
Great shot! Love the colours.
Thank you @disqus_QHF7G9YuGc:disqus
My last one is a photo from a little while back. A panning shot … “driving through the city”, which was shot in black and white.
Settings: 1/30 sec @ f/ ISO-00, lens MZ.12-40 @ 40mm.
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Love this in black and white. I really need to try panning Great capture.
Thanks Chris. The previous 30 or so photos before this one didn’t work for what I wanted with either everything blurred or sharp or in between. So it’s just practice which is easier with digital when you can see the immediate result and try again. Give it a go 😉
Really do like this panning black and white image Rodney. The Mercedes Benz looks sharp and shiny-new against the blurred background. The only thing I think needs to be done to this image is the horizon needs to be straightened out, this can be done with a simple crop. Brent
Thanks Brent. I was looking so much at the car I forgot about the background. Here is a straightened version.
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Rodney, great panning . Like it. B/W works well here.
Thanks Denis
I think this is a great example of panning Rodney and I agree it does take lots of practice to get the look just right. Well done!
Thanks Dianne.
Love the black and white in this and great job panning and keeping the car sharp.
Thanks Sheree.
I love the black and white image.
Thanks Angie.
Nice B&W motion image Rodney! Love the background blur and the sharpness of the car and the blurred spinning wheels. WELL DONE!
Thanks Jim.
One of my passions is waterfalls and flowing water so I thought I would submit another one. I thought it might be helpful for some who struggle with getting that silky soft water look of longer exposure times by submitting a snapshot at 1/60th sec and an image taken at 1 sec exposure so you can clearly see the difference. This is a shot of the “Silver Staircase” on the edge of Glacier National Park here in the US. Both images were shot at ISO 100, on a tripod, 18mm, F5.6, with a variable ND filter, 1/60 sec & 1 sec respectively. It was also a bit cloudy and the scene was in partial shade so all of that helped with the exposure time. I could have gone all the way to F22, but I don’t like to do that unless I have to to get the shot. Mostly I was just lazy and more or less forgot that I could actually go to a smaller aperture setting say F8 or F10 and help with the shutter speed. Anyway, I somehow managed to get the look I was after. Sorry I posted in reverse but I think you get the general idea.
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Beautiful image Jim, the water is indeed silky soft and inviting.
Beautiful image with the silky water.
Thanks Zoya
Jim, nice image. Could it be straightened?.
Denis, the rocks were actually angled as they appear as well as the two trees leaning in. I used my artificial horizon in my Nikon to make sure my camera was dead level.The amount of lean or angle may have actually been exaggerated by the wide angle lens. I actually thought about using the straightening tool in the lens correction menu to straighten them up but I kind of liked the trees leaning in and framing the waterfall. I may play around with it and see what it looks like straightened. Thanks
Jim, If that was the scene well and good and I would leave it alone. My comment was by way of observation only.
Denis. I took your advice as I value your opinion, you have posted some really awesome images. I straightened the image and did the requisite lens correction. See the latest image which resulted. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/cd4a44bbf8355c8afbb3cec635e11057ab4487e1afda8784508fc14f8b59b415.jpg
Jim. Many thanks for your complimentary comments. This is the one I personally prefer. In my view the falls become the centre of the shot. That said all the shots are great.
I like the straightened image better. Well done.
Nice work Jim! It was interesting to see the comparison of the 2 shutter speeds.
Thanks Dianne.
I do like the upper photo and the silky feel of the water. I find it hard to get the right flow – you have nailed it! Great shot.
Thanks Marion
The fall is beautiful with the softness. What is the primary focal point? I assume it is the water, so may try cropping the tree on the right hand side and leveling the steps.
Thanks Sheree. I was attempting to use the trees to frame the subject. The waterfall is just as you see it. When I lens corrected and straightened the image, only the trees went vertical.
Thanks Sheree
This challenge in now closed, soon (before the 15th of next month) we’ll have the magazine published. Well done everyone. Brent
Been working on capturing hummingbirds for 3 years. Finally got the right combination f11-1/320 with flash at 0.3 power- and ISO1000 using my NikonD810 at 70mm. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/7ce7f87a4aa7c00a8c03458c8dbfb165b7d754286e5522d4463b8deb4a388a56.jpg
What a brilliant capture! Well done Zoya. What I like about this image is that you are using a technique called dragging the shutter – where you have flash and a slow shutter speed. Love the ghosting of the wings and the catch light in your birds eyes. The only two thingsThat distract me from the bed is the big red wheelie bin, and the shade cloth in the background. Well done. Brent
Thanks for your insight. I can try again to relocate.
Thank your for your comments. I appreciate your input and support.
Zoya, this is a great shot of the bird. Pity about that wheelie Bin.
Thank you. She was defending her feeder from 4 other females.
Great shot of the hummer!
Thanks Jim.
This is an amazing shot, Zoya! I really love how you have him in flight, wheels up! I find the red feeder distracting, but the hummer is so marvelous is makes up for it! 🙂
Thanks Sheree. She was defending the feeder.
Awesome Shot! Love the angle. I find the shade cloth is a bit distracting, also.
Thanks. I thought it added to the backyard story. Sorry for the delayed response.
Wow, look at that tail! Love it!!! I am forever trying to capture them too.
Thank you Chris. Apology for the delay in responding.