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Question

how do they do that?

May 29, 2011 11:39AM PDT

I've seen beautiful night photos of lights where the still objects are in focus but the lights on the moving object get a nice streak. How do they achieve this affect?

I have a sony sony cyber-shot DSC-HX5V. Can I achieve a simmilar effect with this? how?

thank you so much!!

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re: how do they do that?
May 29, 2011 12:07PM PDT

>"still objects are in focus but the lights on the moving object get a nice streak."

Long shutter speed (possibly even a "blub" mode) and a tripod.

Or to freeze a moving object (e.g. a car) at the end of a "light streak", 2nd curtain flash - Mark

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tutorial
Jun 8, 2011 4:41AM PDT