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Challenge: Motion Blur IV (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-50D
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM
Date: Dec 7, 2010
Aperture: F7.1
ISO: 100
Shutter: 2 Seconds
Galleries: Transportation, Blur
Date Uploaded: Dec 7, 2010

 A DART (Dallas Area Rapid Transit) commuter train rushes past Reunion Tower in downtown Dallas in the early evening.

I shot this scene a couple of years back and almost entered it in a freestudy, but changed my mind for something else. This challenge was a good opportunity to try again and see if I could improve on my earlier shot.

I had intended to shoot this with my 10-24 Tamron, as that handles distortion well at the focal length I needed. Unfortunately, that lens was at home, I had forgotten to retrieve it from my wife's camera bag. The 18-135 has some pretty heavy fisheye distortion at the wide end, but being basic editing, I couldn't do anything about it.

I guess I just got lucky with timing on the earlier one. It took a few tries for me to get the timing down on when to take the exposure, but ultimately, I think I ended up improving on my original.


[Dec. 11th, 2010 01:02:20 PM]
It was also an interesting example in how quickly the light changes. I think I was there about an hour, starting 30 minutes before dark. At first I had to shoot using an ND filter and f22 in order to get a longish exposure. By the time I left, the camera was blinking the F3.5 at me to tell me it could not get enough light to maintain my chosen shutter speed of 2 seconds.

Post challenge notes:
This was one of the most consistent challenge entries I've ever had. It spent almost the entire challenge hovering between 6.10 and 6.20. Can't complain about a top 10!

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Canon EOS-6D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 12/16/2010 03:39:57 AM
Hey coolness! Top ten! Congrats!
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Sony Alpha a1 II
Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS
 12/15/2010 08:26:33 AM
whoo hoo!!! I thought top ten when I first saw this! (that's why I gave up on motion and went for life, instead. :)

Congrats!!!
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Fujifilm X100T
Pentax DA 70mm f/2.4 Limited
 12/15/2010 07:59:30 AM
Nice work mate. FWIW I reckon this deserved to finish higher than my entry.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 12/15/2010 04:26:58 AM
Congratulations on the great finish for a great shot (checked for sensor dust :). Interesting point about the light change. Although these days we have long winter sunsets at these latitudes, I've also noticed how the lighting conditions can be tricky and uneven.
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Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 12/15/2010 02:05:34 AM
Blur make Guurl queasy. Happy for Grogg top 10.
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Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 12/15/2010 12:31:08 AM
congrats on the top 10. Great shot!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-30D
Canon EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 II USM
 12/14/2010 10:21:33 PM
Very nice.
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Canon Canon 1d x Mark II
Sigma 85mm f/1.4 FG HSM Art
 12/14/2010 09:13:50 PM
Wowo this is really good, top 5. 10
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Nikon D3s
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 16-35 f/4 ED VR
 12/11/2010 10:57:47 PM
great sky and lovely light trail.
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Nikon D7200
Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR
 12/10/2010 11:36:53 PM
nice composition and trails. Works well also because all the lines are moving at the same angle
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Tamron AF 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di II for Canon
 12/08/2010 10:18:36 AM
You must have been going to the Stars game. Great snap
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Canon EOS-1D X
Canon EF 300mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 12/08/2010 05:24:14 AM
excellent!
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