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A River of People
Posted by Ian Bramham (Manchester, United Kingdom) on 12 February 2009 in Documentary & Street and Portfolio.
A long exposure photo of the crowds of tourists passing up and down the stairs at night in Montmartre, Paris.... a river of close packed humanity.
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Suzanne from Huntington Bch, California, United States
This is terrific. I love the feeling of movement along with the subtle colors. Excellent capture.
12 Feb 2009 6:19am
@Suzanne: Thanks Suzanne....the part of this long exposure photo which surprised me the most when I saw it on my computer screen was the 'stutter' - the way in which each person's image has been caught several times as they hesitated before taking the next step in that long flight of stairs.
@Patrick: Thanks Patrick!
Hoshisato from Ealing, United Kingdom
Well done; it is weird how long exposure of crowds make them resemble smoke.
12 Feb 2009 9:08am
Cheryl from Texas, United States
great title, it does look like a river of people! I like the motion and the light! Bravo
12 Feb 2009 11:19am
Polydactyle from Montreal, Canada
Nice shot! Excellent colors. We can feel the mouvement!
12 Feb 2009 12:45pm
Michael Paulison from United States
What a nice and really interesting photo! The movement is fantastic.
12 Feb 2009 2:54pm
grant from kansas city, United States
very cool shot - it's a bit eerie. there is a sense that the people are moving passively, a 'lambs to slaughter' feel to it.
12 Feb 2009 4:01pm
Mirko Herzner from Mühlheim am Main, Germany
What a fantastic effect, Ian. I bet you received quite some weird looks from your models...
12 Feb 2009 7:02pm
MadScientist from Düsseldorf, Germany
Very disciplined people, all running in a queue. Japanese? :-)
12 Feb 2009 7:54pm
@MadScientist: :-) no, just the Christmas holiday crowds moving slowly up and down from Montmartre which is the hill withe the spectacular church overlooking the city centre.
probob from Kaliningrad, Russian Federation
I like how colors are balanced. And exposure technique is great!
12 Feb 2009 10:18pm
Daryl from Amagasaki, Japan
Yes! Interesting to see everyone carefully following the designated path.
12 Feb 2009 11:37pm
lucie from san francisco, United States
reminds me of Marcel Duchamp. Nude Descending a Staircase
23 Feb 2009 5:21am
@lucie: Thanks Lucie. You're the second person whose said that to me! Although I didn't have that particular painting in mind when I did this photo. I've seen plenty of cubist paintings before so maybe I processed it subconciously in a way that accentuated those type of qualities.
Russ Devan from New Hanover, United States
Very clever to use a long shutter speed here. I love the sense of movement of the crowd. I like how I can make out individual people in the blur. Top marks, Ian.
25 Feb 2009 7:39pm
Nikon D40
3 seconds
F/4.0
ISO 200
33 mm (35mm equiv.)