PROJECT: Just A Second – Results

August’s project has concluded, and we saw some interesting submissions from a small number of people. This was a difficult challenge, and I haven’t been available to give the project the support it needed, so the numbers are smaller than they might otherwise have been. As such, it’s not really appropriate to vote on the members’ favourite photo, and I’m going to select my favourite shots for you.

My choice

This photo impressed me both from a technical standpoint and from that of story telling. Hand held, in low light, this one second exposure captures the normally sedate movement of a carousel, seemingly amplifying it. The sepia treatment adds something interesting to the feel of the photo, and the whole mood is very reminiscent of childhood memories.

Here are a couple of others I liked very much:

Learning something new

I was encouraged and thrilled to see in the descriptions of a number of the submissions that several participants put their camera in manual for the first time to complete this project, and that they needed to refer to their camera manuals. It’s great to encourage photographers to stretch themselves and try something new. As you can see from the photos above, there are many creative possibilities when you become familiar with the camera’s capabilities.

Just because the project is over, don’t let that stop you from experimenting with long exposure photos. If you take any photos with this technique, please share them with out Flickr group Learning Photography with Neil Creek!