Light trails, don't run away!

Jonny · 14-01-2006, 13:46

Side window on a car + long exp =

Comments welcome

Arkady · 14-01-2006, 13:50

You need to bolt the camera down if you do this sort of thing - it needs something sharp (wing mirror/door trim/steering wheel etc) to hold the eye.

Jonny · 14-01-2006, 13:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arkady

You need to bolt the camera down if you do this sort of thing - it needs something sharp (wing mirror/door trim/steering wheel etc) to hold the eye.

I'd usually aggree, and i did actually get another shot with the flash on 2nd curtain sync, which brought out the wing mirror and gave it something of a defenition. But out of the two shots, i preferred this one

Thanks for the comment

**Sonsey** · 14-01-2006, 16:53

Looks like you were trying to escape an electrical storm

I quite like this, I like the light trails reflected in the mirror but I'd think about removing the other trails though... to distracting for me.

Jonny · 14-01-2006, 19:46

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Originally Posted by Sonsey

Looks like you were trying to escape an electrical storm

I quite like this, I like the light trails reflected in the mirror but I'd think about removing the other trails though... to distracting for me.

Better now?

minimeeze · 14-01-2006, 20:32

It does look better without the distraction of the other light trails, having seen the original shot you posted. I like the general idea, I think it's great, but I agree with Arkady in that the wing mirror would look better in focus.

**Sonsey** · 14-01-2006, 23:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jonny

Better now?

Much better, much less distracting.

Quote:

Originally Posted by minimeeze

but I agree with Arkady in that the wing mirror would look better in focus.

I do too, perhaps Jonny could post the other pic for comparrison... saying that, I do like the stylised effect the blurring has provided here.

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14-01-2006, 13:50	#2 (permalink)
Arkady Forum Regular Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Aldershot, Hampshire Posts: 1,198	You need to bolt the camera down if you do this sort of thing - it needs something sharp (wing mirror/door trim/steering wheel etc) to hold the eye.

14-01-2006, 16:53	#4 (permalink)
Sonsey Pixalo Crew Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: N. Ireland Posts: 7,259	Looks like you were trying to escape an electrical storm I quite like this, I like the light trails reflected in the mirror but I'd think about removing the other trails though... to distracting for me.

14-01-2006, 20:32	#6 (permalink)
minimeeze Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Aldershot, Hants Posts: 567	It does look better without the distraction of the other light trails, having seen the original shot you posted. I like the general idea, I think it's great, but I agree with Arkady in that the wing mirror would look better in focus.