Cora Rosenhaft
April 2021 - Spinning
About the Image(s)
A 52 photo challenge that I am participating had the challenge of an image with a slow shutter speed. I had grand plans of finding some spring flowers and experimenting with intentional camera movement, but those plans were dashed by bad weather that week. I moved on to plan b. I dug out some of my kids' old dreidels and asked my daughter to spin them on the table for me while I took some images. It was hard to get all of the dreidels spinning at the same time and many of my pictures had my daughter's arm in them. My other roadblock was that I have lost all of the plates for my tripods, so in order to take a slow shutter image I placed the camera on the table to keep it still and stable.
This round’s discussion is now closed!
6 comments posted
This was an interesting project and I can see that it would be quite challenging as you described. As this was an exercise in using a slow shutter speed, I am curious as to what shutter speed you actually used? I do wish the dreidel (never heard this term before) in the center was sharper, but to accomplish that would require a faster shutter speed which would be contrary to the exercise. Posted: 04/10/2021 11:32:08
Love the idea! To me what was interesting about this photo was having one dreidel still (the one in the center) and two showing motion (left and right). So to make that work, assuming you like the concept, you needed to use a fast shutter speed to capture the one in the middle, which is not sharp and a slow shutter speed for the ones to the left and right. The fourth dreidel merg=s with the one on the right, so I would clone it out. So to do what I am talking about would require that you make a composite image in PS. Posted: 04/15/2021 08:39:15
I agree. The center one is what caught me eye also! Posted: 04/17/2021 12:48:37
This is an interesting shot. Maybe it doesn't quite meet your expectations in terms of the project but it shows the different amplitudes to the motion in each dreidel. The one on the left is about to lay down and was probably the first to be spun. The middle one is going strong so was probably the last to be spun. The others in between. So the portrayal of motion is well achieved. There is depth here, exposure and composition looks good. So it's a good shot even if not what you wanted when you set out.
Posted: 04/21/2021 23:06:01
Posted: 04/21/2021 23:06:01
This is an interesting shot. Maybe it doesn't quite meet your expectations in terms of the project but it shows the different amplitudes to the motion in each dreidel. The one on the left is about to lay down and was probably the first to be spun. The middle one is going strong so was probably the last to be spun. The others in between. So the portrayal of motion is well achieved. There is depth here, exposure and composition looks good. So it's a good shot even if not what you wanted when you set out.
Posted: 04/21/2021 23:06:02
Posted: 04/21/2021 23:06:02
This is an interesting shot. Maybe it doesn't quite meet your expectations in terms of the project but it shows the different amplitudes to the motion in each dreidel. The one on the left is about to lay down and was probably the first to be spun. The middle one is going strong so was probably the last to be spun. The others in between. So the portrayal of motion is well achieved. There is depth here, exposure and composition looks good. So it's a good shot even if not what you wanted when you set out.
Posted: 04/21/2021 23:06:03
Posted: 04/21/2021 23:06:03