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Piper Lehman
 

Why Objects Disappear in Extra-Long Exposures


Hey there everyone. I've got a question about shooting light trails from cars and/or long exposures of lights. Where on earth do the cars (non-lighted) objects go?!?!? How come we don't see the cars in the finished photograph--only the light trails left behind them? This one's been bugging me for a while now. thnx in advance. pc


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August 07, 2001

 

Jeff S. Kennedy
  Generally, you don't see the cars because there isn't enough light falling on them to make an exposure (especially since they are moving and are not exposing the film in on place).


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