This is a very simple photograph. I purchased a cheap clock and removed the rounded glass face and the chrome outer ring. I learned quickly that chrome doesn't expose well in the dark and that rounded glass produces a glare no matter where you are or where the lighting is coming from. I moved the camera in close and used the macro mode. My camera is about 2 feet away from the face of the clock. I adjusted the time on the clock to 5:00 so I could capture the second hand passing across the 5:00 mark showing a transition from my daily trudge at work to my daily play routines. This is an 8-second exposure at F2.
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Thanks for all the comments on this photo. It *is* an 8 second long exposure. I got 9 ticks of the second hand because I opened the shutter between ticks... My primary objective with this photo was to see if I could produce something that would not score any ones. I failed.. lol.. I got very few negative comments this time and I'm very pleased with the results. I think the primary problem with this shot is that a few did not understand the transition.
nice idea, I think it would have worked better if the second hanbd had been captured away from the bigger hands so we could see more of it. Of course it wouldn't be on the dot of 5 then would it though.
Cool multiple exposure, wish my camera would do that. Did you try different angles for a more dynamic composition. Perhaps real low near the "5" with a wide angle lens would work to emphasize the hour in transition.
nice shot. feels like the clock isnt perfectly vertical. i bet some peopel will harass you for the blurring of the second hand but I think that makes the pic. good work.
Very simple idea, but really well executed, love the simplicity of the shot. Also like the fact you waited for the second hand to be at the top. A small detail, but makes a big difference. Nice picture
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