Zoom explosion

[-Jan-]

Have you ever heard about a "zoom explosion"? You zoom a zoom lens from its shortest to longest focal lenght (or vice versa) at an 2 or 3 second exposure and you get a result like this one:



Just thought to share this tip with you one here, cause I think its a pretty cool effect without using photoshop...just the photographer, the camera and the subject. :)

[windrivermaiden]

I love this with christmas lights...




And neon....

[Pattyhm73]

wooohh that looks trippy

[Joe_Lorenzini]

[outdone]

Yep, heard of it. We use it often for nightlife photography.

[imported_Gphoto]

Jan, I like your way of thinking...
That light looks crazy

here is one I made in daylight, 1/2 second shutter

-ge

[-Jan-]

Looks cool! :)

[tasha13662]

I have a few of these shots.

Joe - yours is great!


Here are a couple I did of a neon sign in Davis, CA.

This one I moved the lens in one movement.



For this one I moved lens in increments.

[tasha13662]

I do like playing with this technique. Here's a few more taken at a botanical garden in Berkeley. It was a little harder in the day time though - had to work to get a slow enough shutter speed.

[outdone]

I like those last two shots. Looks like a great concept.