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Akira

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Crossing point
« on: October 31, 2017, 17:33:32 »
Panasonic GH5, Olympus M.Zuiko 25/1.8.  A bit cropped.
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Jakov Minić

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Re: Crossing point
« Reply #1 on: November 01, 2017, 22:13:56 »
As I stated on Facebook, this is great timing, Akira.
It is not easy to take the long exposure at the correct time. Well done.
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Re: Crossing point
« Reply #2 on: November 02, 2017, 04:15:25 »
Akira, I'm going to jump in too and say how much I like this photo.  I've always enjoyed making photos where moving objects dissolve into a stationary scene. This one is enhanced by the disappearance of the road into the night and around the curve, and the way the scene emerges from its dark borders.

Cheers,  John

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Re: Crossing point
« Reply #3 on: November 02, 2017, 05:15:35 »
Jakov, thanks for "like it" on FB and kind comments here!  I was shooting from the pedestrian bridge crossing above this street, so I could observe a car approaching from behind.  But, yes, it is not easy to nail the timing.  This image is the most successful one in tens of missed or boring shots.  :)


John, thanks for jumping in.  Glad you like it!  When I saw pictures shot by Otto Steinart years ago, I was also intrigued by the idea of combining blurry image in the still environment.  The sophisticated image stabilization systems of the modern lenses and/or cameras enable and encourage me to lower the shutter speed, which is essential to this kind of image making, and that hand-held!  :D
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