A study on speed

Hey there,

recently while is was riding the train (I did that a lot over the past month) I experimented with long exposure times.

All photographs have been exposed at least 30 seconds, some up to 283 seconds.

Furthermore I set the aperture to the smallest possible stop, f16 at the zuiko lens and f22 at the nikkor and sometimes rotated the camera at some 45° once, or twice.

In my opinion the results are quite interesting, just tell me your position on the shots.

I’d be glad if you give me some feedback on this.

Enjoy & take care

Jimi

The Zuiko shots:

: Olympus OM-2n, Zuiko 50mm 1.8, Kodak ED-3 (expired)

: Olympus OM-2n, Zuiko 50mm 1.8, Kodak ED-3 (expired)

: Olympus OM-2n, Zuiko 50mm 1.8, Kodak ED-3 (expired)

The Nikkor shots:

: Nikon D90, Nikkor AF 50 1.8D, RAW, Lightroom

: Nikon D90, Nikkor AF 50 1.8D, RAW, Lightroom

: Nikon D90, Nikkor AF 50 1.8D, RAW, Lightroom

: Nikon D90, Nikkor AF 50 1.8D, RAW, Lightroom

: Nikon D90, Nikkor AF 50 1.8D, RAW, Lightroom

: Nikon D90, Nikkor AF 50 1.8D, RAW, Lightroom

: Nikon D90, Nikkor AF 50 1.8D, RAW, Lightroom

: Nikon D90, Nikkor AF 50 1.8D, RAW, Lightroom

Tags: analog, ED-3, Elitechrome, film, kodak, Kodak Elitechrome 200, Lightroom, long exposure, night, Nikkor Af 50 1.8D, Nikon D90, Olympus, Olympus OM-2n, Photograpy, photos, RAW, train, train ride, zuiko 50mm f=1/1.8

31 thoughts on “A study on speed”

Little bits of Sheffield on 20/01/2012 at 14:04 said:

Great shots. Inspiring stuff. Thanks for sharing the settings. Cheers.

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- Jimi on 01/02/2012 at 14:26 said:
  
  Thank you. =)
  
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Kristina on 20/01/2012 at 15:49 said:

I have no idea about all this technical stuff 🙂

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- Jimi on 01/02/2012 at 14:26 said:
  
  Never mind, just enjoy. 😉
  
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Pixie Gaby on 20/01/2012 at 17:38 said:

Great pics!! I love the light effects! Well done!

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- Jimi on 01/02/2012 at 14:27 said:
  
  Thank you, so much. Which one do you like best?
  
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Peter Hildebrand on 20/01/2012 at 19:44 said:

Great shots. Especially the light effects are great.

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- Jimi on 01/02/2012 at 14:28 said:
  
  Thank you, I’m glad you like these. =)
  
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sanetes on 21/01/2012 at 14:14 said:

I like picture 1 and 3, because they are colourful and have a train ride feel. 4 and 5 are pretty patterns, but they don’t reveal context, unless you look very closely at picture 4 and discover the wagon.

I don’t like the very dark, very abstract photos too much. I bet it was fun taking them though.

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- Jimi on 01/02/2012 at 14:32 said:
  
  Thank you for your hones opinion. It was lots of fun taking these shots. Considering the dark ones, it was a pitch black outside, so there were only very few lights. 😉
  
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rondje on 21/01/2012 at 17:27 said:

Great experiment! I particalarly do like the abstract shots; for me the first the 1st, 3d and 7th stand out! Would make great album covers for some minimal techno or ambient artists 🙂
Thanks for sharing!

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- Jimi on 01/02/2012 at 14:35 said:
  
  Thank you. Do you know any minimal-djs? 😉 I didn’t think about these as album covers yet, but it’s a great idea.
  
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sammyk on 22/01/2012 at 01:24 said:

Lovely and abstract 🙂

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- Jimi on 01/02/2012 at 14:36 said:
  
  Thank you.
  
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Robert Burcul on 23/01/2012 at 14:56 said:

Practising to use the camera as a tool without to much focus on the technical aspects can produce some exciting results. Keep exploring it further and try using the new ways you havent tried as yet to capture the play of light ,color and movement …

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- Jimi on 01/02/2012 at 14:37 said:
  
  Thank you for your encouraging words. =)
  
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Adrian Lewis on 23/01/2012 at 21:04 said:

Excellent, Jimi, very beautiful set of shots – especially the second one from the bottom! Adrian

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- Jimi on 01/02/2012 at 14:38 said:
  
  Thanks Adrian, to be honest this is my favourite as well. =)
  
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artgeeky on 25/01/2012 at 23:20 said:

Love love love.

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- Jimi on 01/02/2012 at 14:38 said:
  
  Thanks, thanks, thanks. 😉
  
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zorgor on 27/01/2012 at 20:37 said:

WOW! Those are awesome! What a great idea! I think I like #9 the most for that one wiggly line with all the other gently waving to straight lines. I like #5 for the colors. Again, great idea for some really good abstract photos!

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- Jimi on 01/02/2012 at 14:40 said:
  
  Thank you so much.
  
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Lil'Sis on 30/01/2012 at 22:42 said:

i am in love with #4 and #5. such great colors!

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- Jimi on 01/02/2012 at 14:41 said:
  
  =) thank you. do you want some prints for your flat?
  
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oneowner on 31/01/2012 at 22:28 said:

Great set of shots and very original. well done!!!

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- Jimi on 01/02/2012 at 14:42 said:
  
  Thank you a lot.
  
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UnleashCreativity on 01/02/2012 at 20:47 said:

Great series. Would like to write a post about this project. Simple, but really strong and colourful lines. Well done!

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- Jimi on 01/02/2012 at 21:35 said:
  
  Well if you want to write an post about this you can use these images, as long as you link them to my blog & mention me as the photographer. 😉 If you want I can send you an email with the pictures. Thank you a lot.
  
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astrawally on 03/02/2012 at 18:42 said:

These are fantastic images. Really intriguing work.

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- Jimi on 05/03/2012 at 14:40 said:
  
  Thanks. =)
  
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