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Challenge: Camera Movement (Basic Editing)
Collection: 2009 Challenges
Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm f2.8D
Location: Ledyard, CT
Date: Oct 25, 2009
Aperture: f32
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/6
Galleries: Abstract, Nature
Date Uploaded: Oct 25, 2009

 Another experiment. This time in the mode of ursula who produces beautiful images like:

and

So much of her wonderful work has been around shape and light so I tried to capture both, as well as intense fall colors. I imagine this will not score well but I really think it is pretty cool.

Handheld camera. Raised camera straight up and shot image part way through lifting camera. The details of how I shot this are as such:

I found a section of the woods next to my house where the leaves in the background were brightly illuminated and the tree trunks were backlit so that they appeared dark (for added contrast). I hand held the camera and bent my arms and head down towards the ground. I raised my arms and head up at a pace that would go from 'straight down' to 'slightly above horizontal' over about 1 second. I took about 10-15 shots at several locations, trying to frame the image with a couple of tree trunks. I fired the shutter part way through raising the camera so that the motion would be continuous. I had tried some other options where the shot was fired at the beginning of raising or at the end, but I always ended up with slight horizonal motion that ruined the effect I was after.

I used the smallest aperture I could get and selected a few shutter speeds (all fired in manual) that would give approriate lighting).

Overall i took about 50 shots to get the image I wanted.


Converted from RAW using CS4 RAW converter with adjustments for hue/saturation.

In CS4 - removed a series of small pixel dust spots. Cropped.
Adjusted Hue/Saturation, Curves, Selective Colors, Noise Ninja.
Resized to 1280, Adamus Sharpening, resize for web.
Added border.

Post Challenge Thanks for the comments during and after the challenge. I guess my image was a bit too sharp and may not have come across fully as motion. I will need to drink more coffee and shake my hands a bit more next time ;-)

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Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 11/06/2009 09:44:05 AM
You know Peter...yours is still one of my favorites in this challenge...I think you did a brilliant job with your picture...I just had to come back and read your notes as to "how" you did that...
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Sony DSC-W7
Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR
 11/04/2009 11:46:46 AM
I loved this image and gave it a 10..should have placed higher!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D
Tamron AF 28-300mm F/3.5-6.3 XR Di VC LD Aspherical(IF)Macro
 11/04/2009 08:33:06 AM
great pic Peter!! It still reminds me of reflections..

(can't imagine this getting 1s 2s or 3s, particularly in THIS challenge..geesh! do they even read the topic?)

  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 11/04/2009 12:11:07 AM
This was my top pick for the blue ribbon. I gave you a 10.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 11/04/2009 12:02:25 AM
I really had this pegged much higher!!! It's a really, really good picture!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM
 11/02/2009 11:37:27 PM
Is it really?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Pentax K-R
Pentax DA L 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AL
 11/01/2009 07:16:48 AM
Of all the vertical, fall color abstracts in the challenge, this one is my favorite. Very bold and powerful, with nice range.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 10/30/2009 09:06:28 AM
I like the sense of a painting.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 10/28/2009 05:16:55 PM
Wow!!! nothing more needed....
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D2X
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
 10/28/2009 01:41:40 AM
lovely colors!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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