long exposure – Revenge of the JPEG

Long Exposure Zipper

This long exposure photograph I took of the amusement ride “Zipper” remains my best example of capturing a carnival ride at night. Combining my love of photography and the traveling carnivals into one image.

I captured this at an annual fall festival in St Pete.

Long Exposure Passagrille Jetty

Here is an early attempt at long exposure photography involving water and rocks. This would grow to be one of my favorite subjects!

This is taken on the rock jetty on Passagrille Beach at night. The water was not flat but a little choppy, hence the foamy misty effect at the edge of the rocks.

Long Exposure Naples Pier

One of the great things about living on the Gulf Coast of Florida was the regular brilliant sunsets and the multitude of places to photograph them from.

Almost every city or town on the gulf coast of Florida has a pier or some type of structure to put in your sunset photographs, the addition of water plays well with long exposures.

And for some time, that was my weekend staycation strategy.

Work my way up and down the coast, with folding chair, camera on a tripod with an nd filter and wait for the precise moment that occurs when the setting sun reaches a certain position near or below the horizon.

Here was the pier in Naples Florida, at sunset. One of those exact moments that many people take for granted every day, captured.

Light Circus

Here is a long exposure photograph of a carnival ride at a fall festival in St Petersburg Florida. The light trails it produced are pretty cool, this was not my best capture of the night, but I love the way it looks, and I love the way it reminds me of one of my favorite things to do, visit traveling carnivals, they have such a cool atmosphere about them!