On the move
Ok, put the camera down on the ledge and started snapping and adjusting the time. Had 2 or 3 that came out pretty good. Chestnut Street Bridge in Nashville, Tn.
This shot was "from the hip" but in a scientific way...
I see this setting every time I leave one of the baseball games. The Nashville Sounds, minor league baseball team, play right around the corner and I have always thought it would be a great photo.
I set my camera to manual focus, cranked it up to infinity just to be sure, set the camera down on the ledge of the bridge and pointed it in the direction of the skyline. I started with an average shutter speed, took 2-4 shots, dialed down the shutter speed, took 2-4 shots, dialed down, shots, dialed down, shots, etc... did this until I couldn't go any slower.
It turned out that around 13 seconds was the winning shot. But was neat to see the different effects and results of the lighting with the wide range of shots that I took.
Pretty good experience and experiment. If you get a chance and have a favorite spot, give it a try...
13 responses
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Tammy Espino gave props (23 Oct 2008):
Great slow shutter capture!
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Ted Gorczyca gave props (23 Oct 2008):
great capture
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kathy boger gave props (23 Oct 2008):
that is wickedly cool!
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Gail Anderson gave props (23 Oct 2008):
awesome shot, cos! my vote!
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Susan Littlefield gave props (24 Oct 2008):
Great shot.....wish I could do that!!! Definitely a yeah from me!!
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Tonya Glasgow gave props (24 Oct 2008):
I have always wanted to try that. Great Shot Chad.
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Lin Taylor gave props (25 Oct 2008):
that is way too good to be unposed. :) very cool
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Julie Badgett gave props (26 Oct 2008):
This is one of the most unique and captivating I've seen in a while!
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Abbey Cahill said (27 Oct 2008):
Great job.
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Chad Greenwell said (27 Oct 2008):
Nope, unposed and from the hip, but in a scientific way. Set the camera to manual focus, set it to infinity, put camera down on ledge of bridge pointed at the skyline. Took 2-4 shots, dialed down shutter speed, took 2-4 shots, dialed down, 2-4, dial, 2-4, etc... Took it home and this one looked the best out of 30+ shots.
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Penny Nannini gave props (11 Nov 2008):
nice one!
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Amanda Ross gave props (20 Nov 2008):
Awesome mate!
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Stephane Brown said (8 Dec 2008):
This one is awesome! Makes you think about how fast life goes by.
