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Tag: “motion blur”

Autumn Blur

NJ Turnpike
Posted on November 23, 2020November 22, 2020Categories Landscape, PhotoTags "motion blur", Autumn, landscape, leaf, NJ Turnpike2 Comments on Autumn Blur

Big Sky

Garden State Parkway

New Jersey

Posted on September 17, 2020September 9, 2020Categories Landscape, PhotoTags "motion blur", "New Jersey", Garden State Parkway, landscape, sky, streetLeave a comment on Big Sky

Welcome Back to NY

Grand Central Parkway, Queens, New York

We returned to NY about 2 weeks ago, in the midst of the Covid-19 crisis. There were 13 people on our flight and the airports at both ends were empty and destitute.

Posted on April 11, 2020April 4, 2020Categories documentary, Landscape, Photo, StreetTags "motion blur", cemetery, fence, fog, New York, Queens, sky, street, trees2 Comments on Welcome Back to NY

Woman Illuminated by Smartphone

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Posted on July 12, 2019July 7, 2019Categories Candid, Interior, Photo, PortraitTags "motion blur", candid, Manhattan, Metropolitan Museum, New York, passerby2 Comments on Woman Illuminated by Smartphone

New York Fog

Van Wyck Expressway, New York

Posted on January 25, 2018January 14, 2018Categories Landscape, PhotoTags "motion blur", fog, New York, Queens, trees, winterLeave a comment on New York Fog

Night Light

Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center, Lincoln Center, New York

Posted on July 22, 2017July 9, 2017Categories Abstract, Photo, StreetTags "motion blur", Lincoln Center, Manhattan, New York, night, reflection, street, windowLeave a comment on Night Light

Colorado Roadside

Colorado
Colorado

Another motion-blurred photo, snapped out the window of a fast-moving bus. Here I added some special effects just for fun: played with the colors and the lighting, overlaid some texture and brushed out the border.

Posted on February 11, 2017February 4, 2017Categories Landscape, PhotoTags "motion blur", Colorado, landscape, treesLeave a comment on Colorado Roadside

Leaving Colorado

before dawn
before dawn
hurtling down the highway in a bus
hurtling down the highway in a bus
somewhere in Colorado
somewhere in Colorado

click on any image to see them all full-sized.

Some more experiments with low shutter speed, high velocity, motion-blurred landscapes.

Posted on February 11, 2017February 4, 2017Categories Abstract, Landscape, PhotoTags "motion blur", Colorado, landscape2 Comments on Leaving Colorado

Night Moves

Whitney Museum, New York
Whitney Museum, New York

2 second exposure with the camera resting on a banister.

Posted on September 30, 2016September 27, 2016Categories Abstract, Photo, StreetTags "motion blur", candid, Manhattan, New York, night, passerby, street, Whitney Museum2 Comments on Night Moves

Night Moves

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60th St and Central Park West, New York
60th St and Central Park West, New York

Posted on July 20, 2016July 18, 2016Categories Candid, Photo, StreetTags "motion blur", candid, Central Park West, Manhattan, New York, night, orange, passerby, street, urbanLeave a comment on Night Moves

Greenwich Village, Summer Night

Sixth Avenue, Greenwich Village, New York
Sixth Avenue, New York

Posted on July 14, 2016July 10, 2016Categories Candid, Photo, StreetTags "motion blur", candid, evening, Manhattan, New York, orange, passerby, street, \1 Comment on Greenwich Village, Summer Night

P is for Plaza

Grand Army Plaza, New York
Grand Army Plaza, New York

Posted on February 19, 2016February 18, 2016Categories Candid, Photo, StreetTags "motion blur", candid, Central Park South, Manhattan, New York, night, passerby, street, urbanLeave a comment on P is for Plaza

Night in New York

90th St and Central Park West, New York
90th St and Central Park West, New York

Posted on July 14, 2015July 11, 2015Categories Candid, Photo, StreetTags "motion blur", candid, Central Park West, Manhattan, New York, night, passerby, street, urban2 Comments on Night in New York

The Night Party

Central Park West, New York
Central Park West, New York

Interesting, ethereal, painterly quality arising from the particulars of this hand-held long (1/8 sec) exposure.

Posted on November 15, 2014November 14, 2014Categories Candid, Photo, StreetTags "motion blur", candid, Central Park West, Manhattan, New York, night, passerby, street2 Comments on The Night Party

Night Embrace

W 93rd Street, New York
W 93rd Street, New York

Posted on October 11, 2014October 4, 2014Categories Abstract, Candid, Photo, StreetTags "motion blur", candid, hug, Manhattan, New York, night, passerby, street, urban3 Comments on Night Embrace

Variable Motion Blur

B train, New York
B train, New York

Posted on January 19, 2014January 19, 2014Categories Candid, Photo, Street, subwayTags "motion blur", candid, Central Park West, commuter, Manhattan, New York, orange, street, subway, urban4 Comments on Variable Motion Blur

Rainy Roadscape

New Jersey Turnpike
New Jersey Turnpike

Posted on December 26, 2013December 24, 2013Categories Photo, StreetTags "motion blur", "New Jersey", commuter, landscape, NJ Turnpike, rain, road, street2 Comments on Rainy Roadscape

Still Points in the Turning World

New Jersey Turnpike
New Jersey Turnpike

What trees look like on a gloomy December day when passed at 60 miles per hour at a shutter speed of 1/250.

Posted on December 25, 2013December 24, 2013Categories Landscape, PhotoTags "motion blur", "New Jersey", branch, landscape, leaf, trees1 Comment on Still Points in the Turning World

Amazing Brows Play It

23rd St and Seventh Ave, New York
23rd St and Seventh Ave, New York

Posted on December 6, 2013December 5, 2013Categories Candid, Photo, StreetTags "motion blur", candid, Manhattan, New York, night, passerby, Sign, storefront, street, urban2 Comments on Amazing Brows Play It

Night on Atlantic Avenue

Dean St and Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn, New York
Dean St and Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn, New York

Posted on October 9, 2013October 6, 2013Categories Candid, Photo, StreetTags "motion blur", Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn, candid, New York, night, nightlife, passerby, street, urbanLeave a comment on Night on Atlantic Avenue

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