Capturing movement

[Birdy]

Over the last few months I have noticed a trend amongst some professional photographers to publish images I would have initially consigned to the 'Trash Can'. However on closer inspection they are depicting movement through the mood of the shot rather than attempting to show detail in the subject, so I guess are worthy images. That got me to thinking if I was able to reproduce something similar with my limited skills! So I attempted to capture the speed at which Benji charges around the woods rather than a detailed shot of a Spaniel leaping about with ears flying. This is helped by limited light in the woods anyway this time of year so 'blurred' photos are my norm! Thought I would share this to gauge others reaction, is it an image with some merit or should it go in the bin!!

The Zoomies by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/64455200@N07/]

Guess if you are making a living from photography you need to find a new angle because the standard of competition, as seen on the Forum, is so strong. Anyway felt it was a worthy pub discussion...

[digiman]

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Personally, not my thing. I like well panned shots, I just don't get "art!" On the other hand, if it works for you, and tells the story you envisioned, well done! You've got to keep pushing boundaries and comfort zones or life would get very boring!

[ColytonJohn]

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In the manner that an art lover is supposed to contemplate a painting I spent a couple of minutes contemplating this one and concluded that I like it a lot and can even see it hanging on a wall. Yes, very, very good indeed (but I suspect few will agree with me )

Cheers,
John

[Birdy]

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Personally, not my thing. I like well panned shots, I just don't get "art!" On the other hand, if it works for you, and tells the story you envisioned, well done! You've got to keep pushing boundaries and comfort zones or life would get very boring!

Thanks for your comments Garry. I certainly agree about trying something new, luckily we can all now afford to experiment.

[Nathaniel]

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Doesn't appeal to me.

[Birdy]

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Yes, very, very good indeed (but I suspect few will agree with me )

Thanks for taking time to look John, I wasn't expecting that reaction. I think its going to be a 'Marmite' topic!

[Birdy]

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Thanks for taking time to comment Nathaniel, I am expecting you will be in the majority!

[Enigma]

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I think you have achieved your objective Andrew and it should not be put in the trash. Appreciation of this type of image is extremely subjective of course - as can be seen from Garry and John's replies. I'm probably somewhere between the two of them but my opinion is purely that and nothing more. I think I might prefer the inverse of Garry's well-panned with perhaps a more static background combined with movement in the subject instead. However, it's an art area and thus all results are valid ... it's a keeper.

[rcarca]

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So I was going to say you need something in there that is sharp, and I was going to show mine from some years ago:

Just dashing... by Richard Anderson, on Flickr

When i realised that nothing was sharp at all! Personally I think it is great to experiment with "art" shots (as you may have guessed from a couple of my more recent posts!). I think you could push this in photoshop (which I didn't with my duck - because I really didn't know how at the time), but some playing with curves could really make it pop... Worth a play I suggest. Also a duplicate of the bottom layer and playing with blending modes is worth a go...

In fact, I might have another go at this one!

Push the boundaries!!!

Richard

[Birdy]

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Thanks Richard, will have to see what I can do. I like the smile on the duck

[Birdy]

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However, it's an art area and thus all results are valid ... it's a keeper.

Thanks for your views.

[Richard W]

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Normally I wouldn't like this type of thing much, but this has some appeal, my interpretation is that here is a spaniel with (as usual) his nose to the ground following scent trails. The movement lines remind me of some sort of visible scent trails ..................... well, it's all in the mind I guess.

[ctrollen]

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I really like both the spaniel and the duck shots and I'm not normally an "arty shot" kind of person. I think it injects a bit of fun into the shots.

[ColytonJohn]

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Loving the duck too and I especially like the 'cartoon' grin on it's face

Cheers,
John

[Stan]

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There is a bit of a trend in competitions at the moment towards these sorts of shot and in a recent comp at camera club, the judge gave a ten...I thought it was rubbish . Where these work for me is more on a landscape image where the blur comes from moving the camera either vertical or horizontal during the exposure..now they are "artistic"