Motion Blur: Weekly Photography Challenge
As a followup to our post this week on Motion Blur – I thought it might be a good this week for our challenge to be on that topic. As a result – your challenge is to take a picture that has motion blur in it.
You might like to tackle one of the 13 places we suggested where you can catch Motion blur or try a project of your own (pretty much anything that moves could create that effect). Also check out our previous tutorial on the topic of how to capture motion blur to give you some practical tips on how to do it.
Once you’ve taken your best “Motion Blur” image, upload it to your favourite photo sharing site and either share a link to it below or embed it in the comments using the our new tool to do so. Please note it sometimes takes us a while to approve comments with images as there’s a moderation queue – particularly over the weekend.
If you tag your photo on Flickr, Twitter or other sites with Tagging tag it as #DPSBLUR to help others find it. Linking back to this page might also help others know what you’re doing so that they can share in the fun.
PS: don’t forget to check out some of the great photos shared last week in the ‘FOOD’ challenge.





186 Responses to “Motion Blur: Weekly Photography Challenge” - Add Yours
August 14th, 2010 at 6:29 am
Easy! All my pictures are blurry!
August 14th, 2010 at 6:32 am
Here are my motion blur pics:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ste_95/4854103724/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ste_95/4502706831/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ste_95/4492785642/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ste_95/4490255151/
August 14th, 2010 at 6:36 am
August 14th, 2010 at 6:40 am
Hi!
I’d like to submit a motion blur photo I took only the other day in Paris. It’s the RER train to Charles De Gaulle airport taken at Saint-Michel-Notre-Dame RER station. I took it using my Sony Cyber-shot W215.
Paris RER Line B3 direction Aeroport Charles De Gaulle
//H
August 14th, 2010 at 6:40 am
I think this is my best work so far:
August 14th, 2010 at 6:40 am
I won’t get a chance to shoot this for a few days, but I took this one at a St Patrick’s Day Parade in March.
August 14th, 2010 at 6:45 am
Here is one from Disneyland.
http://flic.kr/p/8ewJPW
August 14th, 2010 at 6:47 am
You can see the action here .
August 14th, 2010 at 6:48 am
August 14th, 2010 at 6:49 am
What are we getting as a prize BTW?
August 14th, 2010 at 7:04 am
August 14th, 2010 at 7:12 am
(http://retina.13blue.net/california/us_ca_independence_creek.jpg.html)
August 14th, 2010 at 7:14 am
(http://retina.13blue.net/california/us_ca_yosemite_buck.jpg.html)
August 14th, 2010 at 7:34 am
Here’s one that I took yesterday in a subway station in my city, Santiago, Chile

August 14th, 2010 at 7:36 am
Here’s one I took yesterday in a subway station of my city: Santiago, Chile

August 14th, 2010 at 7:37 am
Here’s my version:
August 14th, 2010 at 7:38 am
I took this at the season opener of the Hellions of Troy Roller Derby team.
August 14th, 2010 at 7:39 am
August 14th, 2010 at 7:44 am
Spinning Wool. I had no idea that that was how it was done.
August 14th, 2010 at 7:46 am
here we go
August 14th, 2010 at 7:48 am
@rocco haha
August 14th, 2010 at 7:48 am
August 14th, 2010 at 7:53 am
The photographs I saw at “13 Places Take Beautiful Motion Blur Shots” were just outstanding. Here is one from me. Hope you will like it.

August 14th, 2010 at 8:18 am
There was a Steam Fair a few weeks ago with a lovely selection of old motorbikes… This BSA and side car were on their way to the show ring.
August 14th, 2010 at 8:29 am
August 14th, 2010 at 8:49 am
http://www.flickr.com/photos/msciarrotta/2845151660/
August 14th, 2010 at 9:19 am
August 14th, 2010 at 9:32 am
Flickr url: http://www.flickr.com/photos/uthyr/3564556932/
August 14th, 2010 at 9:43 am
Butterfly at the Detroit Zoo

August 14th, 2010 at 10:02 am
This is my mother and step-dad on the ride behind me on the ride.
August 14th, 2010 at 10:03 am
Bah, it didn’t come through… I’ll try the embed tool.
August 14th, 2010 at 10:32 am
Let’s try that again……

August 14th, 2010 at 11:05 am
August 14th, 2010 at 11:05 am
I’ve been practicing. Here’s my son and his new hula hoop trick.
August 14th, 2010 at 11:08 am
@rocco..lol!!
August 14th, 2010 at 11:25 am
August 14th, 2010 at 11:44 am
August 14th, 2010 at 12:02 pm
August 14th, 2010 at 12:06 pm
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4096/4804780878_72af0f1687_z.jpg
August 14th, 2010 at 12:35 pm
shot from cycling race..

August 14th, 2010 at 12:56 pm
This my favorite photo. I took many photos and I am happy with this one

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4094/4889920834_1123e065f4_b.jpg
August 14th, 2010 at 1:50 pm
I really need to invest in a tripod
August 14th, 2010 at 2:47 pm
At the park this morning…
August 14th, 2010 at 3:10 pm
@rocco me too!!
August 14th, 2010 at 3:29 pm
http://www.flickr.com/photos/byenseven/4412736547/
August 14th, 2010 at 3:54 pm
http://twitpic.com/2ejs95
August 14th, 2010 at 4:15 pm
here is my try at one red light ….but my hand is so shaky …:)
August 14th, 2010 at 4:16 pm
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dhruv_chanana/4890240458/
here is my try at one red light ….but my hand is so shaky …:)
August 14th, 2010 at 4:54 pm
http://www.flickr.com/photos/abhisheksundaram/4632252109/in/set-72157624120133322/
August 14th, 2010 at 8:12 pm
Here is the pic http://www.flickr.com/photos/hendrohailana/4878530514/
August 14th, 2010 at 8:15 pm
my pic http://www.flickr.com/photos/hendrohailana/4878530514/
August 14th, 2010 at 9:28 pm
Photo from a local school’s recent sports meet captured during a 100m dash
http://shimworld.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/ccms-finish-line-3.jpg
[Photo source http://shimworld.wordpress.com/2010/08/11/the-finish-line/
August 14th, 2010 at 9:29 pm
Photo from a local school’s recent sports meet captured during a 100m dash
[Photo source http://shimworld.wordpress.com/2010/08/11/the-finish-line/
August 14th, 2010 at 9:34 pm
Here are my tries in motion blur..


1.
2.
August 14th, 2010 at 9:36 pm
Here are my tries in the Motion blur…
1. http://www.myshutterspace.com/photo/on-the-swing?context=user
2. http://www.myshutterspace.com/photo/after-the-ball?context=user
August 14th, 2010 at 10:09 pm
http://www.flickr.com/photos/49006204@N05/4860842737/
nice motion blur in the clouds and rocks, almost ghost like, used 45 second exposure in broad daylight, using ten stop filter
August 14th, 2010 at 10:10 pm
In January I went out to shoot a dog sled race going on nearby with the intent to experiment with motion blur. I knew nothing about the sport but learned a whole lot that day!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wendy_u/4284433023/in/set-72157623097752275/
August 14th, 2010 at 10:19 pm
And here is another one of a loose horse at a race track going the wrong way and about to be caught by the outrider. I was panning on the loose horse so the horses going around the track in the correct direction were blurred as they canter by. Scary situation and I thought it was a cool shot.
August 15th, 2010 at 12:07 am
My little dancer..
August 15th, 2010 at 1:54 am
this was taken in Brooking Harbor Oregon, the gulls were stealing from the sealions and then from each other
http://www.flickr.com/photos/edspix2010/4891201068/in/set-72157624180695923/
August 15th, 2010 at 1:56 am
@ Purekiwi, I know what your saying. My tripod is like cheep plastic. It’s not even ment for cameras. It was for some little kid microscope thing.
August 15th, 2010 at 1:59 am
butterfly at detroit zoo.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joncromwell/4889583700/
August 15th, 2010 at 2:05 am
Porsche GT3 racing at New Jersey Motorsports Parks. Took many photos trying to get the blur right.
August 15th, 2010 at 2:12 am
@Jan Shim how did you put the photo up like that?
I can’t figure it out….
August 15th, 2010 at 5:24 am
1,980 second exposure of the stars to get motion blur.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/eternalphotography/4889285995/
August 15th, 2010 at 5:46 am
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3297/3564556932_70023654fe_z.jpg
Here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/uthyr/3564556932/
August 15th, 2010 at 6:57 am
Hi. my first comment here
August 15th, 2010 at 6:59 am
Funny that I decide to do this last week…
http://www.soaphoto.com/contest/gallery/gallery_detail.asp?Number=604998&Page=1&Category=&Ymd=201008&Order=&Membership=&KeyWord=&KeyField=&AllKeyField=&AllKeyWord=&PageSizeVar=12
August 15th, 2010 at 9:00 am
this is my first attempt at the weekly challenge… pls pour in comments
August 15th, 2010 at 9:29 am
I took this last night while we were camping…
August 15th, 2010 at 12:21 pm
oops.. too late
August 15th, 2010 at 1:31 pm
shoot in evening inside the home
http://www.flickr.com/photos/abhi_roy/4892253847/
August 15th, 2010 at 4:05 pm
http://www.flickr.com/photos/53011822@N03/4893144136/
August 15th, 2010 at 4:30 pm
Here are some of my better shots:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gopalarathnam_v/3090667599/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gopalarathnam_v/4261202983/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gopalarathnam_v/4021257097/
August 15th, 2010 at 4:43 pm
Forgot to add this one too:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gopalarathnam_v/4209359554/in/set-72157622935490463/
August 15th, 2010 at 4:55 pm
My contribution
August 15th, 2010 at 4:55 pm
My contribution
http://www.flickr.com/photos/71284021@N00/4879813426/
August 15th, 2010 at 5:01 pm
here is my try on the Challenge.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26258169@N00/4892660739/
August 15th, 2010 at 5:20 pm
Heres my sample
trying the new image embedding, hope it works! Sorry if it doesn’t
August 15th, 2010 at 8:08 pm
High resolution version at:
http://www.fotop.net/Phillipa/Phillipa185 and
http://www.fotop.net/Phillipa/Phillipa188
August 15th, 2010 at 10:51 pm
A BSA & side car taken about a month ago at the Cheshire Steam Fair…
Taken on 14/08/2010 in Warrington town centre…
August 15th, 2010 at 10:54 pm
A BSA & side car taken about a month ago at the Cheshire Steam Fair…

Taken on 14/08/2010 in Warrington town centre…

August 15th, 2010 at 11:45 pm
From the local Flying Circus in Bealeton, VA:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/11511707@N05/4655997250/in/set-72157624172589610/
August 16th, 2010 at 12:08 am
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mustafakhayat/4653542305/
August 16th, 2010 at 12:21 am
My 2nd attempt at getting motion blur with panning, taken yesterday with a Canon Rebel XS..handheld.

hope that worked, new here so not sure how to add photos here yet
Cathy
August 16th, 2010 at 12:28 am
From photos miscl
August 16th, 2010 at 12:56 am
Beer run!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lendog64/4893442453/in/photostream/
August 16th, 2010 at 1:11 am
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rosaholic/4680383256/
August 16th, 2010 at 1:13 am
August 16th, 2010 at 1:15 am
August 16th, 2010 at 1:26 am
August 16th, 2010 at 2:31 pm
http://www.flickr.com/photos/santiagogprg/4889789514/
August 16th, 2010 at 11:35 pm
August 17th, 2010 at 1:52 am
1st attempt uploading. Shot of annual “Motorcycle Mania” that takes place in Middletown, CT. Photo taken towards the end as everyone fired up to leave.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4134/4890159122_c8487a6be4.jpg
August 17th, 2010 at 3:02 am
August 17th, 2010 at 3:44 am
http://www.flickr.com/photos/normanhayward/4897971975/
My springer “Brady”.
August 17th, 2010 at 8:13 am
Love your samples, am starting to get into some street photography and motion blur is a great little feature. Will be trying more on this. Meanwhile a little shot of the Champs Elysees from the middle of the street. With swooshing cars and turning ferris wheels.
http://martinsoler.com/2009/12/02/christmas-on-champs-elysees/
August 17th, 2010 at 4:35 pm
Just stumbled across DPS and this weekly assignment. Motion blur has always fascinated me, this is one of my first tries at it, please be kind. lol.
August 18th, 2010 at 4:45 am
Hi All,
This is my first posting here..hope u all like it..
http://www.flickr.com/photos/53089577@N05/4902173964/
August 19th, 2010 at 12:20 am
Motion blur shot in Tehran, Iran – mother and daughter on a Paris Wheel:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/52931535@N08/4894272648/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/52931535@N08/4896389606/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/52931535@N08/4896389790/
August 19th, 2010 at 5:48 am
August 19th, 2010 at 6:01 am
This was my try at motion blur on purpose with a still flower.

August 19th, 2010 at 6:14 am
My first post. I’m just learning my camera. I hope I embed correctly. :0)
August 19th, 2010 at 8:12 am
Timer photo taken while waiting to be rescued after my motorcycle broke down.
August 19th, 2010 at 10:25 am
Here you go, waterfall photography:
August 19th, 2010 at 10:51 am
First entry, first upload. A tribute.

August 19th, 2010 at 11:47 am
Still working on motion blur, but here’s one of my first attempts at a waterfall in Hawaii.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hepgeoff/4905765355/
August 19th, 2010 at 12:39 pm
Took this on my cheap Samsung digital camera a few weeks ago just for fun. Actually kind of liked it.
August 19th, 2010 at 2:45 pm
Second try:
August 19th, 2010 at 10:59 pm
August 20th, 2010 at 1:27 am
My favorite ride at this years fair.
August 20th, 2010 at 6:36 am
Shot at a friends backyard the weekend before. Another interpretation of blur.
August 20th, 2010 at 7:06 am
I love this challenge !
August 20th, 2010 at 7:09 am
August 20th, 2010 at 10:09 am
Web site says I’ve already posted this, but I don’t see it. So here we go again:
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4073/4906155257_09a813f54e_z.jpg
August 20th, 2010 at 11:58 am
Here’s my motion blur photo.
August 20th, 2010 at 12:02 pm
Here’s my motion blur photo.

August 20th, 2010 at 12:56 pm
Last try:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4073/4906155257_09a813f54e_z.jpg
August 20th, 2010 at 12:57 pm
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4073/4906155257_09a813f54e_z.jpg
August 20th, 2010 at 1:42 pm
This is a picture I took at a natural granite water slide in northern Idaho
August 20th, 2010 at 3:32 pm
They were moving fast. Set the shutter speed at 1/60 to get the blur.
August 20th, 2010 at 3:34 pm
August 20th, 2010 at 3:41 pm
México City
August 20th, 2010 at 3:44 pm
Shot with 7D at 1/60, f4, ISO 100
http://www.flickr.com/photos/53148510@N02/4908086568/
August 20th, 2010 at 4:40 pm
motion blur with self portrait
August 20th, 2010 at 6:31 pm
http://flic.kr/p/82TDrV
http://flic.kr/p/7HcRih
August 20th, 2010 at 6:54 pm
Hi Mr.Darren,
Is it possible to take snaps of fast moving objects,splashing water droplets with canon sx -210,10mp,14optical zoom & 3500 shutter speed.pleaseeeeeeeeeeeee……I am xpecting a fast reply..
regards
rock.
August 20th, 2010 at 7:59 pm
Taken in the Grand Union Canal.
Hope you like it.
[img]http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4079/4853974063_d8d92ef581.jpg[img]
Cheers,
Shyam
August 20th, 2010 at 8:35 pm
August 20th, 2010 at 8:36 pm
http://www.photoshop.com/accounts/18f656f2977d46d2be90e0f922fd44e3/px-assets/5d8c2a0ad1e547c59a93e42621a27f1d
August 20th, 2010 at 9:18 pm
My motion blur photo – stork flying away from me:
August 20th, 2010 at 9:21 pm
Stork flying away from me
August 20th, 2010 at 9:24 pm
August 20th, 2010 at 9:31 pm
August 20th, 2010 at 9:46 pm
Stor “running” away from me…
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4102/4910166376_f87e599565_z.jpg
August 21st, 2010 at 12:06 am
Taken recently at an Under 17s Car Club!

Let me know what you think
August 21st, 2010 at 1:21 am
August 21st, 2010 at 1:30 am
I’m seeing others’ photos submitted after mine, but why not mine. Tring again.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/barry_grau/4906155257/
August 21st, 2010 at 2:03 am
Taken during a recent Under 17′s Car Club
Let me know what you think
August 21st, 2010 at 2:50 am
http://www.flickr.com/photos/53216201@N06/?saved=1
August 21st, 2010 at 2:57 am
August 21st, 2010 at 3:06 am
One of my favorites.
August 21st, 2010 at 4:41 am
Taken @ an Airshow
August 21st, 2010 at 4:44 am
Had some fun with an ultra-wide lens attached to my friend’s bike using a Manfrotto Magic Arm. I’m in the picture trying to catch him by foot (and triggering the shutter wirelessly).
August 21st, 2010 at 4:54 am
@Rock
You may try this until you get professional help!!
try to keep your ISO @100 if the camera allows.
3500 shutter is pretty good to freeze the motion, but if you want some kind of motion blur then
set your shutter to say around 25-30 , train your camera on the moving object as it aproaches the body water and lock the focus (do not press the shutter yet). When the splash occurs press the shutter and
pan (move your body along with the camera in the direction on the moving object) with the shutter pressed.
Good Luck!
August 21st, 2010 at 6:02 am
August 21st, 2010 at 6:03 am
August 21st, 2010 at 6:43 am
August 21st, 2010 at 9:15 am
My lovely wife on her new Bike
August 21st, 2010 at 10:38 am
August 21st, 2010 at 1:06 pm
My lovely wife riding her new bike!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/badshiftpics/4911759614/in/set-72157624770775044/
August 21st, 2010 at 2:28 pm
What do you do when styck at a railroad crossing waiting for a train to come and go? Take a blur shot!
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4078/4911695571_bf68caeb0e_z.jpg
August 21st, 2010 at 7:54 pm
August 21st, 2010 at 8:37 pm
Here is my image…. i panned it while in a moving vehicle… it gives a headache sometimes…
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August 21st, 2010 at 9:58 pm
One of the favorite activities all throughout college has been bowling. Being fun and relatively inexpensive made us go bowling every other weekend. A motion blur picture from the activity.
August 21st, 2010 at 10:15 pm
This is my first post I had some issues trying to get my photos attached. While these look like some of the ones already posted I hope you enjoy.
August 21st, 2010 at 10:17 pm
Second one that matched the challege.
August 21st, 2010 at 11:33 pm
Taken on August 19, 2010 at 5.58pm PDT
Camera Nikon D3000
Exposure 1
Aperture f/18.0
Focal Length 55 mm
ISO Speed 100
August 21st, 2010 at 11:34 pm
August 21st, 2010 at 11:35 pm
August 22nd, 2010 at 4:08 am
NYC action

August 22nd, 2010 at 2:36 pm
August 22nd, 2010 at 5:01 pm
NYC action
August 23rd, 2010 at 4:20 am
Weekend Challenge “Motion Blur”
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kriss_60/4917028106
August 23rd, 2010 at 5:24 am
Motion blur assignment
http://www.flickr.com/photos/53148510@N02/4908086568/in/set-72157624636275227/
August 23rd, 2010 at 8:34 am
August 23rd, 2010 at 3:10 pm
Motion Blur
Photo taken on August 21, 2010 at Camarillo Air Show in Camarillo California
using a Canon EOS Rebel T2i
EF70-200 f/2.8 L USM
ISO 100
155mm
.33ev
f/11
1/100
August 23rd, 2010 at 4:10 pm
This is mine version of motion blur.. =p

August 23rd, 2010 at 4:12 pm
my version of motion blur =p

August 23rd, 2010 at 6:49 pm
August 23rd, 2010 at 7:27 pm
Taken at OppiKoppi, South Africa biggest Music Festival
August 23rd, 2010 at 9:46 pm
August 24th, 2010 at 2:05 am
August 24th, 2010 at 3:55 am
This is my motion blur of one of my laboratory centrifuges. One of my first motion blur pics.
August 24th, 2010 at 3:57 am
August 24th, 2010 at 5:27 am
here’s my entry. hope it appears.

August 24th, 2010 at 8:12 am
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A Bi-Annual Carnival that comes to a Ford Dealership in Kitchener, Ontario
Nikon D300s
Nikkor 55-200/4-5.6 VR AF
Aperture Priority
1/8 sec, f4, ISO200
Focal Length 55mm
Tripod
Available light
August 25th, 2010 at 10:07 am
my attempt at a timed exposure motion blur
August 29th, 2010 at 5:53 am
August 29th, 2010 at 5:55 am
August 29th, 2010 at 6:21 am
My third Post in This Section
August 29th, 2010 at 6:55 pm
August 31st, 2010 at 7:19 am
Taken from a chair lift – very challenging!

September 1st, 2010 at 1:39 am
my first post. i hope it works..
September 1st, 2010 at 1:44 am
my first post. i hope it works.
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