How about a long exposure thread!

[Top Cat]

I have recently spent a small fortune on a new lens and some Lee filters as i fancy trying my hand at long exposure shots during the day. So post up your pictures, lets see what you have taken i could do with some ideas.
Night shots are very welcome to as obviously they are long exposures.
I haven't managed to take any daytime shots yet, the two attempts i made were clear failures as the Irish sea on the North Liverpool coast got the better of me with Gale force winds and needle in the face power rain. 

I took this yesterday right at the end of the blue hour

Exposure 156 seconds.


Runcorn Bridge. by T0P cat, on Flickr

[Top Cat]

My first daytime attempt today!, i rushed out when i spotted a break in the clouds. This is a Sculpture in ST Helens called the Dream.

Exposure : 61 seconds


The Dream by T0P cat, on Flickr

And a colour version with a shorter exposure : 16 seconds.


The Dream by T0P cat, on Flickr

[xjay1337]

Most of my long exposures (30 seconds) are of static cars! :(

[Joshy]

I've taken a few. Long exposure shots are one of my favourite shots to take!
The first few of the Corsa aren't the normal long exposure shots, but still had the shutter open for a bit :)

[Banham]

Heres a few that i have done with my Nikon D5100

Few of the golf more 'Light painting' but still done with long exposure







Couple of the M40

[vwgolfgtimk5]

Downtown San Diego, CA.

[rich83]

^^^ oooo I like that! That needs printing on a panoramic canvas!

[Hedge]

That San Diego picture is awesome. 

[Andy]

wow some excellent photos--

[Top Cat]

Exposure 32 seconds.


Fort Perch by T0P cat, on Flickr

[Hurdy]

Hmm, 32 second exposure TC. You get arrested for that around here! 

Good pic though! 

[residentevol]

Random water in a German forest

[MikLSP]

Great shot vwgolfgtimk5

I took some similar ones of Toronto when I was over there last year although the water was not quite as calm as in your picture and hence the reflections are a little more broken up.


Here's another with air traffic


On another note, did anyone else have fog last night and was anyone tempted to get out in it for some interesting lighting opportunities? I'll add a few shots of the Golf in a bit of fog later this evening 

[Top Cat]

Nowhere near as good as the Downtown San Diego shot but not a bad view for somewhere local to me.

I had to load this low res shot as my RAW edit wouldnt work.


Liverpool Waterfront by T0P cat, on Flickr

[rich83]

Nowhere near as good as the Downtown San Diego shot but not a bad view for somewhere local to me.

I had to load this low res shot as my RAW edit wouldnt work.


Liverpool Waterfront by T0P cat, on Flickr

And they say you can't polish a turd.... Except for TC!