This week I fully intended to get out and about and take some pictures for this week’s Photo Friday challenge – Motion. But our two youngest have been ill, and it’s work tomorrow, so I suspect that I wont have the opportunity to take much of anything in time to submit it.
So, I decided to do some work on this image instead, mainly because I really didn’t have anything more suitable to use. Oddly, out of several thousand photographs I’ve taken in recent years, not one of them has much to do with motion. I suspect this says something about how I see my photography, but I haven’t had the time to think it through, so I wont speculate – I will think about it though.
But back to this image: it’s a series of overlapping segments that are increasingly blurred the further you move away from the center of the Ferris Wheel. The blurring was achieved in two steps: first, I used Photoshop’s radial blur (set to zoom), then added a (Gaussian) blurred version of that layer set to Overlay blending mode. My hope, in the absence of a ‘real’ image of something that conveys motion, is that this image goes some way towards capturing this theme.
comment byRasmus at 10:47 PM (GMT) on 18 January, 2004
Excellent shot! (or shots!) ... you can count on my vote for a notable image.
comment by djn1 at 07:45 PM (GMT) on 19 January, 2004
Rasmus: thanks, I'm glad you liked it.
comment bysquishybear at 07:53 PM (GMT) on 19 January, 2004
WOW! That series is just stunning!
comment by Maxine at 11:31 PM (GMT) on 19 January, 2004
Love it! Well done! Thanks for that!
:)
comment byGregor at 08:13 AM (GMT) on 20 January, 2004
Hello!
Your photography is amazing, I admire it! I wanted to let you know about a new web photo project - pixos.net - that I recently started, which I thought you may be very interested in!
Every week, pixos.net calls on photo enthusiasts around the world to take pictures of a common subject, situation, or theme - with the emphasis on each photographer's location...
But pictures will tell you so much more... so please come and take a look at www.pixos.net!
The current theme is "My Town in Rush" and your participation (this week and later!) in my growing project would mean very much to me! (it's also very easy to submit an entry, and doesn't take any time)
Many greetings from California,
Greg.
www.dotgrex.com
comment by djn1 at 10:53 AM (GMT) on 20 January, 2004
squishybear and Maxine: thanks.
Gregor: I've had a look at your site and it's an interesting project. If I manage to find the time I'll certainly try to contribute something. Thanks for the invite.
comment byhannah at 10:47 AM (GMT) on 22 January, 2004
at first i thought these were a series of shots whilst bungee jumping. but that was just good as they give a flexible interpretation of movement. impressive!
would you try the bungee series? i wouldnt dare!
comment by djn1 at 12:44 PM (GMT) on 22 January, 2004
hannah: I haven't tried bungee jumping, but would probably give it a go - maybe. But I suspect that my chances of taking even half decent photographs while doing so would be rather remote ;-)
comment byTiago at 01:05 AM (GMT) on 23 January, 2004
this came out really really good!
comment by[cha-chang] at 03:35 PM (GMT) on 23 January, 2004
Absolutely fantastic.
comment by djn1 at 06:58 PM (GMT) on 23 January, 2004
Tiago and cha-chang: many thanks.
comment byRick at 03:58 AM (GMT) on 24 January, 2004
Wow! Just spectacular! Makes me look again and again. Noteworthy Image.
comment byDave at 08:10 PM (GMT) on 24 January, 2004
Great perspective. I dig the way it all splays out and blurrs at the top. Good Job.
comment by djn1 at 12:21 PM (GMT) on 25 January, 2004
Rick and Dave: thanks. Actually, when I constructed this image I wasn't sure whether it worked or not. But it's growing on me, and it's been great to receive so many positive comments.
comment bychikuichi at 09:01 AM (GMT) on 28 February, 2004
This week I fully intended to get out and about and take some pictures for this week’s Photo Friday challenge – Motion. But our two youngest have been ill, and it’s work tomorrow, so I suspect that I wont have the opportunity to take much of anything in time to submit it.
So, I decided to do some work on this image instead, mainly because I really didn’t have anything more suitable to use. Oddly, out of several thousand photographs I’ve taken in recent years, not one of them has much to do with motion. I suspect this says something about how I see my photography, but I haven’t had the time to think it through, so I wont speculate – I will think about it though.
But back to this image: it’s a series of overlapping segments that are increasingly blurred the further you move away from the center of the Ferris Wheel. The blurring was achieved in two steps: first, I used Photoshop’s radial blur (set to zoom), then added a (Gaussian) blurred version of that layer set to Overlay blending mode. My hope, in the absence of a ‘real’ image of something that conveys motion, is that this image goes some way towards capturing this theme.
Excellent shot! (or shots!) ... you can count on my vote for a notable image.
Rasmus: thanks, I'm glad you liked it.
WOW! That series is just stunning!
Love it! Well done! Thanks for that!
:)
Hello!
Your photography is amazing, I admire it! I wanted to let you know about a new web photo project - pixos.net - that I recently started, which I thought you may be very interested in!
Every week, pixos.net calls on photo enthusiasts around the world to take pictures of a common subject, situation, or theme - with the emphasis on each photographer's location...
But pictures will tell you so much more... so please come and take a look at www.pixos.net!
The current theme is "My Town in Rush" and your participation (this week and later!) in my growing project would mean very much to me! (it's also very easy to submit an entry, and doesn't take any time)
Many greetings from California,
Greg.
www.dotgrex.com
squishybear and Maxine: thanks.
Gregor: I've had a look at your site and it's an interesting project. If I manage to find the time I'll certainly try to contribute something. Thanks for the invite.
at first i thought these were a series of shots whilst bungee jumping. but that was just good as they give a flexible interpretation of movement. impressive!
would you try the bungee series? i wouldnt dare!
hannah: I haven't tried bungee jumping, but would probably give it a go - maybe. But I suspect that my chances of taking even half decent photographs while doing so would be rather remote ;-)
this came out really really good!
Absolutely fantastic.
Tiago and cha-chang: many thanks.
Wow! Just spectacular! Makes me look again and again. Noteworthy Image.
Great perspective. I dig the way it all splays out and blurrs at the top. Good Job.
Rick and Dave: thanks. Actually, when I constructed this image I wasn't sure whether it worked or not. But it's growing on me, and it's been great to receive so many positive comments.
wow!!!great shot!!!