rmueller Posted February 27, 2011 Share #1 Â Posted February 27, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hi, Â Wondering if someone here can tell how those traces of light get into the image. This was one of about four images i took from a bridge after dusk. The exposure time is six seconds using f8. The camera is fully functional and only this one shot shows this traces of light. Â What do you think? Last second movement of the camera ? I seriously don't know. Â Chers, Ralf Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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stunsworth Posted February 27, 2011 Share #2 Â Posted February 27, 2011 I'd say movement of the camera - if you look all the trails go downward and to the left. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjh Posted February 27, 2011 Share #3 Â Posted February 27, 2011 Yep, you must have moved the camera, probably shortly before the end of the exposure so only light sources were bright enough to show up as traces. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobey bilek Posted February 27, 2011 Share #4 Â Posted February 27, 2011 Wild guess is you moved the tripod before the last exposure was finished. That or you kicked the tripod or if you were standing on a bridge that vibrated from traffic. Somehow the camera moved. Â There are light lines from light sources. Look at the lines emanating from the red tail lights on the vehicle left border, about centered. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pop Posted February 27, 2011 Share #5 Â Posted February 27, 2011 Last second movement of the camera ? Â That's exactly what it is. You moved the camera (or rather, you tilted it) during roughly one second while the shutter was open. This caused each point of light to trace its path across the image. It's easily seen with the tail lights of the vans on the bottom left hand side. You can even do a rough estimate of the duration of the motion. The dotted light paths are from lights which are operated by AC. Assuming the frequency to be 50 Hz each of the lit fragments of the path corresponds to 1/100 of a second. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmueller Posted February 27, 2011 Author Share #6 Â Posted February 27, 2011 Thanks folks, photography is a never ending area of exploration. Wondering if this could be used in a more controlled way, might start some experiments with this. Â Cheers, Ralf Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted February 27, 2011 Share #7 Â Posted February 27, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) Oh yes- it can be used: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmueller Posted February 27, 2011 Author Share #8 Â Posted February 27, 2011 Oh yes- it can be used: Â Very cool. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiILX1 Posted February 27, 2011 Share #9 Â Posted February 27, 2011 Please see JeTexas's post on "writing with light" using the X1! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
h00ligan Posted February 28, 2011 Share #10 Â Posted February 28, 2011 Clearly the spirits of the dead returning. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hg2303 Posted March 9, 2011 Share #11 Â Posted March 9, 2011 But it makes a nice picture! is this Tokio Roppongi? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmueller Posted March 10, 2011 Author Share #12 Â Posted March 10, 2011 But it makes a nice picture! is this Tokio Roppongi? Â Yes, it is Roppongi and the X1 is a perfect companion for the city. In fact, Japanese folks showed quite some interest in the camera. They asked couple of times what kind of Leica it is. Â Regards, Ralf Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hg2303 Posted March 10, 2011 Share #13 Â Posted March 10, 2011 Nice, I had the same experience. I was there with my X1 and had many questions about it. I talked quite a long time with a Japanese photograper with a Hasselblad about the Leica X1. He wanted to know all about it. Japan is very nice to make photo's. Â Hermen Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photoskeptic Posted March 10, 2011 Share #14 Â Posted March 10, 2011 Frankly, I think it makes an interesting picture. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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