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Challenge: Motion Blur II (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Nikon D70s
Lens: Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6G
Location: Sevenoaks, Kent, UK
Date: Jun 25, 2006
Aperture: F11
ISO: 200
Shutter: 8sec
Galleries: Cityscape, Transportation
Date Uploaded: Jun 25, 2006

The only decent view of moving vehicles I could get from the window of my hotel room...

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Place: 65 out of 177
Avg (all users): 5.5838
Avg (commenters): 6.7143
Avg (participants): 5.3289
Avg (non-participants): 5.7438
Views since voting: 1063
Views during voting: 339
Votes: 197
Comments: 9
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07/20/2006 02:08:31 PM
Very nice shot. The light trails look almost solid. And a good choice to get the road sign in there as a clue to what this is.

I wonder whether it would improve if you eliminated the red trail?
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07/05/2006 11:26:01 AM
Well done to locutus for noticing that the lights in this shot are from oncoming traffic.
My original idea was to capture both lanes of traffic - getting both red and white light trails. I actually spent hours waiting for exactly that situation (it was late - traffic had died down).
But then when I was busy with pp, I liked the crop that only had the white lights - the lines seemed much cleaner and simpler, and the whole "turn left" concept seemed enhanced by it.
Here is what the uncropped original photo looked like:


And I think I agree with the comments about rotating it. I just liked the shape of the light curve so much, that I didn't really concentrate on the angle of the signpost.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/02/2006 07:32:26 PM
Cool abstract! I would like to see this rotated slightly counterclockwise to straighten the sign.
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07/02/2006 12:27:04 AM
A nice juxtaposition of the headlight trails with the "bear left" chevrons.

I think the image could be improved by straightening it, so that the chevrons are properly horizontal. And the exposure of the chevrons is too grainy, and the chevrons themselves too dilapidated, for this to be a really great shot. But take the concept to somewhere where you have some less scruffy roadsigns and a better opportunity to expose the shot well, and you'll have something good.

Finally, I can't help but notice that these look like headlight trails, not tail-light trails. Which of course means that the vehicle would've been turning right! :-)
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06/29/2006 02:49:35 AM
Great image and composition.
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06/28/2006 08:04:00 AM
Nice and tidy colours.
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06/27/2006 03:40:13 PM
Definately works for me in this challenge. A little more light on the environment might have helped.
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06/27/2006 06:19:07 AM
nice idea and well photographed
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06/26/2006 12:28:20 PM
Simple and symbolic but effective. 7.
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