Photographing movement 1

Exercise 4  Shutter speeds

I decided to use a 'volunteer' cyclist for this exercise, having found a nearby quiet road with a long brick wall providing the backdrop.Using a tripod I took a series of shots adjusting the exposure each time my cyclist rode past. I set the camera to automatically adjust the aperture each time I changed the exposure. Starting with the fastest speed ( 1/1250 ), I followed through to a very slow one taking 12 photographs in all.

P13 : 1/500 @ f8
P13 was the sharpish version at the lowest shutter speed in the series.

P14 : 1/250 @  f11
At 1/250 a slight blur re the cycle spokes can be seen but no real sense of speed here.



P15 : 1/125 @ f16
The cycle is now more blurred than the rider
  

P16 : 1/60 @ f 22
Rider and cycle become more blurred but brick wall remains focused.


 

P17 : 1/25 @ f 32
More blurring - wheels looking wider now which gives a sense of movement.

P18 :  1/10 @ f 32
The sense of the bike spokes turning hints at movement rather than speed.

P19 : 1/4  @ f 32
A sense of forward movement but no real sense of rider .The brick wall is discernable but colour is bleached out.