Unlike your conventional photo that’s taken when a cameras shutter opens and then closes again, long exposure photography relies on the shutter being open that little bit longer – resulting in the magic you see below.
That magic lies in the movement, often light in this case, that’s captured when the shutter is open for so long – capturing a passing moment in time that’s forever frozen in photographic form. Below is a roundup of long exposure in action, capturing anything from fireflies in a jaw to the moment a firework takes off. They’re all moments that otherwise go unnoticed in our busy day-to-day lives and that’s what makes them so amazing.
1. Firework
2. Fireflies in Japan
3. Carousel At Night
4. Escalator Long Exposure
5. Air Traffic in San Francisco
6. A Tram Leaving Budapest With 30,000 LED’s Attached
7. Robotic Hoover Long Exposure
8. LED Snowboarder
9. Subway Tunnel
10. Long Exposure Zoom Keyboard
11. Long Exposure Of A Pumpkin With A Foggy Lens
12. Fireflies In A Jar
13. Tilt-A-Whirl Long Exposure
14. A Train Travelling Through The Canadian Rockies
15. Traffic Light Long Exposure
16. Merry Go Round Long Exposure
17. Bugs Under A Streetlamp
18. Milky Way Long Exposure
19. Firework Long Explosion
20. Departing Tram In Budapest
21. Photographing A Christmas Tree Whilst Zooming Out
22. Helicopter Landing
23. Kayaker’s Use LED’s For Long Exposure Shot