These were inspired (really) by an article in the Sept. issue of Popular Photography entitled STAY A SPELL, on the long exposure images of Matthew Pillsbury. My effort was to combine long exposures with street photography, yielding abstracted, anonymous, human forms.
All images were made with an 18-55 lens set at infinity, f22 aperture priority, ISO 100 and VR off.
About 1/3rd were made without raising the camera above waist level.
Nothing is clear or in focus in any of them. Very distasteful.
Sorry--I just cannot connect with what you are trying to do here, or in the other post. All I can see is the blur, not the art.
I’m not trying to be mean spirited but find nothing of interest in any of these; not color, not composition, not texture…. no evidence of forethought, no continuity, no pattern… nothing.
I appreciate your explanation of why and how these were made... but would really like to hear how you believe any of these images succeed in that effort.
As a suggestion... use an ND filter and longer exposure... a full second or two... simplify and exaggerate... go for swoops and swirls of color and motion... of course that's my suggestion and may not support your intended purpose.
fuminous wrote:
I’m not trying to be mean spirited but find nothing of interest in any of these; not color, not composition, not texture…. no evidence of forethought, no continuity, no pattern… nothing.
I appreciate your explanation of why and how these were made... but would really like to hear how you believe any of these images succeed in that effort.
As a suggestion... use an ND filter and longer exposure... a full second or two... simplify and exaggerate... go for swoops and swirls of color and motion... of course that's my suggestion and may not support your intended purpose.
I’m not trying to be mean spirited but find nothin... (
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For one who's not trying, you do extremely well. Thanks for the thoughtful suggestions.
jaymatt wrote:
Sorry--I just cannot connect with what you are trying to do here, or in the other post. All I can see is the blur, not the art.
Thanks for looking and commenting.
bob
I think this is a courageous attempt that shows promise. .Please continue with your experimentation. Perhaps using a tripod would give a better result.
DougS
Loc: Central Arkansas
I find the third one more appealing. I think that may be because the people are less prominent in the picture. Keep trying, you may be onto something.
Pilot 6 wrote:
These were inspired (really) by an article in the Sept. issue of Popular Photography entitled STAY A SPELL, on the long exposure images of Matthew Pillsbury. My effort was to combine long exposures with street photography, yielding abstracted, anonymous, human forms.
All images were made with an 18-55 lens set at infinity, f22 aperture priority, ISO 100 and VR off.
About 1/3rd were made without raising the camera above waist level.
There are many good things to mention regarding your attempts at creativity and you are to be congratulated for your experimenting. But, I personally think that art for art's sake misses the point and is generally a failure.
Brian in Whitby wrote:
I think this is a courageous attempt that shows promise. .Please continue with your experimentation. Perhaps using a tripod would give a better result.
Many thanks. Much appreciated!
bob
DougS wrote:
I find the third one more appealing. I think that may be because the people are less prominent in the picture. Keep trying, you may be onto something.
Thank you Doug. The third is currently my favorite also--and I intend to keep on trying---have been doing so for over 75 yrs and not ready to stop.
bob
fantom wrote:
There are many good things to mention regarding your attempts at creativity and you are to be congratulated for your experimenting. But, I personally think that art for art's sake misses the point and is generally a failure.
Many thanks for your upbeat comment. It is much appreciated.
bob
DougS
Loc: Central Arkansas
I forgot... I do something similar to fireworks, deliberately blurring of of the picture. I will move the camera around, sideways, up and down, zig-zag, change the zoom, etc, while the shutter is open at different speeds. Sometimes, I actually get a 'keeper', too. Still, interesting, different, and not the regular (or expected) effects.
I relate, I also have been playing around with what I call, movement. I've used, like you longer shutter speeds, or camera movement, or from a moving platform. Always handheld. It's fascinating the potential looks you can create doing this.
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