'Rush Hour' - Long exposure.

[Naboo32]

I had a go at something like this a couple of weeks ago (Link to TP thread ...), but didn't really capture the motion blur the way that I had wanted to :|.

This is my latest attempt ...

:shrug:

 

[Orange Peel]

I really like that

The bar across the centre is a bit of a pain but I guess there's not much you can do about that.

 

[The23rdman]

Great idea despite the bar. Could you have tried to get your tripod above the bar?

 

[Naboo32]

Good point :|, I just accepted that the bar was going to get in the way and tried to at least put it on a third :shrug:.

Having looked at this for a while now, I'm thinking that a tighter crop might be better. What do you think?

 

[nigpd]

The crop is better but my eye is staying above the bar only as that's where the interest is. Could be worth going back and having another go as the effect is really good :shrug:

 

[KitchenGoddess]

It would be better without the bar but I love the effect.

 

[foodpoison]

Bar is a pest.

And with shapes that are pretty much symmetrical you need to be so so careful about your composition. The lack of a completely dead-straight camera position doesn't particularly ruin the shot perse, just it would have improved it no end.

Also try a slower shutter speed. You'll get a lot more bulk to your crowd

A lot of what might be considered negative (yet I hope constructive) criticism but this is a shot that has a lot of potential.

 

[Naboo32]

Thanks everyone !

All comments well and truly noted. I'll definitley have another go at this, from a different angle or a different location, in the near future and see if I can finally nail it (I didn't get right in the previous thread either . See link in OP).

Never mind, all good practise !

(P.S. Sean and nigpd, see where I went wrong with the "foreground interest" motif, just like with my "View From a Bridge" shot, also from today ? I suppose they call it "foreground interest" because it's supposed to be interesting )!?