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Swirlies : Photo Essay on Flickr
Hi folks,
I've posted a fun photo essay called "Swirlies" at
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22231918@N06/sets/72157626713121989/ and
put a description of the essay belpw.
Time exposures that turn moving lights into streaks are a staple of
night photography. Time exposures in which the camera is moving
instead of (or in addition to) the lights are less common. They were
not very practical in the days of film because you got no immediate
feedback and had to pay for every shot.
When I do this with a digital camera, I get immediate feedback on the
results of my last shot, and the only cost is the time it takes to
evaluate the images. I've used this technique with all of my digital
cameras (the SLR's give me the added option of zooming in or out
during the exposure.)
I recently acquired a Lumix LX3 -- a camera with a Leica lens that is
as good or better than my DSLR lenses. It is very compact, which
makes it easy to whip around at high speeds.
The pictures in this set are mostly one second time exposures, with
the camera in unlimited burst mode, which gives me approximately one
picture a second. I get to look at each picture for a second, which
allows me to improvise further camera moves in reaction to what I
have just taken. This adds to the improvisational feeling of the work
-- I sometimes think it as a photographic version of Action Painting
I call photos take with this technique "Swirlies".
These photos were taken at four different times and locations.
1. In Boston, next to the parking lot I use on days when I work
at the Boris FX office.
2. At the Chihuly exhibit of blown glass at Boston's Museum of Fine
Arts.
3. At a concert by the Dave Bryant Quartet at Outpost 186, Inman
Square, Cambridge. Most are of sax player Jim Hobbs.
4. Walking around Inman Square after the concert
BTW Some of my videos can be viewed at
http://www.youtube.com/Tobenfeld
--
" Practice makes perfect, imperfect is better." -- Paul Bley
Emile Tobenfeld, Ph. D.
Video Producer Image Processing Specialist
Video for your HEAD! Boris FX
http://www.foryourhead.com http://www.borisfx.com