Do these work?

[gramps]

I thought I would try some slow shutter speed shots this morning, idea to get a sense of movement.
These were taken at 1/20th sec and I like them ... but do they work as acceptable options?


Supergran


Supergran by Bristol Streets, on Flickr


Grandad's Race


Grandad's Race by Bristol Streets, on Flickr

 

[sirch]

Good effort and yes they work, well worth developing as an idea. For me the cyclists in the second are better because they are sharper but I prefer the background from the first, I think the big grey pillar in the second kind of breaks up the sense of motion

 

[gramps]

Good effort and yes they work, well worth developing as an idea. For me the cyclists in the second are better because they are sharper but I prefer the background from the first, I think the big grey pillar in the second kind of breaks up the sense of motion

Thanks for commenting, I guess it needs a bit of practice to get it right ... good point about the pillar.

 

[Pavel M]

Good effort and yes they work, well worth developing as an idea. For me the cyclists in the second are better because they are sharper but I prefer the background from the first, I think the big grey pillar in the second kind of breaks up the sense of motion

Completely agree. There is also an orange outline on the back of a cyclist in the second photo. I would remove that.

 

[Bobsyeruncle]

Second one works for me for the same reason.

 

[ancient_mariner]

I have nothing to add to Chris's comments.

 

[gramps]

Thanks for the comments ... got me thinking about the orange outline in the 2nd cyclist on no. 2, is it a part of his jacket or part of the capture?

 

[Pavel M]

Thanks for the comments ... got me thinking about the orange outline in the 2nd cyclist on no. 2, is it a part of his jacket or part of the capture?

I think it is chromatic aberration, but I am not sure. It appears most prominently where the jacket is the brightest and the background is the darkest. The colour seems wrong, but that could be caused by processing or just appear that way on the jpg. I do not think it is a part of the jacket, because it is faintly visible on sleaves as well.

 

[gramps]

I think it is chromatic aberration, but I am not sure. It appears most prominently where the jacket is the brightest and the background is the darkest. The colour seems wrong, but that could be caused by processing or just appear that way on the jpg. I do not think it is a part of the jacket, because it is faintly visible on sleaves as well.

You could be right ... at first I thought it was part of the jacket, like piping at the edge but the more I look I think it is a repeated 'blurring' which gives the appearance of an edging.