We like it very much! It looks like a painting.

Very much like a washed pen and ink, with a hint of rag work at the bottom. I like it.

I like this too, but I'm not certain why. I think it's mainly the simplicity of the subject and composition (no complex lines like yesterday!), as well as the water-colouresque appearance. It's strangely relaxing and I think would definitely make a good poster.

I also had the idea of a slow shutter speed for this weeks Speed theme but decided to focus on people walking past to save me having to move! ; )

great!
your best in a while.

Your photoblog is great - the technical information is really helpful too to novices like me. Thanks.

I also like this picture. It has a certain mystique about it. Your "fast moving tree" has actually made the picture more interesting, than it would have been otherwise.

One of your best, though if I saw this picture anywhere else I wouldn't have guessed it was yours. I love it though - I'm more of an artist than a photographer and I agree, it feels like pen and ink. I can see it printed on rough paper. It has a hushed feel.

Its beautiful ... like a work of art ... I love everything about this one :)

Sorry to disagree with you, Dave, but this one's stunning. It's not just the blur, but the narrow color range. Yes, pen and ink. Peter Asquith put it best, above.

Strong shot - gouache on CCD.

I've been checking out your site for a couple weeks - reading of your camera struggles while generally loving the site shots/format/dialog. When I saw this shot my first thought was "the 20D is becoming more comfortable" (I first went to check if you'd slipped back to the g5). Second thought was "I definitely don't feel like I've seen it before - your exploration is working."

Very cool shot.

Also I owe you some thanks - your site's inspired me to get organized and start posting occasionally. I just put up the start of a new project:

(http://www.twodogdesign.com/shotz/dumpsters/)

It's a cool shot and all... visually.. but I'm kind of skeptical about this, with that description and the specs indicated..

Dude, did you just call Dave a liar? *gasp* Take it back!

thanks everyone. I'll write more later (I'm about to leave for work) but in the meanwhile ...

miklos: I've checked the EXIF data (which is correct - I enter it manually so it could have been wrong), and am pretty happy with my description (the original was a stop or two darker than this and, obviously, not a colorised b&w shot), so am a bit unsure about what you're sceptical about?

My only scepticism about the photo is that it was on a British train, and you were going fast enough for the tree to be blurred in 1/8sec. *grin* Now if it were an 8 second exposure, I'd be more credulous! :¬)

Oh, and yes, the photo itself is stunning. Oddly, it's only in the thumbnail at the top of the comments that you really still see the shape of the tree - but that's no bad thing. And the tree provides that "pen and ink" line feel to it.

When I first saw the photo, I thought it must have been through several photoshop filters in order to get the effect - I'm both impressed and jealous as hell that it wasn't.

Definitely a poster for future decoration.

Ooh, crikey - this is a good one! At first I thought it looked like the pylon was about to explode.

Yet another super example as to why you are the top of the list. Congratulations for posting such exciting and innovative work.

i love this shot. the very-blurred tree gives a very original effect.

Its so like a painting. Excelent picture. Congrats.

as a newbie, what is 'pan the shot' and how does one do it?

nice site and photos. kudos.

chuck: panning a shot means moving the camera such that it stays pointed at whatever you're shooting for the whole time the shutter is open. For example, if you look at a typical motor-sport shot you'll notice that the car is in focus but the background is blurred. Had the photographer kept her camera still, rather than moving it in accord with the vehicle, the background would have been sharp but not the car. So, in this instance, I just kept the camera pointing at the pylon as I composed and took the shot.

Wonderful! Chinese electricity! As TropArts above, I appreciate your effort to provide us the technical information. I'd love to see more detailed specs of your Photoshop treatments, but that's perhaps too much to ask...

Driving and photographing eh Mr. John? :-)

this was a straight shot?! damn you're good! this is a beautiful capture in my book -- i too would love to see it printed on linen or rough paper.

Very, very nice! works on many levels for me, but I won't bore you all by getting metaphysical!

Just a quick note for those of you checking back to let you know that I amended the description for this shot.

superb - part of what photography is all about

Thanks everyone. This was one of those shots that I really liked when I first produced it but, after a while, I couldn't decide quite what to make of it, so it's great to get such positive feedback.

whoah! this is amazing stuff. it may not have been done on purpose, but i think the streak of the tree is stunning.

when i first saw it i thought it was taken through a dirty window - which frankly wouldn't be unlikely for a shot from a train in the UK. and i don't know of it's the tinting, but the shot has a kind of magical autumn evening feel to it, which i love.

OH! FUCKING SORTED!

indeed one of the best I've seen in a while :-)
that "pen and ink" you mentioned is exactly what I get from it, lovely
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Amazing photo Dave. Just love when you do painting with your camera. Thanks for the visual pleasure!

you have a talent with the lens. enjoy your log, thanks for sharing