capturing cars at night in slow motion?

[Fatally Yours]

i've seen a few pictures of which the cars are blurred as they move by, leaving a trail of light from the taillights and such, yet still objects come out crisp clean. how are these shots taken?

[blinking8s]

long exposure, basically you hold the shutter open, so things that move (with lights) streak across and things that are still come out..well...still

http://www.blinking8s.com/photos/car_02.jpg

just an example, i dont have any of a street uploaded

[Fatally Yours]

hm, so would adjusting the shutter speed so its slower make it able to take pictures like those?

[blinking8s]

yup...usually a few seconds with the shutter open will do the trick...at least for me it does, i dont really know what I am doing though

[robertwgross]

You might also explore using a moderate shutter speed and a flash set for second-curtain sync (if your camera can do it).

---Bob Gross---

[Andy_T]

Of course, using a tripod is very helpful here.

The shot that blinking8s posted looks like it was shot with a car-mounted camera, as the car is sharp whereas the rest is not.

Best regards,
Andy