February 2015 Photo Competition - Light Trails

February 2015 Photo Competition - Light Trails

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Gilhooligan

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2,211 posts

143 months

Monday 2nd February 2015
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February 2015 Photo Competition

The topic for this month is:

Light Trails

My favourite 'thing' to photograph. Should be easy enough with these long wintry nights. Get your tripods oot!

This thread is for entries AND discussion

Good Luck!

Cheers, Ryan.



Rules:

The photos taken must be your own work
The competition will run from the first to the last day of the month.
The winner from the previous month decides on the topic for following month and judges it at the end of the month

All entrants acknowledge that they may indeed win and that their adherence to convention ensures everyone else's continued fun.
Photos entered should be no bigger than 750 pixels wide for a landscape photo and 600 pixels high for a portrait photo due to the PH squash factor. Links to larger versions are permissible.

markmullen

15,877 posts

233 months

Monday 2nd February 2015
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Highland Rush Hour by mark_mullen, on Flickr

4 minutes 16 halfway up a mountain in Glen Coe in sub zero temperatures and gale force wind. The last of 10 frames, the previous 9 spoilt by snow blowing onto the lens during the exposure.

baz7175

3,551 posts

210 months

Gilhooligan

Original Poster:

2,211 posts

143 months

Monday 2nd February 2015
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I think I've stopped in that same layby! Liking the last remaining blue light in the sky.

Dan_1981

17,351 posts

198 months

Monday 2nd February 2015
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DSC_0613 by Dan_1981, on Flickr


DibblyDobbler

11,256 posts

196 months

Monday 2nd February 2015
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Good choice Ryan - I'm in thumbup

Princes Street, Edinburgh by Dibbly Dobbler, on Flickr

RobbieKB

7,715 posts

182 months

Wednesday 4th February 2015
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I'll go a bit of a different direction with this theme.


pidsy

7,958 posts

156 months

Wednesday 4th February 2015
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BAZ - is that a pixelstick?

Gilhooligan

Original Poster:

2,211 posts

143 months

Wednesday 4th February 2015
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RobbieKB said:
I'll go a bit of a different direction with this theme.

Nice. Steel wool spinning is the next thing I need to try. I've already bought all the necessary stuff. Just need to get out there and have a go.

Willy Nilly

12,511 posts

166 months

Thursday 5th February 2015
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Can you give me some clue how to set my RX100 up to do this? Thanks.

DibblyDobbler

11,256 posts

196 months

Thursday 5th February 2015
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Willy Nilly said:
Can you give me some clue how to set my RX100 up to do this? Thanks.
Main thing you need is a 'slow' shutter - ie the shutter is open for a few seconds or more. You could probably get this on Aperture mode (ie 'A' on the dial' with f16ish or go full manual ('M') and tell it x seconds + f16 or whatever. You'll need a bit of experimentation to get it right. Oh and a tripod or somewhere to rest where it can be completely still while the shutter is open (bit tricky to do this hand held!). Traffic trails are a nice easy one to try - ie find a road with cars etc passing and shoot at night.

Good luck smile

ChrisM399

9 posts

111 months

Thursday 5th February 2015
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A couple taken in my old Alfa 156

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baz7175

3,551 posts

210 months

Saturday 7th February 2015
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pidsy said:
BAZ - is that a pixelstick?
No, it started life as an LEDlenser garden light, which I realised after buying it for the garden was great for long exposure fun...they really caught on with quite a few people after I had my initial play with it (Andwhynot I recall acquired at least 1 if not more for some fun of his own).

gforceg

3,524 posts

178 months

Sunday 8th February 2015
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This was sent to me through that medium of mediocrity that is Facebook. However, I think this link is worth a squint.

I'm hoping to come back with my own light trail shot to bring the tone down but this'll do for now.

http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/365-ph...

gary71

1,963 posts

178 months

Sunday 8th February 2015
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Stars trails and car light trails all in one smile

Stars over Loch Tay by Suggs, on Flickr


Danny3320

391 posts

131 months

Monday 9th February 2015
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Shaoxter

4,048 posts

123 months

Monday 9th February 2015
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I don't remember what my friend was actually trying to spell...


dobby84

18 posts

171 months

Wednesday 11th February 2015
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moribund

4,030 posts

213 months

Wednesday 11th February 2015
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V8Wagon

1,707 posts

159 months

Wednesday 11th February 2015
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