Blur
The Call: Blurry Bells — Cheryl
Today’s Call inspired me to try something that I’ve attempted only once or twice before (with almost no success): a lens blur. I set up the bells, put my camera on the tripod, chose a long exposure and slowly moved my zoom lens in and out while the shutter was open. I’m happy with the result and may have to play more with the technique in the future.
The Response: Heading for a Spin — Jessica
I love to play with blur. I don’t often post those experiments but they are so much fun. I’ve done this spin version before and I will do it again in a week or so when we have more oranges and yellows. Most of our trees are still green so it doesn’t have quite the same dramatic effect. It takes a few tries, standing on one heel and spinning while pointing the camera up and trying to stay focused on one spot.
I almost did the lens zoom thing too! I tip I read said to start zooming the lens before you hit the shutter – did you do that? Yours looks great!
I love your spin. It makes me think of the bottom of a glass bottle. Those blues, greens and yellow are so pretty.
I took a bunch of shots and actually had to stop down. The exposure was so long, I got too much blur. I found that zooming slowly after hitting the shutter worked best.