I’ve been looking forward to this week!  Long exposures are something I have dabbled with in the past, but by no means would I say I’m proficient in it. I’ve captured some successful images, like my week 1 photos for instance, but I’ve also failed miserably.  This past summer I dragged my poor cousin out to the beach in the middle of the night to try to capture some night/astro pics of this old WWII watch tower in Bethany Beach, Delaware, and just ended up with a bunch of black images and a sore hand from holding the shutter button down for about a total of an hour. I’ve since then invested in a cable release (yay!), and I hope to give astrophotography another try.  I remember how excited I was when I first got my camera that I would be able to take pictures of the stars, but haven’t been able to get them yet. Hopefully the weather participates through this weekend so I can give it another go. If not, I have some more ideas up my sleeves.  I also enjoy the play on lights with long exposures. Check out some images I snapped a two summers ago on my film camera. Glad these turned out — it’s always so nerve-racking waiting to develop my film when I’ve done experiment-ie things!  I don’t know what it is with the beach and long exposures, but these were all taken at Bethany Beach, DE, and the boardwalk in Ocean City, MD.  Seems like when I get left alone at the beach, I get all nostalgic, and start looking for places which remind me of childhood to take pictures of.  I think it worked out well.  I’m glad it was a busy night for both locations, as I really enjoy all the people and objects becoming blurred over the long exposures.  Enjoy!

people walking around the carousel

my brother and my favorite ride when we were little

twirling around

busy night at Bethany

stray firework at the end of the holiday week

a hot summer night

zooming by

walking along