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Nov 24, 2022 05:42:38   #
ebrunner Loc: New Jersey Shore
 
This photo was done using a 1/2 second exposure time hand held and moving the camera vertically during the exposure. I made sure that there was pretty good separation of the trees. I think the effect retains enough detail in the bark to let you know that the verticals are trees; but it eliminates all of the fiddly clutter that you would normally have when shooting a group of trees.

The second shot, which I don't like as much, illustrates how a shorter exposure (1/8sec) will preserve more of the detail between the trees.
Erich


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Nov 24, 2022 06:52:08   #
kymarto Loc: Portland OR and Milan Italy
 
Nice! Moving in the direction of the dominant elements ensures that there is enough visual information that the abstract is recognizable

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Nov 24, 2022 09:38:48   #
ebrunner Loc: New Jersey Shore
 
kymarto wrote:
Nice! Moving in the direction of the dominant elements ensures that there is enough visual information that the abstract is recognizable


Thank you. That is just what I had in mind. Glad it worked.
Erich

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Nov 24, 2022 11:49:10   #
UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT
 
Creative and well executed, Erich!

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Nov 24, 2022 12:05:29   #
R.G. Loc: Scotland
 
You're getting better and better at achieving a specific look. As Kymarto says, not too much detail that it loses abstractness but not so little detail that it gets lost in obscurity.

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Nov 24, 2022 14:09:06   #
ebrunner Loc: New Jersey Shore
 
R.G. wrote:
You're getting better and better at achieving a specific look. As Kymarto says, not too much detail that it loses abstractness but not so little detail that it gets lost in obscurity.


Thank you for the compliment. It is definitely a balancing act.
Erich

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Nov 24, 2022 20:44:14   #
Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona
 
Interesting concept. I definitely like the first one best. I spend so much effort these days just holding the camera steady it seldom occurs to me to move the camera and see the results

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Nov 24, 2022 20:52:42   #
Jim-Pops Loc: Granbury, Texas
 
Thanks you for showing us something different.
Gave me an Idea to try it on our Christmas tree. Not sure what I will have. 🤔

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Nov 25, 2022 09:34:48   #
ebrunner Loc: New Jersey Shore
 
Curmudgeon wrote:
Interesting concept. I definitely like the first one best. I spend so much effort these days just holding the camera steady it seldom occurs to me to move the camera and see the results


Thank you. Of the two, I think the first one works best. Largely because of the separation between the trees; but also because the background fades nicely adding a bit of mystery. Thanks for taking a look.

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Nov 25, 2022 09:36:28   #
ebrunner Loc: New Jersey Shore
 
I'd be interested to see how the technique works on a Christmas tree. I would think it might just merge into a smear of colored lines; but I've been wrong before.....
Erich

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Nov 25, 2022 10:07:22   #
Jim-Pops Loc: Granbury, Texas
 
ebrunner wrote:
I'd be interested to see how the technique works on a Christmas tree. I would think it might just merge into a smear of colored lines; but I've been wrong before.....
Erich


Got just a bunch of color straight lines. No value.

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Nov 25, 2022 16:09:05   #
NJFrank Loc: New Jersey
 
Seems like a Simple technique, but in reality it’s not. I think you picked the right subject to get your final results.

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Nov 25, 2022 18:41:50   #
PAR4DCR Loc: A Sunny Place
 
Interesting results Erich.

Don

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Nov 25, 2022 20:31:46   #
ebrunner Loc: New Jersey Shore
 
Jim-Pops wrote:
Got just a bunch of color straight lines. No value.


That's what I was afraid of. You are very creative. I'm sure you'll come up with some use for the technique that works.
Erich

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Nov 25, 2022 20:33:50   #
ebrunner Loc: New Jersey Shore
 
NJFrank wrote:
Seems like a Simple technique, but in reality it’s not. I think you picked the right subject to get your final results.


You are right. Composition really matters. If you are shooting trees, you do have to have some separation and you can't have too much blur. IMHO. It is a fun thing to play around with, though. There is a lot of value in experimenting with things that you might not be terribly familiar with.
Erich

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