(c) On the Move

Gallery: WildlifePosted December 3, 200990 views8 comments

I'm sure this is not everyone's cup o' tea but we had a rainy day in spain so I decided to make the most of the low light to try some movement blurs. The elephant was walking from one part of the enclosure (probably the biggest enclosure I've ever seen, it truly dwarfs the elephants, which is a good thing for such large animals) to the other at quite a slow speed, so i had several attempts at his. Curious to see what others think about it!

Thank you for looking!

Tech: Sony a700, 300mm with 2.0 teleconverter (=900mm) @ f14, iso 200 and 1/4th.

note that (c) means this is a captive animal

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on December 3, 2009 at 2:45 PM

Very interesting photo, conveys the feeling of movement and avoids any zoo items in the photo including staff.

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on December 3, 2009 at 8:19 PM

If the face and eye were crisp I would call this a success. As it is, I would call it an almost. The sense of motion is certainly there and the comp and exposure look fine.

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Comment posted by Brad Hill on December 4, 2009 at 9:33 AM

Hi Jorne,

Good idea here, but I'm thinking my eye needs something here to grab onto - such as a sharp face and eye as Lon suggested. Positioning of the elephant in the frame and the simplicity of the image both work for me...

Cheers...thanks for sharing this...

Brad

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Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on December 5, 2009 at 4:35 AM

The picture seem to be flowing in the frame, nice experiment !
Jagdeep Rajput

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Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on December 5, 2009 at 12:35 PM

Hi Jorne, I am not used to seeing an elephant posted by you so looking at the thumnail I figured this must be some disfigured bear!

Good experiment. The way you have captured the motion blur, with the head sharp and the legs and trunk clearly blurred and indicating she is on the move is IMOgenerally the most pleasing (and difficult) way to make these kind of images. However, looking at the image as a whole I feel it does not hold my attention for long as if another interesting element is needed to make this really work.

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on December 6, 2009 at 1:21 AM

I like the implied action Jorne, very well done!

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Comment posted by Nilanjan Das on December 6, 2009 at 7:49 AM

Love the panning and motion blur . I only wish this was at eye level :)

Registered on June 5, 2008, 94 Posts, 383 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Walters on December 6, 2009 at 3:25 PM

Really like the sense of motion. Nice colors and details in the elephant. Really looks he is just moving along!

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