Ok, I'm just kidding. Actually, I didn't get to go to this last Sunday's Pasadena race to take pictures. It was way too early in the morning to have to leave, and I instead decided to stay home to get experience changing diapers (for twins!).
These pictures are actually 2 shots I took during the Rock 'N' Roll Half Marathon in San Jose this last October. (Above is F1 Elite runner Yuri Kano, 29 years old from Japan. She finished the half-marathon in 1:10:03) This was before we had our flickr account and this blog, but I've been wanting to post these pictures for awhile. This is a technique that I learned back in my photo class in high school. When your foreground object is in motion, use a slow shutter speed and try to follow it with your lens. The foreground object will stay relatively in focus throughout the motion, but the background will blur... thereby communicating the effect of motion.
A look at the shot below also teaches me something about running. It looks like it is primarily leg movement (duh.). What I mean is, their torsos are not moving up and down or anything like that. Their torsos are fixed, which is why they're not blurry. Really it is just their legs that are the objects in motion, and they're moving fast too.
Ok, and as a study in contrast, here is a picture of SLee and Bethany running in the half-marathon. You will notice that this pictures is... umm... not blurry at all.
1 comment:
sometimes when you go at the speed of light it becomes crystal clear. no joke! f'reals!
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