Borderline or to much blur?

[Lankey]

hi,
Thanks for taking a look in.
I was trying to get an old western feel in this photo so i just tried to move the camera with my hand (on tri) in a slightly slower shutter speed.
I recon it might of ended up with too much blurr and it just looks messy, but at the same time there is something I like about it.
What do you think?
Any other tips or ideas that you would like to share for getting better results, so that i could re-shoot?
1/6sec
f4.5
70mm
ISO 200
PP was adding sepia tone (default for nikon picture project) and tried to correct the brightness (was alittle underexposed).

Any comments are welcome.

[subrataofkris]

A very interesting experiment indeed, the sepia gives a bit of old feeling, but the motion blur gives the impression of either looking though the glass or an erased memory. An old western feel might be created by introducing grains and making a torn page effect.

[tvoelcker]

I like the sepia effect but the blur seems a bit too much for my taste ..

[Lankey]

Thanks for the critique, i think it might be too.

Originally Posted by subrataofkris

A very interesting experiment indeed, the sepia gives a bit of old feeling, but the motion blur gives the impression of either looking though the glass or an erased memory. An old western feel might be created by introducing grains and making a torn page effect.

Thanks for the idea subrataofkris, when you say grains though do you mean like this?

Different image
f3.5
1/15 sec

[stargazer]

I'm new to this, so I hope this works. I like your idea, but the first picture was too blurry for my taste. The second is much more successful. The grain was the right suggestion, I think.

[Lankey]

Originally Posted by stargazer

I'm new to this, so I hope this works. I like your idea, but the first picture was too blurry for my taste. The second is much more successful. The grain was the right suggestion, I think.

Yeah i agree with you, thanks for sharing your opinion.

[subrataofkris]

Originally Posted by Lankey

Thanks for the critique, i think it might be too.



Thanks for the idea subrataofkris, when you say grains though do you mean like this?

Different image
f3.5
1/15 sec

Yes, this is a good improvement