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A View from The Stratosphere | \u00a92011 David Allio<\/p><\/div>\n
Not every scene lends itself to this type of exposure technique. Highlights and shadows and a central focal point are critical to success.<\/p>\n
A zoom lens is required to reproduce this effect during the exposure. In this case, an AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm 1:2.8G ED lens was attached to a Nikon D3 body.<\/p>\n
Stability is key during the exposure. A monopod or tripod is very helpful, but the physical movements required during the exposure can cause unwanted shakes in the zoom line.<\/p>\n
For this photograph, a Las Vegas hotel and casino was selected to be the focal point of the exposure. Without a reasonably strong focal point, the eyes are drawn to nothing in particular and the creative effect is wasted.<\/p>\n
The trick is to do a smooth and consistent changing of the focal length during the exposure and keep the focal point in the absolute middle of the frame. For this exposure, the lens was set at 24mm and zoomed to about 50mm. The aperture was f\/4.5 with film speed of 3200 ISO.<\/p>\n
In post production, the image was cropped. The focal point was moved from the center of the frame to a more interesting position toward the bottom right of the frame.<\/p>\n
Add this to your lists of New Year’s resolutions: “Do it right<\/u>, right now!”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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