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03/26/2004 07:36:04 AM · #1 |
| Would photos of lightning as a result of long exposures qualify under these rules? |
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03/26/2004 09:40:44 AM · #2 |
IMO it might be quite a stretch. There is typically little or no blur in lightning photos, and the point of the challenge is to convey motion through a motion-blurred portion of the subject and/or background relative to the subject (i.e panning).
If, on the other hand, you have a daytime lightning photo that shows significant movement as well as the lightning, then, yes, it could fit.
Remember that the voters decide for themseles whether it fits. Photos which are shoehorned in: "see, that tree in the background is blurred from the wind!" will often score lower than their photographic merit indicates.
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03/26/2004 11:39:13 AM · #3 |
Then again, what to the untrained eye may appear like a nice crisp line of light through the sky is actually billions (and that's a HUGE understatement) of blurred electrons zipping accross the sky.
(Good luck selling that thought)
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03/26/2004 11:58:15 AM · #4 |
It can be done. Hand hold your camera at less than 30 sec., try to anticipate bolt or just keep shooting and may be a bolt will strike. The bolt will act as a strobe and should be sharp, where back ground will move. see photo I took out motel room, at 1/4 sec. hand held, after ten tries or more. Van
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