Assignment 7: Slow it Down -- Congratulations travischance

Welcome to Assignment 7: Slow it Down, courtesy of Matt Sartin. The idea here is exposures of 1 second or longer. The image can be anything as long as your shutter was open for one second. This promises to be a cool thread.


I will leave this open till Friday of next week, so just about two weeks.


I am also cutting the judges to one judge, because I had a hard time finding a second, and didn't want it to be me always judging. So judging also courtesy of mattsartin this time.


We have a finalists list! There are 8 selections this time. As usual voting is at the bottom. Congratulations to the 8, but also to all of the pictures, they were really good.


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CONGRATULATIONS travischance on winning this assignment with a very creative shot. All the pictures were excellent, and you can see the runners-up below the poll!


travischance


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alex.krebiehl


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powers_brent


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Jon Ruyle


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Stephen Probert


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btaylor


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Aaron K


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Dave Johnston


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This should be a good one!!!





MattG[:D]

I guess I'll kick this one off for a change! This was at a carnival in my "back yard" the parking lot right behind my apartment. It is one of those centripetal force rides that pin you to the sides as it goes. I used an eye-bolt and 12ft piece of rope tied to it and run under my foot as a makeshift monopod. XTi, 28-105/3.5-4.5 @ 63mm, f/9.0 ISO 100 1sec. (barely qualifies) I was kinda bummed I cut off part of it, but still a neat abstract picture.






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very nice!





MattG

changed my mind on entry see newer post

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Our local cattle sale yards


50DEF-S18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS@ 18mm25 seconds yep 25s f/8

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400D EF-17-55 2.8 IS @ 17mm, 50 Seconds, f/14, filters: B+W ND 110+106 (3.0+1.6?)


I haven't done long exposure photography for about a year now, I haven't got the time anymore and it's a real shame because it's highly enjoyeble to do and the resaults are very rewarding, and I think it's my favorite kind of photography. But anyway! Here is an oldie!


Best contest until now! I look forward to the enteries!


Good luck everyone!

I can see you all aren't going to make this judging easy on me! This is my favorite long exposure.


Canon XTi 50mm f/1.8


2 sec. f/11 ISO 400


Philadelphia, PA


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My share for this assignment [:)]


http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7nO3EBpvAsc/S4...0/IMG_0466.jpg


1000D EF-S 18-55 3.5-5.6 IS @ 50mm, f/16, 25 sec, ISO 200


This is my first try on light trails (I'm not sure if this would be similar to shooting fireworks). This was a big truck speeding on the national highway with some cars joining the chase. I got lucky to get the high lights of the truck pass through the lights of the lamp posts.


I'm sure there'll be more great photos on the way. [:)]

I don't often shoot at longer exposures...just can't find the time with a 2 1/2 yr old!!! But here is one I took while working late one evening. The cliffs above Seacliff Flats in Aptos, CA....


5D2, Zeiss 21 2.8, f8@30 sec, iso 800....here is a link to a larger one on my website. Ok, linking to bigger picture doesn't work...but copy and paste does. Sorry!


http://greggf.smugmug.com/Other/December-2009/10870838_zzK4d#758604245_HuJPS


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Love the BW barn by the way...Jorundr

Don't post much but wanted to share this one. It was taken on our first trip to Paris whenI was still shooting with my 20D and before my "L glass" fetish. It's taken from Plaza de Concorde looking back down the Champs Elysses. The Eiffel Tower can be seen in the background.


Thoughts?


20D f/22 2 seconds 18mm


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Cincinnati at night


Canon 50D w/ EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS @ 35mm 6s f/11 ISO 100


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Sutro Tower as the fog rolls in, taken on a trip to San Francisco last month.


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Rebel T1i, EF 200mm f/2.8<span style="color: red;"]L II, 30 s, f/11, ISO200

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(Clickr for larger at Flickr)


Canon Rebel XS with Kit lens @ f/3.5, 18mm, 5 sec, and ISO 800.


Have always wanted to redo this photo or something similar. Taken way back last March when I first started (D/SLR) photography.


My two runner-ups from the same night: oneand two.

Ok, it's about time that I participate in these assignments/contests too.


Tel-Aviv, Israel - 8 secs:


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Not my best or favorite long exposure shot, but it makes me chuckle the most.


Canon 7D, 17-55 2.8 at 23mm f/4. ISO 200. 8 second exposure. (Although I like to tell people this was shot at 1/1,000,000 of a second)


Shot in the dark, with a flashlight on the "Flash" to catch the motion trail.


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Arizona desert at night, under a full moon. 13 seconds. High ISO, but I kind of like the effect of the noise. Makes it seem like an old sci-fi picture.


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Our local cattle sale yards


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Nice shot Scott.Wally

Hey guys, I'm officially back!! :D


I shot this one in London this summer...


Canon Rebel XSi - 450D
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
8 sec
30mm @ f/8.0
ISO 100


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Andy

Hey my first time submitting via flickr haha good idea for an assignment





Rebel Xt ----f/11 ----1.5 secs


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Great pic Dumien, the best so far [;)]

On the backside of the presidential range in the whites


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30D, 17-40L @ 26mm, f16, 2sec, ISO100

Canon 50D, 5 sec, F\8, ISO 100 70MM


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Ghost of a fast METRO train.


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5DMII1s f/11.0 at 24.0mm iso500

The Mississippi River at the Chain of Rocks Low Water Dam, St. Louishttp://farm3.static.flickr.com/2742/...088a3fd9_o.jpg


Camera: Canon EOS 7D, EF-S17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM
Exposure: 5 sec
Aperture: f/16.0
Focal Length: 17 mm
ISO Speed: 100


Double stacked neutral density filters, ND 0.6 + ND 1.8. Processed in DPP, 'landscape', linear contrast.

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thanks Oren ;)


I really like the fireworks !!

Jorundr-Jorgensen,


Love the wooden house!


-Rodger

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Wow great photos everyone!


I took this a few hours ago. Down town Pittsburgh (or dahntahn to the 'burghers' on this site!) in the city council building. My friends in the photo were taking part in a mock trial court session before this photo (explains the snazzy attire).


It's two photos merged in photoshop. Both at the same exposure. Shot in AV. One at 30 seconds and f/32 to achieve the sunburst lighting, and the second at 1/25 to [just barely] freeze the subjects. Not sure if the judges will skip it since there is a shot at 1/25, but I figured I'd give it a go.


-Rodger

Whatsreal: almost abstract. I like it. What would happen if you would crop it down? The carroussel reference would be less obvious but the abstract color patterns would still be amazing I think. I am totally digging the colors.

Here's mine, a picture of the Orion Nebula (M42):


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5DII, Astro-Physics 130 EDFGT 816mm f/6.3 8 exposures 4-minutes each, stacked with deep sky stacker


Taken at the California Star Party 2009, Lake San Antonio





Here is a picture of M33, which I have posted before (this one does not count :) ):


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5DII, Astro-Physics 130 EDFGT 816mm f/6.3 8 exposures, 8-minutes each, stacked with deep sky stacker


Taken at Observatory Campground near Mt. Palomar Observatory

Wow, Jon, those are beautiful. Wow. I know a bit about astronomy myself but haven't tried anything like that before. I love that shot of the Orion Nebula. Good Stuff [H]

Now Jon that's not fair to everyone else!

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Wow, Jon, those are beautiful.

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Thanks!
I've been in to astronomy and photography for some time, but only
recently have gotten interested in astrophotography.

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Now Jon that's not fair to everyone else!

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Hmmm... I always think it isn't fair to me when you guys with actual skill post your photos... [:P]

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Jon,


That is a great shot of the Orion. What is stacking? Are you taking multiple exposures and somehow combining them? Is it like HDR, or something totally different?

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Sorry guys, I had to post another one ;)


Canon Rebel XSi - 450D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L
5 sec
24mm @ f/8.0
ISO 100



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The only post I did on this was lowering the black level so that the people in the foreground got "blacked-away"...unfortunately, when I printed it (a 50*75 cm print) they popped out a little again...but it still looks good to me :)


Andy

Gosthex, is this image really a second or longer exposure? Looking at the blurred lights, that ride must have been turning less than once every 30 seconds for it to be a 1 sec exposure. Cool shot though!

http://stephenandjessica.proberts.co...d_029_1200.jpg


Made this shot for my wife as a part of a "Digital Anniversary Card" for our 2nd anniversary.


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Made this shot for my wife as a part of a "Digital Anniversary Card" for our 2nd anniversary.

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I love it! I hope your wife was suitably impressed! [:D]

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That is a great shot of the Orion. What is stacking? Are you taking multiple exposures and somehow combining them? Is it like HDR, or something totally different?

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Yes, by stacking I mean I just took multiple exposures. Deep Sky Stacker alligned the images (they were very close to start with) and added them up.


This does allow more dynamic range like HDR, but not much (to get detail at the center of the nebula I would have taken a very short exposure, ie the standard HDR technique).


The main reason for multiple exposures is that tracking the stars is not perfect. The Mach 1 mount I was using is very accurate, but tracking accuracy is limited by how well you align the axis of rotation of the mount with the axis of rotation of the sky. It must be done almost perfectly for long exposures. Pointing the mounttowards the north star will give enough accuracy for an exposure of only a few seconds, (the North Star is not exactly North, of course). I used a polar allignment scope (with different markings for the position of Polaris for different years since Polaris moves slowly in the sky), which allowed about 8 minute exposures. The elongated stars at the corner of the frame are due to the optics (I wasn't using a field flattener), not tracking.


I *should* have used an autoguider, which is another small telescope and ccd which detects star movement and actively corrects for errors, thus allowing exposures about as long as you want (I've done single exposures of up to about 45 minutes wile using an autoguider), but I didn't have time to set it up so I just went with the shorter exposures and stacked them.