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photblog
12-17-2006, 09:21 PM
http://static.flickr.com/45/182798684_4c3dd7280a.jpg

* Where Was it Taken?
In my living room
* What settings did you use?
Long exposure on a tripod while using the manual zoom
* What gear (camera, lens etc) did you use?
Canon Eos 50mm
* Why did you compose the shot as you did?
I was playing with long exposures with zoom and lighting (xmas lights)
* What post production work have you done on the shot (if any)?
None
* What were you hoping to achieve with the shot?
I was trying to get a tracer effect from the lights
* What did you do well?
Using the tripod and the zoom
* How could you have improved it?
Removed some of the clutter from the background
googlit
12-22-2006, 11:45 PM
Nice one. Playing with long exposures and zoom is fun. :) Hardest thing is to get a smooth zoom, so that there's no wobble in the light traces.
Floris
12-23-2006, 10:01 AM
Ehm.. I don't think my camera (canon Powershot A610) can zoom while taking the picture..

or am i doing something wrong..

anyway... I love the photo! it's great :)
Krimo
12-23-2006, 10:47 AM
Great photo !
I was wondering the same thing than Floris, how can you use the zoom while taking a picture ? Did you use the bulb mode or something ?
googlit
12-23-2006, 05:43 PM
I think you need a camera with a manual zoom to pull this off, for which DSLRs are ideal. I doubt that many point and shoots are capable... I think they disable the electronics while the shutter is open.

If you can't zoom while the shutter's open while in manual mode, I doubt that this technique will work with your camera.
Bail
12-25-2006, 04:55 PM
I think you need a camera with a manual zoom to pull this off, for which DSLRs are ideal. I doubt that many point and shoots are capable... I think they disable the electronics while the shutter is open.

If you can't zoom while the shutter's open while in manual mode, I doubt that this technique will work with your camera.

If you can control the shutter speed on your point and shoot. I was set it for a long exposure. Use a tripod with wheels or mount the tripod to a piece of wood, press the shutter and move the tripod back.
Floris
12-26-2006, 12:01 AM
^^ might work..

tho i think the picture will get blurry cause there's no way you can move your camera smoothly like that...
googlit
12-26-2006, 06:13 AM
haha... I'd forgotten about "manual" zoom. :)

I agree with Floris. Though it would certainly work, it would take a steady hand or an ingenious rig to get a perfectly smooth zoom.