After a truly nice long Easter weekend and great times with friends and Family it is back to work, but at least on a short week. I took this photograph during my recent subway photo walk with the Nuremberg Instagramers (detailed post is coming up). I experimented with long shutter speeds to capture the motion in the passengers exiting the train. One second proved to be the best choice, as I got interesting effects from the moving people while retaining clarity and texture in their bodies. Also, the one second handheld exposure allowed me to capture a sharp train as background. The diagonal lines, the layered people and the motion blur effects add compositional interest and depth, making this image work. Taken with the Olympus OM-D E-M1X and the mZuiko 12-100mm F/4.
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Wish you a great Monday!
Marcus
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That is an impressive use of long shutter speeds Marcus! I love how the background stayed so sharp while the movement was caught all around. 🙂
Thanks, Amy, so much appreciate your kind words! Marcus
Very cool shot. You Europeans are lucky to have such a long Easter holiday.
We are indeed 🙂 ! Thanks for taking the time to comment! Marcus
What a cool shot! I love the stillness of the train’s passengers juxtaposed against the movement of the walkers. Stellar!
Thanks, Marsi, so much appreciated! Marcus
Marcus, this is a wonderful and impressive photo with motion blur. Great idea and approach!
Have a nice week and peaceful!
Thanks so much for your kind words and wished, Kaya! Marcus
This almost looks like a painting.Its cool
Thanks, Sau, so much appreciated! Marcus
This is fantastic, Marcus. How did you get the static elements to come out so clear at 1s exposure? Were you employing the use of a tripod? Or image stabilization? Or just a really steady hand?
PS using the WordPress reader is getting me in if this gets as far as your eyes. This is the comment I was trying (and failing) to leave via web browser.
Thanks, Magnus, your kind words are so much appreciated! Indeed I used a 1sec handheld exposure, which is no problem on the Olympus OM-D E-M1X with the 12-100 F/4. I did 5 sec handheld and got a sharp background. Amazing in camera stabilization. I changed some WP settings, would you try if you can comment via web-browser? Thanks! Marcus