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David Price











 
Carole Kropscot
Jenny Gu
David Price
Ruth Rittichier
Walter Ross
Barbara Kuebler
Joann Greene
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July Title - "Rush Hour"

How I did it -

This was created totally in the camera. (Nikon D700 - 1000 ISO - no flash) Standing in the middle of times square and when the lights changed and the cars passed on 7th Ave I panned and zoomed to create this effect! Took about 50 images to get one good one. Only slight bit of curves in Photoshop, otherwise no alteration. I know there are filters that give you the zoom effect but it's much more fun trying to achieve it with the camera. Taken about midnight in Times Square when it is probably brighter than midday!

 


COMMENTS:
 
Carole Kropscot That's interesting that your "night" shot looks so bright and light! What great technique to have gotten the front of the car in sharp focus! It's good the street looks realistic despite your panning. Aren't you glad we now have digital cameras and therefore unlimited shots. This 1 in 50 is what it took!
Jenny Gu This photo is well presented the feeling of “Rush Hour” especially from the moving effect created.  The lines on the ground guide my eyes to look at the brand marker of the car.  Brand marker is very sharp and clearly.  It is very nice photo.  However, it might be better to reduce the brightness from the top, so that my eyes can be focused on the car.
Ruth Rittichier You should be commended for this one. In-camera blur looks so much better than the Photoshopped kind. It has everything going for it - light and dark, dull and brights, sharp and streaky, saturated and
unsaturated - all variations that make an image have impact and pop. The car looks like it has eyes, and a determined expression. ;-)
Walter Ross
When I was driving in times square I wasn't able to drive this fast.  This is a great image showing the car and all of the lights.  You did a great job in panning the car.
Barbara Kuebler I like the fact that the moving car fills a large part of the frame.  The blur of colored lights in the background helps create a feel of movement.   Great job!
Joann Greene This looks like it could be an ad for the car itself. It looks like it is going so fast in this picture. I like that you can see the car on the right side of the picture as it is going past the Mercedes.


Member Bio
David Price - Biography

I was a television producer/director for 40 years mainly in Australia and Britain. My Partner and I owned a production company that produced many top rating television shows here. All my early images therefore were shot on movie film which at least gave me a good grounding in manually operating a camera from a light meter. My first 35 mm camera was an 'Exacta' followed by a Bronica 120 and since then all Nikons through to today's digital.

I'm a member of two local photography clubs, one of which I'm the competition director. I'm also a member of APS (Australian Photographic Society) and of course PSA in which I'm the director of region 32 which is Australia and New Zealand.

My wife and I have visited the USA on countless occasions, initially work related but more recently to ski in Colorado, it's our favorite home away from home.


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