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khmelins (960) 2005-04-13 3:13

I've been trying that myself, with bikes :) I as far as I can tell your shutter speed is veery slow, tough to do it handheld. In my tries, something between 1/20 and 1/30s already gives great feeling of movement.
The problem here is that when a person runs it also moves a bit vertically so quite tought to get is sharp with the slow speed but I see your point here and it would work great to have the sharp bodies and blured hands and legs :)
Anyway I like the whole idea and the contrast here.
anton

Saar (571) 2005-04-13 3:24

Without even looking at your note, I already thought this must have been taken in Rotterdam! And yes it was.

I like it, I like the motion and the disformation of the feet - while their faces are pretty sharp. Those feet are almost like crooked skis by the way. :)

Background is nice too, with the all familiar big-city flats.

groet, Sarah

KevRyan (22956) 2005-04-13 3:48

Hi Rinie - I like this too - it is a nice experiment - the guywith the glasses gives the overall picture just about enough of a clear point of focus to make it work - almost like a zoom effect.

Luko (14000) 2005-04-13 6:39

Yep, that's the appropriate way to show people running, your shutter speed is terrific, couldn't be better!

Although there are blown out areas, I think it quite matches the dynamic mood of your image, that's more a good point than a flaw IMO.

Now for the content of the image, it looks like it's a senior race, I suspect the kenyans, ethiopians and other long range runners have already passed a while ago...
Funny how they're equiped too, there's someone with a large vest too, not very efficient for running uunless the wind pushes from behind...
Had you waited half an hour more and perhaps you'd have runners in tuxedos or high heeled boots ;-D....

Rockyboy (20598) 2005-04-13 15:14

It's an artwork this picture, Rinie! I like very much this motion blur with the nearly sharp head of the man with the glasses and the beard. It seems that we are running with them. Very well done!

eleparc (24063) 2005-04-13 16:54

excellent shot Rinie! i love the way you played with the speed to get this blur... were you running too? haha! or did they run faster ?? just back from brussels
Eric

Homerhomer (4080) 2005-04-13 21:30

I love this shot Rinie, effect perhaps isn't 100% intentional but who cares (just edit your note to say that this is exactly what you wanted and I would have believed you ;-).
Great sense of movement, blown highlights don't bother me one bit, BW was a good choice.
I have uploaded a workshop to show even grittier version, don't think it's better but to suggest different option.
Peter

     Porteplume (4036) 2005-04-14 4:14

Bonjour Rinie! comment ça va aujourd'hui? ;o)

Such an attractive image, looks like an experiment that turned very well... You really are good at "steeling" moments out of life, quiet moments like the "Pfffffff shot" or in mouvement like this one. I keep looking, I keep liking it more and more... Just great!

Steft (6109) 2005-04-15 7:41

Hello Rinie,
Very nice photo. The effect you created here is very nice. It is almost like a film. And while I was scrolling the photo down to read some other comments, the were almost running away from the screen, escpecially the feet group the left were rolling very dynamic.

Just test it, scrol a bit up and down, and you will get dizzy eyes;)

Wonderful photo!

pamastro (7296) 2005-04-16 0:33

This is an interesting result, Rinie. I like the blur as you captured it. There is a sort of exhausted feel from your point of view as if you were also running. Everything around is just a blur and sound is drowned out and all focus is internal rather than external.

You know what it makes me think of is a scene in Sergio Leone's spaghetti western, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, in which "The Ugly" is running around deliriously looking for the grave with the gold and the camera starts to spin to evoke that. Anyway... I really like it for the feel it evokes.

Oh, and one last thing that I find funny is how the last guy was captured. His upper body seems detached from his lower body in a cartoon character sort of way.

I probably wouldn't mind seeing this in color, with all the colors of their shirts blurred. Nicely done, Rinie.

flydragon (0) 2005-04-16 9:33

Hello Rinie ;o)
nice effect
i guess u didnt run
mm just watching other
i like this motion blur
u did good to try
well seen
have a nice weekend ;o)
••runningdragon••

ChrisJ (172378) 2005-04-17 4:24

Hi Rinie

Very effective use of a slow shutter speed to add blur, which accentuates the sense of movement & dynamism. A superb tonal range, & good choice for b&w. Well done!

clodreno (0) 2005-04-18 7:10

a beautiul image Rinie.. Sorry if I missed it.. I love the panning here. How was it in color?.. I would love to see it.
Mays be as a WS?
one time I ran NYc marathon wtih a small Olympus XA,even though the camera was small, it was very tiring to have it always in my hands...

ninix (957) 2005-04-22 17:46

HI Rini,

I just missed your art work.
It is realy art!
A secret: I ran the Rotterdam marathon three times. At 25 it starts feeling haevy and at 30 sometimes uoy hit the wall (of the Kralingse bos). And then at 40 you are nearly there and the last part on the Coolsingel you try to run straigth up.

I got the feeling again. You never walk allone

Thanks,

Hendrik

RandomCameraGuy (3071) 2005-05-03 4:53

I've been meaning to comment on this pic for awhile now Rinie, I think it's very well done. The sense of motion is great on it. I don't understand why you don't think it's very good. Cheers!

af