swinger
by ursula

Comment:

Originally posted by Bosborne: Hi Ursula, I love this shot, but tell me, where YOU on a swing next to her? I am trying to figure out how else you would have gotten the ''motion'' background.

Oh, no. I was standing at the side of the swing set. The motion blur in the background is essentiallly the background moving whereas the subject is fixed.

Imagine it like this: you have a ping-pong ball in front of polka-dot paper. Move the ping-pong ball back and forth in a swinging fashion, keep your focus on the ball, what happens to the background? The dots become stripes, the stripes are the same direction/shape as the movement of the ball.

That's the way you do these. Use the camera in Shutter-priority, set to a slow shutter speed (something anywhere from 1/15 sec to 1/60 sec, it's worth experimenting). Focus on a moving subject that's in front of a not so plain background (but not too busy either). Start moving the camera with the subject, and match the subject's speed/movement. Then, just keep moving the camera with the subject and press the shutter. You'll get a lot of failures, but you also get some beauties. The more you do it, the easier it becomes, and the more successes you get.

If this doesn't explain it, let me know, and I'll try explaining it some other way.

Dalmotion
by scalvert

Comment:
I love this one!

cobwebs
by roz

Comment:
Wow, this image has a very interesting feel to it, sort of like being in prison, and yet it looks so beautiful.

a Saucepan .. wld u believe!
by roz

Comment:
Cool shot! A saucepan in what looks like an office? I really like how clear the reflection is, yet the background is nicely out of focus (you can notice it especially at the bottom left). Beautiful.

Regen
by Ubersteiny

Comment:
Wow, this is a beautiful closeup! I love the red eye on all that gold/brown/yellow. The DOF is fantastic, spot on, difficult to do at 1/60 with that lens.

I think Regen means "rain" in German. Is that intentional?

Conceptual art
by LevT

Comment:
Hmmmm. Looks like an inukshuk. But with graffitti.

Greek priest
by LevT

Comment:
Love this one.

sweeping in the rain
by ursula

Comment:

Originally posted by hopper: 1 more ribbon ties you with Heida for "top dpc female" :)

Thank you! Only because Heida quit entering challenges, otherwise I wouldn't have a chance :)

Charm School
by scalvert

Comment:
She's beautiful. Love that smile.

Two Cents
by jmsetzler

Comment:
John, congratulations! This is beautiful.