01. Semiramis
Mary Kay captures the abandoned ship Semiramis quietly rusting to oblivion on a rocky beach in Andros Island
This atmospheric shot is a perfect example of how capturing movement in long exposure photography can create amazing effects. Taken by photographer Mary Kay, the capture of the water over a period of time makes it look almost like fog and as if this abandoned ship is merely floating, creating a brilliant ghostly appearance and feel.
02. Super S
Long exposure creates beautiful snakes of light in this photo by Matthew Feng
Photographer Matthew Fang is the man behind this striking scene, taken on the way to gold town Jiufen in Taiwan. Using his Nikon D50, Fang left the shutter open for 117.4 secs in order to capture the paths of light created by cars travelling to and from the town. He comments, “Jiu-Fen is a hot spot for people to go at the weekend and have a good time. Most photographers take pictures in this spot between 4-7pm when this road is very busy as it creates a light snake all the way to the seaside.”
03. Pigeon Point Lighthouse
Photographer Tyler Westcott captured this breathtaking image of Pigeon Point – the tallest lighthouse on the West Coast of the US
Once a year, Pigeon Point lighthouse in California has its aerobeacon light replaced with a one kilowatt lamp, restoring its appearance to what it was 135 years ago. Quite a spectacle, many people gather to witness the event, and in 2007 photographer Tyler Westcott was one of them. Leaving his camera shutter open for roughly 120 seconds, Wescott captured this beautiful star of light created by the new lamp.
04. Last train
Photographer Lev Tsimring transforms an ordinary scene in a beautiful image using long exposure photography
You can almost feel the rush of wind as the train passes in this cool shot by Russian physicist and photographer Lev Tsimring. The point of view manages to capture the train’s motion beautifully. Tsimring comments online, “Catching a good street photo requires technical skills, good eye, fast reaction, a bit of chutzpa, and luck.”
05. Realistically surreal
Leaving the camera shutter open for 6 minutes enabled photographer Biran Eliel to capture this gorgeous deep blue colour
Photographer Brian Eliel is the artist responsible for this atmospheric shot. The scene was captured during the highest full moon of the year, Eliel comments online, “I wanted to created a surrealistic image from natural light. The deep blue was created in camera settings with the long exposure. It was necessary to extend the exposure time to 360 seconds to get this kind of colour.”
06. Abduction in Altadena
Long exposure on this photo by Lucas Janin captures beautiful light paths and atmosphere
On a foggy night back in 2010, photographer Lucas Janin took a drive up a the top of Lake Avenue in Altadena in the hope of capturing the atmosphere. During his travels, he came across this scene at the exit of a park as people were leaving, and set up his equipment quickly to catch the light path of car headlights on its way out.
07. Ballet dance
This beautiful dancing trail was captured by pro photpgraher Sugianto
Photographer Sugianto from Jakarta only has one picture in his online portfolio, but what a shot it is. This long exposure photograph of a ballet dancer mid-routinecaptures the delicateness of her extensions beautifully, leaving a gorgeous trail of colour and light.
08. Bixby Bridge
The combination of moonlight, car lights, patience and skill results in a beautiful photo by Matt Granz
This gorgeous shot of the famous bridge of California’s Big Sur was not easy to come by for photographer Matt Granz. With the moon his only source of light, Granz had to wait for a long time through the night for this car to drive across the bridge and add the red path of light all the way through the image. But an exposure of 96 seconds captured it beautifully.
09. Illuminations – reflections of Earth
Joe Penniston captured this vibrant image of fireworks at Walt Disney World Resort in 2008
Long exposure photography is the perfect way to capture fireworks in all their glory, as this beautiful image by Joe Penniston proves. A lover of all things Disney, Penniston photographed this colourful scene during the Illuminations: Reflections of Earth show at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. The camera shutter open for 10.9 seconds captured the epic show beautifully.
10. Houses of Parliament, London
David Mar Quinto captures two London icons in this gorgeous shot
This beautiful shot was taken in Central London by self-taught hobbyist photographer David Mar Quinto. With the Houses of Parliament in the background, Quinto left his camerashutter open long enough to capture a double decker bus as it passes, creating a beautiful path of colour and light infront of the iconic building.
11. Into the mystic
This serene scene was shot by amateur photographer Kristina Wilson last year
Located in the beautiful Pacific Northwest, amateur photgrapher Kristina Wilson was able to capture his tranquil scene last year. Leaving her camera shutter open for 15 seconds recorded the movement of the waterfall, giving it a gorgeous silky, smooth appearance.
12. Golden hour
This scene would definitely get us out of bed in the mornings!
For those of you who don’t like getting up in the morning, take a look at the kind of spectacle you could be missing. This beautiful sunrise was shot by photographer Noval Nugraha. Originally from Indonesia, Nugraha has lived in Sydney for 15 years andhas built up an impressive portfolio of images in that time. By leavinghis camera shutter open as the sun came up, Nugraha captures all of theearly morning sky’s beautiful colours.
13. A henge beneath
After a series of experiments, Dylan Toh and Marianne Lim managed to capture this beautiful shot of the Milky Way
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Murphy’s Haystacks are granite inselberg rock formations in Streaky Bay, South Australia. On a cloudless night last year, photographers and couple Dylan Toh and Marianne Lim had an hour between sunset and moonrise to capture the milky way overhead. They comment online, “We try our best to venture near and far to witness the best show on earth : light!”
14. Grey
Scott Howse transforms a very grey day in the UK into this beautiful, atmospheric image
Taken by amateur photographer Scott Howse, this dream-like photograph features Clevedon pier in Somerset, UK. Howse used long exposure photography to to capture this beautiful scene,leaving the shutter open for approximately 70 seconds for this particular image.
15. Blue morning
Photographer Yury Prokpenko uses long exposure photography to capture all the light and colour of Bronte Beach
Bronte Beach is a small recreational beach in the Eastern suburbs of Sydney. After taking a trip to the area, photographer Yury Prokopenko set up his camera equipment and, keeping the shutter open for 76 seconds, managed to capture the beautiful colours of Bronte Beach in all their glory.
16. Storming into sunset
Long exposure photography manages to capture a beautiful lightning storm in the far horzion in this shot by Danilo Faria
“This is a long exposure of one of my favorite viewpoints on White Sands National Monument, taken at sunset with a lighting storm on the far horizon,” comments photographer Danilo Faria. A shutter speed of 226 seconds manages to capture the awesome lightningin the background, beautiful light trails from vehicles travelling on the road and sand that’s so white it looks like snow. Beautiful.
17. Autumn dance
Leaving the shutter open on this image creates a beautiful mash of colour where the leaves lay in the river
Unbelievably, Raquel de Castro only got into a photography a few years ago. But his skills have gone from strength to strength, creating an awe-inspiring portfolio of brilliant images. This colourful shot was achieved with a shutter speed of five seconds, de Castro comments, “During Autumn, hundreds of leaves come alive in this beautiful dance of colour in the river.”
18. Bangkok traffic
The crazy traffic in Bangkok creates a beautiful array of light trails in this cool photo by Mark Burban
Anyone who has been to Bangkok will appreciate the chaos portrayed in this gorgeous image by photographer and graphic artist Mark Burban. In order to capture the intensity of traffic in this busy city, Burban shot nine seperate long exposures and stacked in Photoshop, resulting in this final composition.
19. In akcion
Superb motion capture in this imagery makes some of these elegant creatures almost transparent
Milan Malovrh has been practising the art of photography for 40-years. Passionate about his hobby, Malovrh loves to view the world through his camera, commenting, “It opens your eyes to things that you don´t see by the first view.” This beautiful image of horses is one of many long exposurephotographs he’s shot of these elegant creatures, all of which translate superb light and motion.
20. Coming home
A shutter speed of just two seconds captures brilliant movement in this beautiful shot by Andres Caldera
This abstract image was taken by software marketer and photographer Andres Caldera while riding the train to the main terminal at Seattle-Tacoma airport. Travelling at speed, Caldera left his camera shutter open for just 2 seconds to capture these beautiful lines.
