Long Exposure
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jamiesull

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28 posts

207 months

Wednesday 2nd June 2010
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Had A Go at taking a Long Exposure shot tonight for the first time and With Beginers luck two Fire Trucks raced past right in time smile

What do ye Think of This Shot?


Bob_Defly

5,859 posts

261 months

Wednesday 2nd June 2010
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Nice shot! Been ruined by what looks like two fire trucks though...

itsnotarace

4,685 posts

239 months

Wednesday 2nd June 2010
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Shame you're not square on, and it could do with being sharper as well

RobbieB

7,715 posts

213 months

Wednesday 2nd June 2010
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Very nice. I don't know if the bloke above is joking about the fire trucks, but that blue line makes it for me!

gary71

2,037 posts

209 months

Wednesday 2nd June 2010
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itsnotarace said:
Shame you're not square on, and it could do with being sharper as well
I like it smile and the lights add to it.

I agree about it having the potential for improvement if the square on, but looks sharp enough in the original. I think you maybe suffering from a bit of Thumbsnap v Pistonheads resizing.

My only long exposure tip is to keep the exposure as short as possible whilst acheiving the effect you are after, water smoothing, light trails, or just a correctly exposed image. This will help maintain the sharpness (from camera wobble!) and minimise noise.

Simpo Two

92,803 posts

295 months

Wednesday 2nd June 2010
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Funny how people see different things... I hear a voice screaming 'barrel distortion'!

jamiesull

Original Poster:

28 posts

207 months

Wednesday 2nd June 2010
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Yeah it is Resized down losing quality.
Flickr Link is http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamiesull/4661126181/
Alot Better smile

I think The Blue Lights Make it look Alot Better,

I was Taking Photos Square on to the building, and began walking back to the car, then i hear the Fire Trucks about To pass so it was a hurry to get the Tripod Back up to captue the Long Exposure.

I thinking its a pretty good attemp for first try...

Thanks For the comments lads.

dibbly dobbler

11,493 posts

227 months

Wednesday 2nd June 2010
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Jamie - I Like It smile Not Technically Perfect but very Atmospheric. All in all a Good Capture !

jamiesull

Original Poster:

28 posts

207 months

Wednesday 2nd June 2010
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dibbly dobbler said:
Jamie - I Like It smile Not Technically Perfect but very Atmospheric. All in all a Good Capture !
Thanks smile Im sure i can improve, im only new to the game smile only have my SLR 3 days smile

dibbly dobbler

11,493 posts

227 months

Wednesday 2nd June 2010
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jamiesull said:
dibbly dobbler said:
Jamie - I Like It smile Not Technically Perfect but very Atmospheric. All in all a Good Capture !
Thanks smile Im sure i can improve, im only new to the game smile only have my SLR 3 days smile
Even better in that case - I could barely switch mine on after 3 days hehe

jamiesull

Original Poster:

28 posts

207 months

Wednesday 2nd June 2010
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dibbly dobbler said:
jamiesull said:
dibbly dobbler said:
Jamie - I Like It smile Not Technically Perfect but very Atmospheric. All in all a Good Capture !
Thanks smile Im sure i can improve, im only new to the game smile only have my SLR 3 days smile
Even better in that case - I could barely switch mine on after 3 days hehe
Well i did have a bridge camera for a bit, but My First DSLR smile

Thanks for commenting

El Diablo

537 posts

209 months

Wednesday 2nd June 2010
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I don't think the light goes with the subject sorry.

It reminds me of when i used to work in a processing lab and people would come in and say their film is stuck, or they had got grit or sand in the camera. When processed you would get this nasty blue scratch along most if not all of the reel of film.
Thank god those days are long gone.




Whitefly Swatter

1,131 posts

229 months

Wednesday 2nd June 2010
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I think its a good shot

mind you I would have inverted it before posting !

jamiesull

Original Poster:

28 posts

207 months

Wednesday 2nd June 2010
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Whitefly Swatter said:
I think its a good shot

mind you I would have inverted it before posting !
Inverted? (Sorry new to this smile)