A street scene looking at a whitewashed cottage that has steps leading up to an entrance door on the left, and on the right hand side a window with 'Brocante' written on it. In front of that on the cobbled street, as if waiting for someone inside the Brocante shop, stands a man with dark clothing and a beanie type hat, his hands clasped in front of him, holding a dog on a lead. on a lead. brumphpics
October 23rd, 2024

rushing tide

You will find me posting blurred pictures quite often. I like the movement it gives in what is normally a frozen moment.  My disability makes it hard to carry around a tripod to do any long exposure photography, what with already having a walking stick in one hand, and probably the dog on a lead in the other.  My 'workaround' for that is to go with a light reducing ND filter and deliberately play with the abstraction the movement of the camera, coupled with a slower shutter speed, gives me. It's ultimately a little bit unpredictable, although you do learn what works - or at least how it's likely to work - with different subjects and techniques.

This is one of the less extreme uses. A press of the shutter, and then start a little panning movement with the camera, as opposed to panning smoothly and then pressing the shutter as you pan. It leaves a solid image from the still start, then adds your movement to the scene.

This is a slightly rarer 'landscape format and black and white' example.

Black and white landscape taken on the turn of the tide from a low angle at a flat beach. The picture is taken with a slow shutter speed handheld, resulting in blurred movement. There is a shallow white wave in the foreground, with water running over submerged rocks behind, and receding out to a headland and the horizon with a mostly clear sky and a few fluffy clouds above.
You can click on the photo for a distraction-free view.

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