Leafy Blur

[Christopher Miller]

Had to hunt through my archives to find a theme image this week because virtually all of my recent images have not been taken in my backyard. I took this blur last summer. If I remember correctly, there was a rainstorm coming and so the wind was whipping around the branches of this big male tree that sits in my backyard.

No textures on this image (shocking! ) just a slight curves adjustment and cropped to pano.

[Diane Miller]

A motion blur with all the work done for you -- cool! The sprinkling of lighter leaves gives the eye a place to rest -- well done.

[James Shadle]

Love in camera OOTB!!!
What shutter speed did you use?

[gary ellwein]

The image has pleasing fluid lines.

[Cheryl Slechta]

Christopher, I know you're not a big fan of blurs but the ones you do are always so nice (so secretly I think you like them more than you know) The pano is the perfect way to go with this image. Lovely sense of motion.

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Really like the pano Christopher. Good point by Diane about the lighter leaves, and I think the ULC is also an anchor point.

[Cindy Cone]

Great in camera blur, Christoper. I agree that it woks well as a pano. The different color tones flow to make a pleasing comp.

[Christopher Miller]

Christopher, I know you're not a big fan of blurs but the ones you do are always so nice (so secretly I think you like them more than you know)

Haha! That could be true, Cheryl. Most blurs just don't appeal to me, but every so often there is one that I really, really like. Thanks everyone for your kind comments. Much appreciated!

James, the shutter speed was 1/5.

[Nancy Bell]

Christopher, beautiful flowing lines mixed with soft shades of green. And just enough detail to know these are still leaves. The pano crop is unusual & interesting and very effective emphasizing the horizontal motion!