This weeks photo challenge is Movement, so how do we convey that in a 2 dimensional medium where everything is static. As Dorothea Lange said;
“Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still”.
As photographers we have to take that instant in time that our camera catches and somehow convey movement. One possible way is to create some form of movement blur in the image by creative use of your camera. Or, you can simulate movement by creating it in the Digital Darkroom like the one I created about two weeks ago https://mikehardisty.wordpress.com/2012/06/28/springburn-express/. But it’s not real. I simulated the movement using Photoshop.
So that brings me back to creative use of my camera. The shutter speed in the image above is fast enough to freeze the sand being thrown up by the buggy doing a sharp turn in the sand as it races in a Sandocross event. To me it looks dramatic but also serves to show that the vehicle is moving.
So what exactly is Sandocross? It’s a variation of Autocross and gives competitors the chance of experiencing speed, but it does require a slightly different approach when driving on wet sand which can be quite unforgiving.
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Great shot. Certainly have captured movement.
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Wonderful shot!!! I love it!
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Excellent photo.
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LOVE all that flying mud!
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“Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still”. You have still given it a great sense of movement Mike. Great “action” shot.
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It’s moving at a pretty good clip. I think my point and shoot camera would’ve caught…a blur of movement. You’re definitely the pro. 🙂
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Great shot and it moves quite well. 😉
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Great shot 🙂
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Wow! Look at that dirt fly – great capture!
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This is so awesome! I LOVE this! 😀
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Love the way you captured the dirt flying right behind.
Nice shot ….
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Great shot of movement… 🙂
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A real action picture. Great!
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great photo full of story
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Reblogged this on Rebecca Mitchell Posts.
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