Today, we think about fleeting moments and capturing motion to convey the fleetingness of time.
I am at a stand still on the I-66 bridge and the cars to the right of me are moving slowly. I used SlowShutter’s motion blur setting with a 4 second shutter speed.About five minutes later, I find myself at a stand still again on the 66 bridge but this time I tear my eyes away from the Potomac and there is the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. I roll down my window and snap a picture.Traffic has been terrible lately. Instead of seething, I now can look around and try to notice. I am open to the outside world capturing my attention. This is getting close to the ramp to take me towards Independence. It looked so peaceful.The beauty of the street lamp on top of the stop light captured me for a moment before the light turned green and I pulled away.These three men were standing in front of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The two men on the right were asking the third man for directions. He was giving them directions gesticulating a bit wildly.I am walking down town during the lunch hour and use the motion blur setting to capture the man walking in front of me as I am walking as well. There were a few people I wanted to photograph, but I was shy to ask them.
