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Posted by JL Morris on January 7, 2008

NYC Taxi

Posted under Color, Critiqued, Street

NYX TaxiI have not spent much time in New York City but one time when I drove with a local the trip appeared to go by just like this photograph, a blur.  Let me tell you my driver was nuts.

We definitely get the feeling of movement and power in this blurred motion photograph.  The yellow cab against the gray and red background stands out like a beacon.  It appears that this photograph was taken from another moving vehicle.

This type of photography is exciting but you never know what you are going to get until the image is processed.  There is one anomaly in the image I can’t explain.  If you look at the yellow highlight on the door side of the taxi it is mostly straight and horizontal but the white motion blur of the window and the top of the cab have a definite wave to them.

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    NYC Taxi

3 Responses to “NYC Taxi”

  1. No, the image was not taken from another car, just a slow shutter speed, 1/2 second and panning of the camera as it was driving by.

    This image has been selected for the 2008 LAAPC Photography Exhibit. It is one of 50 images selected from over hundreds submitted.

  2. Very nice image, thanks for sharing it with us.

  3. Very nice shot! I like the feeling that is projecting onto the viewer.

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