45 Astonishing Examples of Long Exposure Photography
- By Noupe
- Posted in Photography
- 104 comments
Today we bring you an enticing article about long exposure photography. Long exposure photography is a technique in which a camera’s shutter is left open to expose over a longer period of time (be it 8 seconds or 8 hours). It is quite famous, trendy and somewhat difficult form of photography that allows you to witness things from a different perspective and lets you experience time in a different fashion. It enlightens your imagination to see beyond the face of an image, and to see what it can become.
So, without a further ado, here we present a list of 45 of the dazzling and unbelievable long exposure photographs that will take your breath away. We are quite sure that you will love this post whether you are a photographer or just a long exposure photography fan.
Long Exposure Photos
Long Exposure at La Ronde – 16
From East to West; New Brighton, The Wirral
Time to choose the right colours..
Disney – Illimunations – Reflections of Earth (1) (Explored)
Disney – A Ride On The TTA at Night (Explored)
In Car Entertainment in Dubai – long exposure
Glow Poi, The Big Rock at Hendry’s
Grande roue sous la verrière du Grand Palais – Paris
Long Exposure Photography Resources:
- 8 Tips for Long Exposure Photography
- Long Exposure Basic
- Long Exposures (Technical Overview)
- Night Photography Tutorial
- Long Exposure Photography Tutorial
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piyanistll, 08 April 2010
very nice thanks for post
foryou, 09 April 2010
Hi, unfortunately we do not know but can we talk?
I liked the girl in the picture:)
beth, 27 July 2010
Lol :L
Perki, 08 April 2010
These are awesome. This is quite weird though… I did one last night :D http://www.flickr.com/photos/planetperki/4501338094/
Jordan, 25 June 2010
If you did one “last night,” then why is the date for the Flickr URL show as having been taken on “April 7, 2010.”
Quite trying to derail the post to shamelessly plug your own photo.
Jordan, 25 June 2010
And I should learn to look at the date.. You can mark this (and my other) comment for trash instead. *shameface*
bob, 29 June 2010
why you gotta be a bitch
Snake, 06 July 2010
’cause she is a biatch.
Harry, 09 September 2010
you have wonderful eyes
mem, 16 July 2010
ouch…
Noel, 06 August 2010
I sometimes don’t set the time on my camera so that could be why. Definitely taken by the guy, check out his style of photography on his flickr “pro” (being paid for) account
Waisybabu | WINARS, 16 July 2010
Nevertheless, the photograph is still something we all must see. :)
Cheryle, 14 September 2010
WOW, you guys! Jordan posted in June and assumed Piyanisll did too. She realized after busting him out that he actually posted on April 8, so the time stamp on the photo of April 7 was “last night” when HE posted, not when SHE posted. When she realized the mistake, she owned up to it.
Taint_Puncher, 28 September 2010
fits perfectly for the “long time exposure” topic though don’t you think? puts the perspective of time in a new light. though she was modest enough to claim the fault right after (AND keep it up), you all still flock at the chance to ridicule her long after it happened. all while never commenting on the base topic to begin with… tsk tsk
Jamie, 21 February 2011
if you look at his post… its posted on april 8th which means it was from the other night retard
Asher Fergusson, 11 July 2011
Those pics are impressive.
I also just put some up similar to this on my blog.
http://www.asherfergusson.com/2011/07/self-portraits-painting-with-light/
Best,
Asher.
...paul, 08 April 2010
Stunning photography! A great compilation, thanks for taking the time to put it together. The s-bend one works very well; but they are all amazing.
Ilja, 08 April 2010
After seeing all these beautiful shots I can’t wait to experiment more with long exposure shots! They get the creative juices flowing, thanks :)
Chris, 29 June 2010
Agreed! My creative juices are well and truely flowing after seeing these shots. Shame there are no setting details ;-(
Jeryc Garcia, 08 April 2010
Nice. Here’s my contribution. 30 seconds on a moonlit night – http://bit.ly/aBq7Pb
MS, 15 April 2010
Thank you …your is also astonishing..is subtle and its beauty lays in that.
Tj, 08 April 2010
utterly brilliant
NooN, 08 April 2010
Great shots, thank you :)
Jordan Walker, 08 April 2010
Those are some amazing images.
Lena Tailor, 08 April 2010
Nice Job….
Spectacular Collection…
ashraf, 13 May 2010
you have spectacular eyes
Harry, 09 September 2010
you have a beautiful face
Lucas Janin, 08 April 2010
Nice selection !!
Happy to see my picture there (Light drawing during insomnia).
Usman Arshad, 08 April 2010
Very nice collection…!
Javier Mateos, 08 April 2010
Hey there! Thanks for the share my fav is the one called “Persistence”; as always amazing post. :)
Cheers from Mexico!
BigM75, 08 April 2010
perfect shots
Ellie, 08 April 2010
Awesome pictures- especially liked the Pigeon Point Lighthouse one.
Thank you for the post.
frymde, 09 April 2010
Awesome! They are really great pictures. Well done. I love take picts with this technic too but with people each time.
Elmar, 09 April 2010
Loved the one of the merry-go-around, have done it myself brought back the memories
Web Risorsa, 09 April 2010
Eye catching images.. Superb collection…
Rupinder Singh, 09 April 2010
awssssmmmmm…..
Vinod, 09 April 2010
I MUST buy myself a SLR after seeing all these!!!
I’m hellot hungry now!!!
Thanks a zillion for these pics!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Arash, 10 April 2010
Truly amazing.
Thomas Craig Consulting, 10 April 2010
Very cool effects, love your collection of photos.
devil | m, 10 April 2010
Simply breathtaking.
Uncle B, 11 April 2010
Love the moving water shots – gotta get out my camera and try this! Will use Gimp (free with Ubuntu) to touch the shots up – I’m on disability pension and cannot afford Photo shop or Microsoft for that matter – Tip: save $ Use Ubuntu, older computer, and Gimp for your digital photos!
Amanda, 22 September 2010
What are these?
Natasha, 11 April 2010
wonderful collection…..loved it
Grayman Returns, 11 April 2010
Cheers for the art that the exposure for a long time creates.
lava360blog, 11 April 2010
dazzling photos. S-Ben is really beautiful
vinay, 11 April 2010
GREAT…
and………INSPIRING
Danny Garcia, 11 April 2010
How would one submit their own image for consideration on this list? I just did a long exposure photo of the space shuttle discovery taking off which made Flickr’s Explore page.
Cami Martin, 11 April 2010
These photos are absolutely beautiful…I can’t even believe it.
Thank you so much for sharing this for the worl
WPExplorer, 11 April 2010
Wow! These are all beautiful! But I really really like the “light from within”, the one with the flowing water. So beautiful.
Glauber, 12 April 2010
Great post, really beautiful!!!
Josh.Liba, 12 April 2010
Wow! Thanks for using one of my photos! I really appreciate it, and I am so impressed by the collection put together here!
Really great work! I’m honored to be in the same list.
Josh
Danko LogoFoo, 12 April 2010
A great list of painting with lights. Only photographers can absolutely did it!
bo, 14 April 2010
great selection of pictures!
you might want to check out this french artists…she’s been working with/on long time exposure for a while
http://www.astridmussi.com
ian rogers aka USA Rogers Bros, 14 April 2010
great set of images…thanks
Richard Jones, 14 April 2010
GORGEOUS WORK–my personal fav is the bridge with
thr fireworks in the fogg! Wonderful. Makes me want
to get a cable release…
sarahjonez, 14 April 2010
Just Ashtonishing……….. Love it
Inkalill, 15 April 2010
Beautiful! The world in a new light!
Eduardo Manostijeras, 15 April 2010
Very Pretty Pics!… Congrats!…
Flo, 17 April 2010
amazing photography
Joe, 17 April 2010
Very cool! I thought my long train one was cool…until I saw these! Nice examples, gives great ideas!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7604565@N06/4497996009/
San, 18 April 2010
Such wonderful shots !!! Well done and thank you!
Pradeep, 18 April 2010
great compilation, thanks.
Michael Lawrence, 27 April 2010
Truly striking photography, fine examples of the technique. Thank you for the collection. I am troubled by one thing, the lack of photographer credits. Yes, you did link the image name to the photographer so it is available but would it have been so difficult to credit each photographer under the title of the image? Just a thought.
onelargeprawn, 06 May 2010
Amazing shots.
Although it’s a little old, I’d say Justin Quinnell’s 6-month long exposure would be a good addition to this gallery.
http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/21666
Fx, 08 May 2010
Wonderful pics, I’m inspired to try my hand at this myself!
I especially like the dreamy, pastel-like quality of the daytime outdoor shots. I wonder if this is due solely to the long-exposure technique, or if a special filter was used?
Nishant Singh, 09 May 2010
These are beautiful pictures and make for excellent wallpapers. Amazing photography indeed!
John, 13 May 2010
What I don’t understand is how you people can keep reproducing copyrighted images on your site — especially without giving credit to the copyright holders. You are just spreading the fallacy that anything on the Web is free for the taking.
Harry, 09 September 2010
Hey John…
Take it easy man… they are just images..
H
safwen, 17 May 2010
see more
design2arts.blogspot.com/
J Generation, 21 May 2010
very beautiful~~
consuelo, 24 May 2010
me encanta todo lo de Banco de imagenes, gracias por los envios saludos
jayathu Chathuramadhu, 28 May 2010
Awesome! They are really great pictures. Well done. I love take picts with this technic too but with people each time.
herveleger, 02 June 2010
wow… so amazing pictures .
herveleger, 02 June 2010
wow.. so amazing pictures . like it
Schahryar Fekri, 10 June 2010
Wow!!! Kool!
KAMLESH, 18 June 2010
Its an Awesome Pics ….
Dain Miller, 19 June 2010
This is the most amazing thing I have ever seen as far as Photography goes. I can say that with almost 100% certainty.
algdfa, 20 June 2010
wow.. so amazing pictures . like it
Angel, 27 June 2010
Awesome photos,many of its I guess are more then 30 sec exposing time :) ?
Heidi, 27 June 2010
Awesome photos.
i guess ghost pictures count as extended exposure too?
lk, 04 July 2010
Nice colelction.. But a few of them look shooped.
David, 05 July 2010
Very beautiful séries, I really like it. Great work
energy monitoring, 07 July 2010
very nice. my boyfriend spins fire poi &i take some pretty cool pictures of him. but i’m sure that you’d be able to take better ones.
Rachel, 08 July 2010
These are fascinating! I like the one Perki did as well :)
Jack, 09 July 2010
Have a look at One Eyeland. Some of the best images I have seen in a long time oneeyeland.com
Jens, 16 July 2010
I like the “Loose Voltage” foto. :-)
Larita Czach, 28 July 2010
Very Good post man Thank you
Graham, 02 August 2010
Amazing photos not my field but I wish I could do it.
Thanks for the insight
Theone, 08 August 2010
THANK YOU. These are amazing I love all of them.
Harry, 09 September 2010
yeah..nice images. I will try some this weekend..
Sherman Unkefer, 15 September 2010
Those were amazing – loved every one of them!
binu, 22 September 2010
i like verymuch what a beauty full photos..
binu
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Sarah, 23 September 2010
I envy your free time and your life.
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Mario, 24 October 2010
Well done. The are simply spectacular. Love’m
Michael P, 26 October 2010
Very nice collection of photos.
Found you on Stumble Upon…Glad I tripped into you.
internet tablet, 02 December 2010
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Reynaldo Enosario, 07 December 2010
Its a very great photography. A brilliant flicks and compilation.
Melissa J Daniels, 24 December 2010
Your long exposure photography blows my mind! Your images are very surreal, and have a generally pleasing aesthetic. Kudo’s.
dasf, 28 January 2011
hi
fajas colombianas, 14 March 2011
I love the fireworks exposure the most
suzichan, 07 April 2011
Genial!
Laura, 21 August 2011
Stunning. The Pigeon Point Lighthouse one looks so mysterious….
(¯`•¸Geca¸•´¯), 29 September 2011
Genius! Love love love your photographs :D