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jct us101 · 06-07-2009, 05:34 PM

I'm trying to win a contest, and I definitely see some kind of reflection of the photographer, but I'm not sure what it is in. There's no Photoshop effects added to the photo.

imtheguy · 06-07-2009, 07:34 PM

I just finished re-reading a Bryan Peterson book where he describes making pics like that by taking a long (1 second maybe) exposure while you manually zoom in on the subject. Thats how it looks like it was made to me but I cant quite mentally move the points of light back to their beginning to make the original outline. Thats your job.

Gooshin · 06-08-2009, 05:29 AM

"what does this look like to you"

this looks like i am falling on my back from somewhere high.. and the world i see is in black and white

thats a cool shot.

MRRiley · 06-08-2009, 07:38 AM

could also be a fibre-optic cable bundle...

imtheguy · 06-08-2009, 07:42 AM

Yes. If you zoomed into or away from the bundle...I can see that. Good one.

Leaf Fan · 06-08-2009, 08:07 AM

It could be, but it would have to be lights going on and off, because some of the "trails" are light for a portion of their length and "dark" for another portion, and some of them alternate.

So I'll guess some type of lights going on and off while the photographer manually zooms out.

Gooshin · 06-08-2009, 08:25 AM

i wonder if its a variation of the "subway tunnel" shot

a few of my own..

Arpe · 06-08-2009, 05:39 PM

Blinking lights = road night scene?

jct us101 · 06-08-2009, 07:55 PM

It was actually zooming in to some trees.

imtheguy · 06-08-2009, 08:35 PM

Originally posted by jct us101

It was actually zooming in to some trees.

Oh yeah, I saw that the moment you first posted it. Thought everybody did so didnt bother to blurt it out.

TREES???? how much lsd would it take to make a tree look like that?

Whatever happened to just taking a picture?

Arpe · 06-09-2009, 06:08 PM

Originally posted by jct us101

It was actually zooming in to some trees.

With blinking lights on it?

06-07-2009, 05:34 PM	#1
jct us101 Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Rohnert Park, CA Posts: 3,793	What does this look like to you? I'm trying to win a contest, and I definitely see some kind of reflection of the photographer, but I'm not sure what it is in. There's no Photoshop effects added to the photo.

06-07-2009, 07:34 PM	#2
imtheguy Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Virginia Beach Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,950	I just finished re-reading a Bryan Peterson book where he describes making pics like that by taking a long (1 second maybe) exposure while you manually zoom in on the subject. Thats how it looks like it was made to me but I cant quite mentally move the points of light back to their beginning to make the original outline. Thats your job. Last edited by imtheguy; 06-08-2009 at 07:41 AM.

06-08-2009, 05:29 AM	#3
Gooshin Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Toronto, the one in Canada. Posts: 5,610	"what does this look like to you" this looks like i am falling on my back from somewhere high.. and the world i see is in black and white thats a cool shot.

06-08-2009, 07:38 AM	#4
MRRiley Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sterling, VA, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,275	could also be a fibre-optic cable bundle...

06-08-2009, 07:42 AM	#5
imtheguy Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Virginia Beach Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,950	Yes. If you zoomed into or away from the bundle...I can see that. Good one.

06-08-2009, 08:07 AM	#6
Leaf Fan Inactive Account Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Canada eh! Photos: Gallery Posts: 673	It could be, but it would have to be lights going on and off, because some of the "trails" are light for a portion of their length and "dark" for another portion, and some of them alternate. So I'll guess some type of lights going on and off while the photographer manually zooms out.

06-08-2009, 08:25 AM	#7
Gooshin Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Toronto, the one in Canada. Posts: 5,610	i wonder if its a variation of the "subway tunnel" shot a few of my own..

06-08-2009, 05:39 PM	#8
Arpe Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,452	Blinking lights = road night scene?

06-08-2009, 07:55 PM	#9
jct us101 Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Rohnert Park, CA Posts: 3,793 Original Poster	It was actually zooming in to some trees.

06-08-2009, 08:35 PM	#10
imtheguy Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Virginia Beach Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,950	Originally posted by jct us101 It was actually zooming in to some trees. Oh yeah, I saw that the moment you first posted it. Thought everybody did so didnt bother to blurt it out. TREES???? how much lsd would it take to make a tree look like that? Whatever happened to just taking a picture?

06-09-2009, 06:08 PM	#11
Arpe Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,452	Originally posted by jct us101 It was actually zooming in to some trees. With blinking lights on it?

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