Night Zoom Bursts
Thursday, December 3rd, 2009An interesting and simple effect to try if you’re shooting at night is a zoom burst. This is a simple technique where by you set a relatively long exposure and as the shutter is open you simply zoom your lens, either from wide to telephoto or from telephoto to wide. I’ve seen this effect a lot in daylight photos, however it adds another dimension when you combine it with a night time shot.
the shots below, show the effect in a variety of ways. The camera was on a tripod and triggered for long exposures around the 3 second mark. Depending on how quickly you zoom and by how much the effect changes.
One thing I noticed from the shots is I don’t think the shots with the moon are as appealing as without. What do you think ?
