Lets See Some Motion Blur

[Geoff_M]

Here's a couple Disney examples:


Kids at Epcot chasing the lights in the conrete. This was a couple of seconds with rear-curtain flash:

About a 4 second handheld exposure in the front cab of the MK monorail with rear-curtain flash:

The next two were taken with my digital P-n-S at The Festival of the Lion King. When the light is too low, turn off the flash and "make art":

And lastly, a non-WDW example. Patrick Carpentier at the Detroit Grand Prix in 2000:

 

[Boss Hogg]

A few from Lights Motors Action at MGM...

 

[Boss Hogg]

A friendship boat going from Boardwalk to Yacht and Beach...

 

[tennvalgirl]

Splash Mountain Finale

 

[MarkBarbieri]

Here is a zoom-during-exposure shot that I took handheld in Times Square many years ago. I was using film, so I couldn't review it and couldn't afford to waste much film hoping to get it right.

 

[sk8belle]

Splash Mountain Finale

I thought you meant the final big drop. Has anyone ever tried to take a picture there by focusing on the front of the log so that you got motion blur on the peripheral? If I could pry my hands from the bar and not have to worry about getting the camera wet, I might try it.

 

[We-Luv-Disney]

Here's one of a local Ferris wheel!

 

[Groucho]

Big Thunder blur shots seem to be popular so I'll add mine, taken in Disneyland in '05 with my then-new Minolta PnS.

 

[DisneyGirl4188]

Here's one of a local Ferris wheel!

Gorgeous!

 

[jcriket]

A few from Lights Motors Action at MGM...

How do you get this shot where the car isn't blured but the background is.

 

[Gdad]

Star Trails...

 

[Miller1412]

Ursula in the Spectromagic Parade

 

[jann1033]

Star Trails...

ya know i'm gonna ask...settings please? ( i really tried to get that exip thing to work but guess i'm gonna have to reload it or something and my photoshop fiasco has made me swear off softward for a while ) i tried this the other day without much success( short stubby little smutzes on the photo) although it's much less fun standing outside in 30 degree weather than in FL

 

[handicap18]

How do you get this shot where the car isn't blured but the background is.

Technique called panning. You focus on the moving subject then follow it with your camera keeping the subject in the center of your view finder (or in the case of most PnS cameras, center of the LCD screen). You usually want to use a shutter speed of about 1/60th or so, depending on how fast the subject is moving and how far away from it you are. If the shutter is to fast then the background wont be blurry.

 

[DueyDooDah]

This is one of my favorites because if you don't look at Pluto, you may get woozy, at least for my eyes.

 

[rtphokie]

A printer in Colonial Williamsburg rapidly inks the plates while making an almanac.

 

[Gdad]

i tried this the other day without much success

Here is EXIF from Smugmug. Next time try it after dark. Sorry- could not resist. This was my first try and most were junk.

Here is one from earlier tonight of the tram departing from MGM- I am enjoring my Gorillapod!

 

[jann1033]

Here is EXIF from Smugmug. Next time try it after dark. Sorry- could not resist. This was my first try and most were junk.

Here is one from earlier tonight of the tram departing from MGM- I am enjoring my Gorillapod!

after dark? slaps self in forehead

 

[pxlbarrel]

Here is EXIF from Smugmug. Next time try it after dark. Sorry- could not resist. This was my first try and most were junk.

Here is one from earlier tonight of the tram departing from MGM- I am enjoring my Gorillapod!

Oooooh...I just got my Gorillapod. For this shot, what did you grasp onto?

 

[Gdad]

Oooooh...I just got my Gorillapod. For this shot, what did you grasp onto?

There is a metal rail along the sidewalk outside MGM - hooked it onto to that. I like it so far- obviously it is not a full tripod but for something that you can stash in your camera bag or even back pocket I think it works great.