A couple of weeks ago, a friend pointed out this video. I found it quite inspiring so I set out to try my hand at developing a similar look thinking that this could be a good trick to keep in my back pocket for a special occasion.
I went out at night twice (I wish it was a little more windy when I went.) The first time, I focused on trees, but I found after a while that traffic could get some cool results. So the second time, I did some tree shots, but also tried to set up some interesting street scenes.
Here is what I came up with.
This was all shot with my Canon 5D mark II. I set it on a tripod and then just took a series of stills as fast as the shutter can move. ISO was at 3200 and shutter speed was usually around 1/30th.
My sense is that this works best with non-human objects unless they are closeups or non-traditional shots (like the shot of the shadow walking.) So my next test will be trying to get a human element and I think I have the perfect test subject.
