Bench

[Val1064]

I kind of like this shot even though I cut off part of the leg. I am not sure what I can do to improve on it. It was very windy and stormy this day and the right as I snapped the photo a gust of wind swayed the tripod. Here is the photo details
Camera: Kodak EasyShare C743 Zoom
Exposure: 0.5 sec (1/2)
Aperture: f/2.7
Focal Length: 6 mm
ISO Speed: 140
Exposure Bias: 0/10 EV
Flash: Flash fired, auto mode, red-eye reduction

Orientation: Horizontal (normal)
X-Resolution: 72 dpi
Y-Resolution: 72 dpi
Software: Version 1.1100
YCbCr Positioning: Co-Sited
Exposure Program: Portrait mode
Date and Time (Original): 2007:10:03 19:01:23
Date and Time (Digitized): 2007:10:03 19:01:23
Compressed Bits per Pixel: 16/5 bits
Shutter Speed: 100/100
Maximum Lens Aperture: 286/100
Metering Mode: Center Weighted Average
Color Space: sRGB
Exposure Index: 140/1
Sensing Method: One-chip colour area sensor
Digital Zoom Ratio: 0/10
Focal Length In 35mm Film: 36
Scene Capture Type: Night scene
Gain Control: Low gain up
Compression: JPEG
Image Width: 3072 pixels
Image Height: 2304 pixels

[mdwsta4]

sorry, but this photo does nothing for me. uninteresting composition, too bright of flash, blurry background, some random blue thing on the bench. what should we be looking at? what was the purpose of the picture?

[clockdoc]

Interesting combination of a time exposure and action stopped by the flash. You can try a similar effect for a self-portrait by holding the camera at arm's length, using the self-timer and twirling around with the flash exposing you as the subject. You will be sharp and clear but the background, illuminated by ambient room light, will be a blur. Be careful and don't get too dizzy trying this. 8-) You could have also tried zooming as you took the picture since you were using a slow shuter speed. Why were you using the red-eye reduction mode on this shot?

[Drax]

Can somebody explain this to me? I'm trying to understand how the background can appear tilted and so blurry meanwhile the foreground remain so sharp. I kind of like the effect.

[invu69]

Maybe if no flash was fired and at a different angle not showing the grass behind, it could have been more interesting.

[phlyersphan]

My eye keeps going to the blue thing on the bench, but I can't tell what that blue thing is. Is that supposed to be the subject?

The blur doesn't do anything for me personally, but it is kind of neat how the foreground stayed in focus and the background motion blurred. It might be a neat effect to try to reproduce on a different subject.

[clockdoc]

Hi Drax,
You have two exposures happening within the one shot. One is through the abmient street lighting during the half-second exposure. The front end of the bench closest to the camera was exposed by the flash creating the sharper image due to the very short duration of the electronic flash.

[Val1064]

The purpose to this was taking random shots of things my sons points to on our walks. The blue thing in the shot is a box of markers which was suppose to be the subject until the wind moved everything. The red eye flash was an accident I didn't think to check the flash before taking this. I will try to make it more interesting in the future. Thank you for all your input!

[Drax]

Hi clockdoc and the others,

Thanks for the information, but since I'm interested, in this effect, how can i practically reproduce it?

[clockdoc]

Meter for an available light shot with a slow shutter speed. Match the aperture for your flash output. The flash freezes the action it illuminates while the slow shutter speed blurs the background.