Locomotion

Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Nikon 28 – 105
f/20 at 1/13
ISO 100

I doubt this truck has moved in years. It is now essentially just a picnic table with a beautiful view of Mount Robson and only a few yards from the hummingbird feeder I spoke of in my last posting.

My goal was to try and capture a picture reminiscent of this trucks former life as a machine that moved, made noise, and helped people get work done. To do that I wanted to make it appear that it was in motion. But, how do you make a large stationary object appear to be moving?

The only technique I could come up with at the time was to use a slow shutter speed and zoom the lens during the exposure. I'm not sure I was completely successful at making the truck look like it is moving, but there is motion in the photograph that helps to make it more interesting than just a static shot of an old truck.