apparent streaking caused by movements of a subject or panning camera with it during exposure
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What is the best technique for long-exposure photography in good light?
Can anyone offer any tips on achieving long exposures (with the intention of blurring water, clouds etc)?
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How can I make good fountain/waterfall photos?
I have a Canon Digital EOS Rebel XT camera, and I wonder how you could take photos of moving water like rivers, waterfalls and fountains...
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What is the shutter speed needed to stop motion?
I find that taking pictures where the subject is in motion (people, pets, toy helicopters)
I get a blur where there is movement.
On the other hand I see images of a drop of water in free fall in ...
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Can anyone recommend *freeware* to reduce motion blur by deconvolution?
Can anyone please recommend free (preferably also portable i.e. no need to install) software for Windows XP or later to improve image quality of large (12 megapixel) terrestrial (not astronomical) ...
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How can I reduce blur with a point and shoot camera, without flash?
I'm a beginner photographer and I was wondering how to freeze moments of time without having to resort to using flash or tripods.
I use a Sony HX200V and it basically only renders jpeg images. I have ...
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What is the “Rule of 600” in astrophotography?
This question mentions the "Rule of 600" for avoiding star-trails in astrophotography.
What is this rule?
How was it derived?
How should it be applied?
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What features should I look for in a DSLR to shoot live bands?
I'm trying to work out which DSLR to buy. One of my main use cases is photographing live bands in dimly lit bars. This often involves fast movement (particularly drummers) as well as low light. Which ...
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Can you recommend any resources about dance photography?
My main focus area in photography is dance; and at that mostly social dancing.
This usually means:
spontaneous action, no way to stage anything or prepare beyond being "in the moment and very ...
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How can I reduce “ghost images” of water droplets?
I am interested in taking the photo of spray of droplets. I also want to measure their size. I have captured a streak-type image of each and every water droplet coming from the nozzle.
If you observe ...
