Zoom burst technique involves zooming while the shutter is open with a relatively slow shutter speed, generally below 1/60th of a second. For this reason low light or small apertures are required.
Photographs taken with this technique are characterized by blurred streaks emanating from the center of the photograph. The effect is nearly identical to a motion blur image in which the camera is traveling towards the subject. For this reason the zoom burst is typically used to create an impression of motion towards the subject.
An example of what I was trying to achieve is something like this amazing shot by Steve Corey. http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevecorey/2689477580/in/set-72157616490602004/
I love the way he has managed to get the front cyclist beautifully in focus with the feel of the rest of the picture speeding towards you. My efforts are no where near as accomplished, but practice makes perfect.
I really enjoyed this project and was surprised by the different feel of the pictures according to the subject.
With hindsight I should have done motion and motion blur as a topic first, but it is all a learning curve!
These flower photos (camelia and Aconites) give an interesting bleed effect and the motion feel is almost gone
I surprised myself with this one! I was looking for something bright to put at the centre of the zoom. Purely by accident you can almost hear the alarm ringing!
I think this one really does capture the motion effect I was originally looking for.
This is a bit like a hangover.
These last two were my first attempts which I found interesting, but they were not what I was trying to do!
My next project will probably be motion and motion blur.
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