This is another in the Motion Blur series. Aperture setting was f13. I used a three stop Neutral Density filter to slow the exposure to 2.5 seconds and moved the camera up and to the right. The flowers were in my yard–Marguerites, and a white daisy. This technique feels like painting with the camera. I like the effect very much but the outcome is successful only occasionally. Often there is not enough detail to identify the subject.
Motion Blur
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Jan 10
Vertical Sweep and Blur
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Jan 10
Adding Zoom to Intentional Blur
This image of Daisies was taken in Monterey, California, with a 17-55mm zoom lens. The shutter speed was slowed to 2.5 seconds by using a variable neutral density filter. During the exposure, I zoomed the lens out from 55mm to 17mm. The effect changes when the lens is zoomed in rather than out.
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Jan 10
Intentional Blur for a “Painterly” Effect
This image is is from my front yard and is of white daisies, Marguerites and red petunias. I used a Singh-Ray Variable Neutral Density filter to slow the shutter speed to 1.3 seconds at an aperture of f13. As the shutter opened, I dragged the camera up and to the right to blur the image and create an impression of motion.