By Dusk’s Fading Light
Details & CommentsThis photo is the result of an accident, but it’s the kind of accident you don’t mind having. Last night, at dusk, I took some of my cousins up to Chimney Peak for the first time. It was cold, but the view made up for it.
As you can imagine, I brought along my tripod and camera, in hopes of getting a few long-exposures of the city. After firing off a few shots, I was about to move the camera, when I accidentally pressed the remote, starting another 15 second exposure. And since I really didn’t care about the photo, I decided to try zooming out during the exposure, and when I saw the resulting photo on the LCD, I was quite pleased.
I ended up shooting three additional photos using this technique, and I think the last one turned out the best. Feel free to let me know what you think about this effect.
Published:
February 9th, 2010
12:03 PM
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Canon EOS 20D
13 sec
ƒ/13
70 mm
ISO 100
Well! What a Great accident !!
— julienPretty original and love this homemade Star Wars effect!
I initially thought "wow, that's a lot of runways," but realised you'd used one of my favourite open shutter techniques. I've never been able to get results quite like this though. Perhaps I should try it for longer than just a second or two :) there's a view over the city here in Perth that I imagine to be quite nice at dusk, I shall have to check it out when I've acquired a better tripod.
— «XLV»Excellent effect, great picture.
— frankdejolWhoa, wow, wow… this is way cool!
— Rachelvery cool pic!! i'm absolutley loving this technique of yours, i can't wait to have a wee go!! stunning creative shot
— JD