July Assignment: Long Exposure

[brad]

Ok.. for July's assignment, you'll probably want a tripod... any topic you want... but make it a long exposure.



(I've been trying to make the assignments a little more challenging lately... if people would rather go back to easier ones, that could be arranged.)

[venchka]

Ah, now this is an assignment I can do. Not being digitally challenged, I can make really really long exposures. I'm up for this!

[TXhummer2]

(checks P&Ss, 3 sec, checks subDSLR, 30 sec) oh, well.....

[brad]

Define long exposure however you want... but figure it should be at least 3 seconds.

[TXhummer2]

If I can find an oil speculator to choke, I'd like to do it with a D3..... :)

[dezignMedia]

Will this work:



13 seconds
35.0 mm
f/11
ISO 100
Inside a western saloon

[brad]

Absolutely. Beautiful shot, too.

[dezignMedia]

Thank you, Brad.

[JohnT]

Originally Posted by TXhummer2

(checks P&Ss, 3 sec, checks subDSLR, 30 sec) oh, well.....

"Bulb" is your friend. :-)

[PhotosbyHollyWood]

Exposure: 20 sec (20)
Aperture: f/13



how about this one... does this Count? this is my first post in assignment!

[brad]

Assignments are open to interpretation.. there is no real right or wrong.

The purpose of a long exposure assignment is both to tackle some unique challenges of this technique (needing tripods, shutter vibrations, reciprocal failures on some sensors) and to show some of the cool things you can do with longer exposures (different saturation levels, blurring water and motion, night photography).

As I just told someone in email.. the idea is to stretch yourself.. to do something that you might not do normally.. and see if you can adapt what you learn into your day to day photography.

[PhotosbyHollyWood]

Originally Posted by brad

As I just told someone in email.. the idea is to stretch yourself.. to do something that you might not do normally.. and see if you can adapt what you learn into your day to day photography.

well this was a stretch for me.. lol.. I have never really done long. or night before it was fun to come up with something creative!

[jrolinc]

Going to actually go out more this month...and this was taken CLOSE to July!!!

ISO: 125
F22
8 secs

I was trying/wanting more light on the courthouse, but didn't want to blow out all of the car lights, etc more than they already are.

[idnurse41]

Here's a practice one...not sure if I like or not. Ideas/suggestions much appreciated.

[brad]

Still looks nice, Jeffrey. I like it.

Pamela: Looks like your tripod wasn't completely stable.. that or the exposure was a little too long and you started getting some reciprocal failure on the sensor.. can't really tell. Generally for a shot like this, you want to shoot for making the sky completely black.. if you shot on an auto or semi auto (Av or Tv) mode, the meter tried to make the sky gray.