An explosion of trees: Alternative title: "60 mph trees" I don't understand the physics of some of these images. They were all taken through the window of a car at 50-65 mph panning...

jaredjacobson

Alternative title: "60 mph trees"

I don't understand the physics of some of these images. They were all taken through the window of a car at 50-65 mph panning front to back at different rates to isolate various of the subjects or enjoy the blur.

The streaks in the first two, the fifth and sixth make sense. The others all have something odd. The third has streaks going every which way. The fourth and seventh have this odd ring effect as though the image were rotating around a point in the frame.

Regardless, though there were a lot of utter failures, I think this process creates some compelling imagery. And of course, sharp is not the point. ;-)

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BigDaddy Loc: Pittsburgh, PA

jaredjacobson wrote:

Alternative title: "60 mph trees" br br... (show quote)

Not sure but will be interesting to see what some think about it. Photo's are interesting and some look photoshopped (I know you didn't PS them.) I'm thinking perhaps the car hit a bump, or you moved the camera causing various streaks besides the regular forward car movement.

jaredjacobson

BigDaddy wrote:

Not sure but will be interesting to see what some think about it. Photo's are interesting and some look photoshopped (I know you didn't PS them.) I'm thinking perhaps the car hit a bump, or you moved the camera causing various streaks besides the regular forward car movement.

Yeah, no Photoshop on these--just Lightroom. Not that I object to Photoshop in general, but the point of this was to show some weird effects almost-out-of-camera-with-some-dodging-and-burning.

Bumping is a possibility. For some of them the streaks are linear in multiple directions with no changes in the direction of the streaks.

I think perhaps it has to do with the objects coming nearer or receding from the camera during the exposure as I panned.

Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

Picture taking should be fun. Beautiful effects for sure.

PAR4DCR Loc: A Sunny Place

Interesting effects Jared.

Don

tcthome Loc: NJ

I like them.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

All are wonderful! My favorite - though it's hard to choose - is #3. The every-which-way streaks are grounded by the thick black trunks, making the effect even more dramatic. A thoroughly delightful set!

jaredjacobson

Curmudgeon wrote:

Picture taking should be fun. Beautiful effects for sure.

Thanks. Lois Greenfield presaged my feelings on the matter: “My interest in photography is not to capture an image I see or even have in my mind, but to explore the potential of moments I can only begin to imagine.”

jaredjacobson

PAR4DCR wrote:

Interesting effects Jared.

Don

Thanks, Don. I try to avoid uninteresting photos. The challenge is that I’m easily interested in practically everything, so I’m never quite sure how the photos will come across until I post them. I appreciate you letting me know that they piqued your interest, too.

jaredjacobson

tcthome wrote:

I like them.

Thanks, tcthome.

jaredjacobson

Linda From Maine wrote:

All are wonderful! My favorite - though it's hard to choose - is #3. The every-which-way streaks are grounded by the thick black trunks, making the effect even more dramatic. A thoroughly delightful set!

It’s certainly the one that most clearly reflects the title. I’m glad you enjoyed them, Linda.

Taking photos of things passing that fast is an exercise in delight. I never knew what I was going to get out of any given frame.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

jaredjacobson wrote:

...The challenge is that I’m easily interested in practically everything, so I’m never quite sure how the photos will come across until I post them...

jaredjacobson wrote:

Taking photos of things passing that fast is an exercise in delight. I never knew what I was going to get out of any given frame.

Agree on all points. There was a comment in main discussion, I think was one of the threads about what we like to photograph, in which the respondent indicated he wanted to do more interesting and impactful, so stopped shooting nature and beauty. Actually, these are all my own words that I think he said.

But the gist was it made me realize I will never stop shooting "pretty" because I am so very much in love with nature. But I'm trying to do more unusual, and unexpected also.

And those may not always be a hit with everyone

jimvanells Loc: Augusta, GA

Wonderful set, enjoyed every one of them.

jaredjacobson

Linda From Maine wrote:

Agree on all points. There was a comment in main d... (show quote)

I read a quote by Catherine Opie today, whom I know nothing about, in which she says sunrise and sunset are the biggest cliches in photography. That may or may not be true, but they’re still compelling to me. Every sunset is different. The statement is a bit like saying photographs of people are cliches because there are so many photographs of people.

I think sometimes that I’m tired of photographs of birds and flowers, and then I see one that is really well executed and think, never mind. It’s not the abundance, it’s the quality that matters. And most of us are on a journey to improve the quality.

jaredjacobson

jimvanells wrote:

Wonderful set, enjoyed every one of them.

Thanks, Jim.