Stallions at the Speed of Light
by jmsetzler

Comment by jmsetzler:
Well, I do strive to be cool... maybe one day I will reach the levels of 'coolness' that others so eloquently display here sometimes :(

Stallions at the Speed of Light
by jmsetzler

Comment by jonathans:
could have solved both problems (plant, title) by making the title something reguarding the plant. like "shunned greeneries", to imply that the poor little chloroplast motherfucker was all alone and not doing the funky curvy dance that everything else was. BUT NO. YOU HAD TO BE COOL. oh well. still a great shot, dont know why it didnt get a better rating compared to the rest of what i saw. i rated this pic above everyone else, at a 9.

Stallions at the Speed of Light
by jmsetzler

Comment by jmsetzler:
How it was done:

I bought a little tabletop tripod just for this shot. I set the camera up on the tripod and then framed my image. I made about 30 shots at various exposure lengths between 1/60" and 2" at F8. I used the shutter priority mode for this shot and didn't play with manual aperture at all. I also played with different white balance settings. This is not a complicated shot. It just requires a still camera and keeping people from walking in and out of the image.

Stallions at the Speed of Light
by jmsetzler

Comment by jmsetzler:
I would like to thank everyone who took the opportunity to give me feedback on this photograph. Even though I had a "stupid title", I had a great time participating in my first challenge and I'm pleased with the results. This forum is blessed with some very talented photographers. I hope to improve my skills through these challenges. Cheers!

Stallions at the Speed of Light
by jmsetzler

Comment by MrsKro:
I love the way the lights curve around...not something they would normally do unless taken in motion. Just as there is motion in curves.

Stallions at the Speed of Light
by jmsetzler

Comment by cbonsall:
I LOVE long exposure pics like this, its just a shame my little Canon ixus can't do them.

Stallions at the Speed of Light
by jmsetzler

Comment by AllanL:
The ghostly horses in this merry-go-around gives a huge visual clue that this is a moving object. Good job.

Stallions at the Speed of Light
by jmsetzler

Comment by drewmedia:
Very good photograph and nice effect -- though you're slightly tilted to the left.

Stallions at the Speed of Light
by jmsetzler

Comment by langdon:
Cool shot, though I wish the plant was not in the picture.

Stallions at the Speed of Light
by jmsetzler

Comment by jonathans:
stupid title. amazing shot.