Really, REALLY slow shutterspeed

[Bernardo Malfitano]

So how do you calculate your f-stops and ND filters when your shutter speed is... 3 years? Michael Wesley seems to have figured it out:

http://www.moma.org/exhibitions/2004/Michael_Wesely_11-20-04.html
http://www.moma.org/about_moma/manhattan/wesely.html

Saw these today at the NYC MoMA. Very, VERY cool stuff.

I first looked at them without realizing quite how long the exposure was, and I was like "What are those lines across the sky? Airplane contrails? Funny clouds? How long was this exposure again? OH MY GOD, THAT'S THE SUN!"

(Anyone seen the old "Time Machine" movie, where he's fast-forwarding through time in a room, and you see the sun take a slightly different path across the sky each day of the year... As somewhat of an astrophysics buff, I was very pleased by the accuracy of that, and I wonder if I would have recognised the sun in these 3-year exposures if not for how much I like that scene in the movie).

So maybe not quite going to that extreme, do you guys have any neat long-exposure shots to share? (Might as well get more out of this thread than "I went to the museum and saw these neat pictures today").

Bernardo

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RAF   lAKENHEATH  F 15   

[MikeH]

Not really, really slow, but managed this Hawk landing in a gusty cross wind at 1/80th.

[Bernardo Malfitano]

Oooh. Very impressive. Nothing like a good panning shot.

[tvrphoto]

This was about 15min, no moon, incoming storm.  

[Photogal]

Great shot, I love the mood

[Larry Grace]

Taken with a 4x5_ f22 at  4 minutes. Is that slow enough  

[tailslides]

Your last chance to try out the IS lenses for 2005, the final evening sunset display is 24th September, I have enjoyed a couple of relaxed "British" events here recently, good quality flying and no stress!

Here are some examples of the action (close-up)

Pete

[tailslides]

A few flying shots, but it is also great for take off and landing as well as gound shots.

Regards

Pete

[tailslides]

Approach is okay too!

[Alfa-Ace]

The first one was taken during my trip to the US in '97, Las Vegas MGM casino entrance on the right, still with the old lion.
Can't remember the settings I used back then, but it was my first try on night photography. If I remember correctly, I put the camera on a fence and used an exposure of 5 seconds or so.

The second photo shows the Arctic Light. It was a complete gamble for me as to what Tv one would use. In the end I decided to go for half a minute exposure. Next time I visit the arctic in the winter, I'll go prepared and read some internet articles on this subject...

[Steve-D]

Love that Arctic Light shot Lucien.   

Cheers

Steve

[ecuhockeyguy]

what kind of settings did you use to get that Northern Lights shot? i have tried many times up in North Dakota to get a shot (seen purple, blue, white, and green lights) but never have had it show up in the prints.