Thursday’s Task

[John Holbrook]

Thursday’s Task: Long exposure (≥ 1 sec) landscapes. My examples below:

My wife and I will be traveling to Iowa to visit her grandchildren, so I will be unable to view/comment on your posts until later in the week. I will post next Thursday’s Task on that date with similar time constraints. I want to thank all the members for participating in Thursday’s Tasks. I enjoy see all the beautiful images created by all the talented FocalWorld members.

Bryce Canyon National Park, UT (1.6 sec)

Middle Prong Little River, Tremont, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, TN 1.3 sec

Middle Prong Little River, Tremont. Great Smoky Mountains National Park, TN 3.0 sec

 

[AlanLichty]

Fun topic - and some great examples from you.

 

[AlanLichty]

I do these kinds of exposures mostly along the ocean beaches when I want to smooth out the water.

Edit: I misread John's subject and originally thought he said greater than one minute instead of second

Ruby Beach:

Coquille Beach in Bandon, Oregon:

One more from Bandon:

Harris Beach State Park:

Bandon:

Ruby Beach:

 

[Kyle Jones]

I avoided night images since that felt like cheating. Here are a few.

1) Bowling Ball beach (5s)

2) Havasu Falls (2.5s)

3) Lake McDonald (2.5s)

 

[JimFox]

I do these kinds of exposures mostly along the ocean beaches when I want to smooth out the water.

Edit: I misread John's subject and originally thought he said greater than one minute instead of second

Ruby Beach:

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Coquille Beach in Bandon, Oregon:

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One more from Bandon:

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Harris Beach State Park:

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Bandon:

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Ruby Beach:

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Great images Alan!

Your comment about misreading what John wrote to say greater then 1 minute caused me to immediately think of my Milky Way photography, so I got excited. But then I read that Kyle said it was cheating, so now I have to start digging in my archives.

 

[Jameel Hyder]

A couple from me.

Reflection Lake, Mt Rainier

Ruby Beach, Olympic Penninsula

Leavenworth, WA

 

[dan swiger]

I don't do enough long exposures!
But here are a few

Lunar eclipse

Garrapata

Olmsted Point

Lower Antelope

 

[Ken Rennie]

Some long exposures from 2018

Ullswater, English Lake District

Benodet, Western France

Bamburgh, North East England

 

[ckcarr]

A few of mine. I would have skipped the nighttime except it was the ISS.


1.3 Seconds @ f/8

1.3 Seconds @ f/16

6 Seconds @ f/22

15 Seconds @ f/2.8

13 Seconds @ f/13

3 Seconds @ f/22

 

[MonikaC]

Back in 2017, I brought my IR filter with me to Iceland, so I was doing something like 5 minute exposures. Found out that the clouds just don't move there.......

 

[JimFox]

2 from Slide Rock in Sedona, Arizona.

2.5 Secs

6 Secs

 

[BlackRockArt]

Back in 2017, I brought my IR filter with me to Iceland, so I was doing something like 5 minute exposures. Found out that the clouds just don't move there.......

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Monika, great capture, love both of these.

Oliver

 

[BlackRockArt]

I avoided night images since that felt like cheating. Here are a few.

1) Bowling Ball beach (5s)
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2) Havasu Falls (2.5s)
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3) Lake McDonald (2.5s)
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Kyle

I love the bowling ball beach but the weather is so tricky, just never made it there at right time.

Oliver

 

[Kyle Jones]

Kyle

I love the bowling ball beach but the weather is so tricky, just never made it there at right time.

Oliver

My dad lives 10 minutes from there so I've had MANY opportunities to give it a try

 

[TimMc]

2 sec exposure

 

[John Holbrook]

I do these kinds of exposures mostly along the ocean beaches when I want to smooth out the water.

Edit: I misread John's subject and originally thought he said greater than one minute instead of second

Ruby Beach:

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Coquille Beach in Bandon, Oregon:

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One more from Bandon:

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Harris Beach State Park:

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Bandon:

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Ruby Beach:

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Alan, beautiful SLOW exposures you’ve shared—especially the Coquille Beach and the second Ruby Beach images (love that foreground)! The Harris Beach capture is perhaps my favorite for the special colors captured and composition.

 

[John Holbrook]

I avoided night images since that felt like cheating. Here are a few.

1) Bowling Ball beach (5s)
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2) Havasu Falls (2.5s)
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3) Lake McDonald (2.5s)
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Kyle, another great series—the Bowling Ball beach and the Lake McDonald images are favorites—and I can’t choose one over the other because each is that landscape’s perfect capture for the time of day, exposure and composition.

 

[John Holbrook]

A couple from me.

Reflection Lake, Mt Rainier
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Ruby Beach, Olympic Penninsula
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Leavenworth, WA
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Jameel, the Ruby Beach is gorgeous in color and simplicity of composition—beautiful. My favorite is the Reflection Lake image for the just perfect composition with the tip of the foreground flower almost touching the mountain peak—I know this wasn’t an accidental composition—just perfect!

 

[John Holbrook]

I don't do enough long exposures!
But here are a few
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Lunar eclipse

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Garrapata

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Olmsted Point

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Lower Antelope

Dan, your long exposures are composed well with good colors captured in each. My two favorites are the Garrapata and the Olmsted Point images. I keep returning the Olmsted Point image to see that beautiful capture again…and again.

 

[John Holbrook]

Some long exposures from 2018

Ullswater, English Lake District
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Benodet, Western France
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Bamburgh, North East England
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Ken, love these compositions with such beautiful pastel colors—especially the last perfect image! The B&W edit of the Ullswater image however is perhaps my favorite—very special indeed!