Looking out to sea
by tjmueller

Comment:
I think this could've been a great shot, if there was just a little context to what the two people were looking out at. Maybe a horizon or something - I don't know.

Whoosh
by banmorn

Comment:
Nicely executed. But a speeding flower composition??!!

breather
by arsenal

Comment:
A nice sense of rotational blur. And very evocative of a sense of a worn out piece of equipment from a bygone era, helped by the choice of monochrome.

But the compoition needs a little more. I've no idea what, but it needs a little more.

Harley Davidson Heritage Softail
by ggbudge

Comment:
I like this. The rotational blur of the wheel and the brake disc, combined with the directional blur in the background, convey exactly the right sense of movement. This is helped by the reasonably large chunk of empty road to the left of the photo for the bike to "move into".

I think monochrome is the right choice here. The slightly excessively chrome trim on the bike is definitely 50s heritage, and monochrome helps to reinforce that.

I can't help feeling that I would've liked to have seen just a little more of the bike in the shot, but I can't work out how I would've done that without spoiling the overall composition. So it's probably about right as it is.

Must've been a tricky shot to take, too...

Faster...
by pinbokeshatta

Comment:
It's been done before, of course. but it still looks pretty good. There's a real sense of rotation, here.

The contrasting light and dark patches in the background work well. It's a shame there isn't more interesting lighting of the subject, though.

Don't Ask What's For Dinner
by Mr_Pants

Comment:
A great idea, and the shot is technically well executed. Lighting, focus, motion blur all come together well. I might have been inclined to broaden the framing a little, but that's just my taste.

But there's a lack of emotion in the subjects that makes the whole thing seem a bit contrived, unfortunately. It doesn't look like they mean it.

Propeller in Motion
by BrianR

Comment:
I like this. I'm always a sucker for any photo with a strong reflection element, and this photo has that - there is a powerful sense of how highly polished is the metal of the engine cowling.

I think the juxtaposition of the engine against the fuselage works well. and the colour saturation has been pumped up just enough.

If anything, maybe the blur of the props is just a little understated. could've done with just a slightly longer exposure to make the prop rotation more of a focal point of the composition. But that's being really picky.

Eye of God
by chalice

Comment:
A very absorbing photo - I can look at it for ages without knowing or caring what it actually is.

But I don't get a sense of "motion blur" leaping out at me.

flower power
by skewsme

Comment:
A veryt compelling effect. But motion blur? There is blur, certainly. But, given the subject matter, it doesn't communicate a sense of motion.

Rounding Turn 12
by ourwebstop

Comment:
This is a beautiful shot - if ever I manage to capture one like this, I'll be well chuffed.

But the blur doesn't feature strongly enough for it to stand out as a "motion blur" photo. If it had been at a slightly different angle, and there had been, say, some obvious blur in the wheel spokes to impart a real sense of speed, then it would have been a different story.

A lovely photo, but not a "speed blur" photo.