1949 Mercury Woody Wagon Hood Ornament

Nikon D2X
35-70mm f2.8 nikon lens

shot at 44mm 1/40@ f2.8
iso 800
tungsten light

The shallow depth of field created the liquid effect
of the reflected tungsten light in the hood… while the out of focus tail gives the appearance of motion

the trick is to shoot multiple frames… bracketing… i choose normal +1/2 -1/2… i do several series of these…

here is why… with the high iso there is noise… with the low shutter speed there is camera shake… the normal or overexposed will have less noise but more chance of camera shake… the darker version more noise but less chance of camera shake… taking 9 frames helps the odds…

noise can be helped in Lightroom 3… camera shake can not… so more often than not at these settings i will end up lightening an underexposed frame and use noise reduction in lightroom

with digital under these conditions it’s always best to over shoot and hope you were steady at least once…. or get out a tripod