SimonArron

Primed for take-off

Primed for take-off

If I were to take a photograph of a racing car at 1-2000, from many angles it would look terrible because everything would be static and there would be absolute...
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If I were to take a photograph of a racing car at 1-2000, from many angles it would look terrible because everything would be static and there would be absolutely no sense of motion. A bee at the same shutter speed, however... Shot taken at Coombe Wood, Surrey, UK - a welcome oasis of colour not far from Croydon (a town seldom associated with natural beauty).
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NIKON D800

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Aperture f/4 ISO 400 Shutter 10/20000 Focal Length 3000/10

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Sep, 2017

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