How is he doing it?

[john_boyd9]

<p>There is a photographer on flickr and I really enjoy his work. What is this guy doing to get images like this? I'm sure it's more than using slower shutter speed! <br>

[dhbebb]

<p>From just a quick look, it would appear the guy has a repertoire of blur techniques, ranging from simple long exposure, allowing human subjects or treetops to move, to slight de-focusing. One landscape image at least seems to be made by putting the camera on a tripod, giving a long exposure and moving the camera vertically during this ( a geared centre column helps to do this in a controlled way). Zooming during exposure is also a possibility, but the effect is different.</p>

[gordonjb]

<p>Slow shutter with camera and/or subject motion, plus post manipulation with combining images as layers and other post production manipulation. Some of those are quite effective.</p>

[bobatkins]

<p>Any and/or all of that can be done digitally using an image editor and filters. I'm not saying it was, just that it could be. </p>

[danny_o]

<p>Perhaps he doesn't know how to take a decent picture.</p>

[Norma Desmond]

<p>Very nice work. There's a kind of poetry/metaphor to it. </p>

<p>Not to mention that he's willing to post his work and share it with others.</p>

[GerrySiegel]

I guess you start with a naturalistic photo. Then you use reverse haze filtration in image editing with a combination of tools. To add haze and blur. When you get an effect you like, you stop and save. Whether one starts with a concept does not seem to be the intent but it is hard to say. There is a dream quality that is getting to be more and more in vogue. A style I mean. I was watching a news interview last night and noticed that jump cuts without transitions are now accepted. Blur and second curtain type things have always been out there. Now they become simple. No vaseline on the UV glass needed either.