Light wave
Uploaded: March 15, 2008 11:03:19
Alicia Jones June 18, 2009
How was this photo taken? #1143300Alex Ermolin June 25, 2009
Since the Author is silent, let me guess: out camera on a tripod in portrait orientation, set long exposure time (bulb mode), push the button, expose for a while and then - while the shutter is still open - rotate camera to landscape orientation. Move faster at first, then slow down gradually till full stop. Then expose a little more in landscape mode.Dear Alan - am I right? :)
Cheers,
Alex #7676005
Alan Long June 25, 2009
Alicia - thanks for the question - sorry to be slow getting back to you, but I'm not very active with BetterPhoto any more.Alex - mostly right... I have to think back... it was shot on a tripod, and rotated... it was taken from Coit Tower hill, looking west. It wasn't in bulb mode; I may have shot it on manual exposure though. If it's really important, I may be able to go back and look at the exif. Alex is right that it appears to have started in portrait and ended in landscape orientation. There was not a lot of deliberation in the movement.
I was inspired by some of the images I had seen of zooming during a photo.
Just curious how the two of you found this picture...
Thanks for the comments. #7676915
Alicia Jones June 25, 2009
I actually don’t remember how I found this picture. I signed up for a lighting class and after that just started looking at pictures and found this one. I thought it was really cool. Thanks for the information. I’m going to try that out when I get a chance. #7678587Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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