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Birch Trees

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Posted by Philip Schwarz on January 3, 2009 at 9:32 AM
Birch Trees
Several weeks ago on a cold and dreary day I decided to try something different. I put an 8x ND filter on my Tamron 28-300mm lens and went out into the woods looking for shots. This one was achieved by extending the lens then backing it off and pausing several times using a 3 second exposure.

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Posted by Paul DeCesare on January 3, 2009 at 1:24 PM
Wild shot Phil!! A+!
Posted by Tim Mulholland on January 3, 2009 at 5:14 PM
WOW! That was my first reaction, which is a very positive sign! Good work,

Tim!
Posted by wally emmert on January 3, 2009 at 5:26 PM
Nice work,,, that really is an interesting shot
Posted by Kendall Hetrick on January 3, 2009 at 6:40 PM
Phill, great shot. I have done this with 35mm and night shots but never even thought about it with digital.
Posted by Toni Lankerd on January 3, 2009 at 8:51 PM
Wild is right! Good work, Phil!
Posted by Joel Truckenbrod on January 4, 2009 at 7:57 PM
Certainly effective. I like it as an image. I do feel that motion blur techniques are becoming very heavily used for this type of scene - but you've made it work well here. Strong photograph Phil.
Posted by Kerry Leibowitz on January 5, 2009 at 9:13 AM
Creative shot, Phil. The repeating birch tree trunks and the resulting strong contrast with the dark background makes this work very well.
Posted by Chuck Beatty on January 7, 2009 at 8:43 AM
Very cool, Phil. The strong contrast makes this work very well. Way to beat the doldrums!