10 Seconds @ Grand Central
I saw this picture a few days ago as I was looking for information on how to merge pictures using GIMP. It was taken by Nathan2009 over at Flikr. I’m assuming it’s continuous photos over a period of 10 seconds. I’m not exactly sure how the photographer went about creating the effect. I’m assuming that he used a mask between layers and then exposed the parts he thought were interesting or perhaps he exposed the whole image. I also wonder if he did some additional blurring in post. However he did it I’m in love.
He captured an extended period (as in longer than a second) of time in one single frame and it tells a story. You can tell who’s waiting and who’s running. Who can stand still for ten seconds while having a conversation, waiting on a line, or even taking a picture. It’s so full of the ordinary juxtaposed with this grand space where it takes place which remains still and constant as it has for over a hundred years.
I’m determined to learn how to do this so I’m going to take my camera up to NY this weekend and try some things out. Perhaps I’ll try from the staircase outside the MET or from the top of the spire at the Guggenheim. Both of those spaces always have a lot of movement. I’m excited!
Sometimes a Good Notion 