Experiment with unsharpness and movement when light is dull

[PeterN]

Recently I did a bike tour in the Netherlands, more specifically the Biker's Path which follows the Pieterpad, a famous walking path from the Northern part of the country to the Southern part of the country. I passed through a lot of woods during the day when light was dull. So I experimented with unsharpness and movement. Herewith some results. What do you think?

PS: my apologies for the broken links with other photos. I messed things up (again).

[Jack Dahlgren]

The dark trunks make for a dramatic contrast. Would be interesting if you could straighten everything to vertical in post production. Seems like using a large amount of lens correction (the opposite of de-fishing) would bring it all into alignment.

[PeterN]

The dark trunks make for a dramatic contrast. Would be interesting if you could straighten everything to vertical in post production. Seems like using a large amount of lens correction (the opposite of de-fishing) would bring it all into alignment.

I can try but I guess it's quite a challenge. Perhaps I should practice pulling the camera up in a straighter line first?

[pluton]

I find these shots pleasing to look at.  Might be that where I live, there are no dense green forests within easy distance.  The green colors here are particularly nice.

[armando_m]

nice and fun images , i really like #1 and it's color gradients

[Jakov Minić]

Dear Peter,

I find them just dandy!
Well done!

Yours, Jakov

[HCS]

The experiment worked out well!

[Anirban Halder]

They are very nice shot, Peter.

[Thomas G]

You made a series with expressive variations. Very nicely shot!

[golunvolo]

Peter, I like them too!

   They are expressive and interesting. I want to try now... 

[Erik Lund]

The first one stands out for me, I like the simplicity and the bright light,,,




The lens you used was wide, a longer focal length lens has less inward bowing distortion when panning,,,

[Akira]

Another vote for #1!

I like the pincushion distortion effect.

[PeterN]

Thank you for your encouraging words! It is really fun to do. Here is one other:



It becomes more impressionistic in other situations such as these:




This was another experiment with over-exposure: