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Gapton
12th of May 2009 (Tue), 12:00
I took this a little more than a week back, shutter speed was 30 seconds.

Do you like it? C&C please :D

http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/4323/img0198hkb.jpg
joedlh
12th of May 2009 (Tue), 14:28
Yep, looks like a night shot. Good composition on the diagonal, but overall, the subject is not very interesting. I am curious, however, about what caused that curiously textured amber streak. Perhaps a rotating light?
Gapton
12th of May 2009 (Tue), 15:27
Yep, looks like a night shot. Good composition on the diagonal, but overall, the subject is not very interesting. I am curious, however, about what caused that curiously textured amber streak. Perhaps a rotating light?
I had a hard time figuring it out when I first looked at it on the monitor hahahaha.

It was caused by the bus, a double-deck bus, the yellow streak is its number, and what is interesting is that it was a new bus, with the new "LED style" display screen fitted at front. My guess is that it was probably flickering at a constant frequency, instead of being like the traditional "constant on" light bulb, which created the pattern.
tonydee
12th of May 2009 (Tue), 15:38
One of the best such shots I've seen recently. I'd crop the top... more interesting to put the lower of the two bright-blue lines disappearing into the corner. Cheers, Tony
ADAPTE
12th of May 2009 (Tue), 16:34
Very good shot... I agree with tony about the crop... maybe take a little from the rigth side too.
Gapton
13th of May 2009 (Wed), 08:07
bump, any more C&C? :D:D:D:D
Gibbo
13th of May 2009 (Wed), 08:23
I like it..England??

I think it would have been more effective if you had caught the bus going round the corner, instead of the lights stopping during the exposure.

Awesome shot though.. I need to do more of these :)
joedlh
13th of May 2009 (Wed), 09:39
It was caused by the bus, a double-deck bus, the yellow streak is its number, and what is interesting is that it was a new bus, with the new "LED style" display screen fitted at front. My guess is that it was probably flickering at a constant frequency, instead of being like the traditional "constant on" light bulb, which created the pattern.

Ah, and a new photographic genre is born. Mark the date. Painting with LEDs. I've noticed a stroboscopic effect with the new LED-based tail lights in cars.
jenabean4
13th of May 2009 (Wed), 14:12
I like this shot, can I ask if you used a tripod?