Please Critique Long Exposure Zoom Out

[ike]

Hi all,

This is my first post here, found you from a link on digg.

I'm new to 'proper' digital photography, and have been trying out a few things, and would like your opinions on my first long exposure shot of a bus stop at night.

It was taken using a 5 second exposure, and zooming out slowly, Camera used Fujifilm finepix s6500FD

Not photoshopped or edited yet.



ike,

[jiminyClickit]

ike, Welcome

For interest and pleasant colors, this is a good example. Didn't guess bus stop right away.

[enc]

welcome, ike!

man, do i love long exposure pictures .) just wanted to ask - what was it you were taking picture of?

[ike]

Originally Posted by enc

welcome, ike!

man, do i love long exposure pictures .) just wanted to ask - what was it you were taking picture of?

Its a Bus Stop opposite my house, it was taken from the 2nd floor,

I was only messing around with the camera on my first day. But i like the effect of it.

ike,

[wijew]

hi Ike,

welcome to the forum!

interesting shot, do yo umind telling me what the shutter speed was?

thanks!

[ike]

Shutter speed was 4.92 seconds, f4.9, iso 100.

for a practice shot, i really liked the way it came out.

ike,

[Sime]

Very cool ike.. so, i go for a long shutter on something and then as the camera exposes I zoom in / out?.. (not tried it before..)

Sime

[ike]

Yeah, i think so, i dont know much technical stuff, but after you press the shutter button, and it does that 'stay open' thing, slowly zoom out/in and you should end up with a good light trail.

i dont really know how i did it, it just kinda happened.

ike,