Weekly Challenge: May 6 - May 13: Long Exposure in Daylight

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ohkphoto

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Long Exposure in Daylight
Weekly Challenge: May 6 – May 13 (2012)


Your challenge this week is to use a long exposure to capture a subject or scene in daylight. Ideally, you want part of the photo to be sharp and unblurred, and part of the photo to be “motion blurred” due to keeping the shutter open for a long time. Normally, we use this technique for night and astro photography, but there are many creative uses for it in the daylight hours, which for this challenge is from sunrise to sunset in your geographic location. This means that dawn and twilight don’t qualify. Yes, I know these are the best times to shoot, but these are supposed to be CHALLENGES. So, put your thinking hats on and get creative! Have fun!

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Photo by Zane&Inzane

These challenges are designed to help you grow in your photography skills and creativity, and also to have fun.
Be sure to visit the Weekly Challenge Rules & Guidelines for more information. This thread will be closed on May 13 (midnight EDT)...so get those photos in!


The Rules
1. Photos must be posted to the thread in order to be considered for the challenge.
2. Any photo submitted for a weekly challenge must be taken during the dates specified in the challenge thread and taken by you! Because not all EXIFdata can be verified, we will use the honor system here.
3. Challenges will be judged solely by the panel. Individual voting via post "likes" will be incorporated into the final selection of the winning photo.
4. Only one photo entry per member, for each challenge, unless otherwise indicated.
5. Judging criteria is based on the Twelve Elements of a Merit Image.

There will be no cash or prizes awarded for the Weekly Challenge, unless specifically noted by the site administrator. This is a member-run contest, and the purpose of the Weekly Challenge is to encourage member participation on the forums and to keep you taking pictures!

Any photo will be accepted for the challenge. Edited/straight out of the camera, it does not matter. You are left with complete freedom to do whatever genre of photography you wish to do, and your own interpretation of the challenge subject.
 

Mike150

Senior Member
Helene?
May I ask what you consider to be a "Long" exposure. 1 sec? 2 secs? More than 10?
I won't ask Pete his opinion. We all know what that is.
 

Carolina Photo Guy

Senior Member
wow.......this is hard......

I realize that I am a smart** and I am able to turn just about any remark into a double entendre.

But you guys make it so damn easy! My tongue is bleeding from the bite on THIS one!

I am trying to be good, but this is like dangeling a pork chop in front of a hungry 'coon hound! :confused:
 

Lscha

Senior Member
I realize that I am a smart** and I am able to turn just about any remark into a double entendre.

But you guys make it so damn easy! My tongue is bleeding from the bite on THIS one!

I am trying to be good, but this is like dangeling a pork chop in front of a hungry 'coon hound! :confused:

hahahaha....that's ok. As long as I don't make anyone's eyes bleed........
 

Philnz

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My Music.
DSC_2235.JPG
Ok I'll go first
Model NIKON D5100
Shutter Speed 1 s
F-Number f/16
ISO ISO 100
Exposure Bias Value -3.67 eV
Metering Mode Pattern
Flash Flash did not fire
Focal Length 50 mm
White Balance Auto white balance
Date/Time Original 9/05/2012 9:46:13 a.m.
 

Mike150

Senior Member
I realize that I am a smart** and I am able to turn just about any remark into a double entendre.

But you guys make it so damn easy! My tongue is bleeding from the bite on THIS one!

I am trying to be good, but this is like dangeling a pork chop in front of a hungry 'coon hound! :confused:

Don't let that Pork Chop dangle too long... I know how badly you want to put on that overcoat for the Long Exposure.
 

Mike150

Senior Member
wow.......this is difficult......


It is difficult. I tried some outside shots today at 1 sec and f22 and got a totally washed out image.
Going to try some more stuff inside tomorrow, and Thursday, and Friday and Saturday, then I'll probably give up.
 

Philnz

Senior Member
No don't do that, it can't so difficult if I can do it. (See Helene's second post on this subject)
 
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Rick M

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It is difficult. I tried some outside shots today at 1 sec and f22 and got a totally washed out image.
Going to try some more stuff inside tomorrow, and Thursday, and Friday and Saturday, then I'll probably give up.

Time for a ND filter Mike!
 

pedroj

Senior Member
I had a play this morning [Australian time] I defused the lens with a couple of layers of stocking [not mine]very difficult to get the focus right and when it did focus the images are not sharp on the computer..
 

AxeMan - Rick S.

Senior Member
Time for a ND filter Mike!

I was thinking the same thing Rick when I saw this challenge. I would kill for a good 0.9 Neutral Density Filter right now. This challenge points out I am missing something is my bag of tricks.

I might have to try something out of the box and use that old pair of ZZ Top cheap sunglasses I have laying around and my old kit lens, lol.
 

Mike150

Senior Member
Time for a ND filter Mike!

I have to agree, but unfortunately, my NAS affliction is currently under control by a medication called LOF (Lack Of Funds). Unless I can come up with something creative indoors, I'll end up passing on this challange. I have not given up on the indoors aspect of it yet, just the purchasing of new equipment.
 

Marcel

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I have to agree, but unfortunately, my NAS affliction is currently under control by a medication called LOF (Lack Of Funds). Unless I can come up with something creative indoors, I'll end up passing on this challange. I have not given up on the indoors aspect of it yet, just the purchasing of new equipment.

Don't forget you can also use a polarizing filter if you already have one. You'll loose a full stop. And if you have two, just using them over one another can block all the light you want.
 

Marcel

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Here is my entry for this week.
Full daylight, D700, 24-70 2.8 @ 60mm f22, iso 125, 2.5 sec. (nHoya ND8 + Hoya circular polarizer). I was really lucky the fishermen didn't move too much.

Challenge may 9th.jpg
 

Marcel

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Don't forget you can also use a polarizing filter if you already have one. You'll loose a full stop. And if you have two, just using them over one another can block all the light you want.

I have to correct myself here. This thing of the 2 polarizers doesn't work with the circular polarizers… I tried and it won't work like it did with the old straight polarizers from the film days.
 
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