Today’s shot was taken while speeding along the M4 motorway at 70mph… you’ll be pleased to know I wasn’t driving at the time!! I’ve been busy teaching and conducting in Bristol today and Kevin drove me there to give me a little time off. As we travelled home this evening I decided to try my hand at painting with light, especially as I hadn’t taken any photos at all by that stage. I started off with my camera on the dashboard of the car but this kept it too static and all the car light trails merged into one narrow band. Instead I set a shutter speed of 10 seconds and held the camera up to my face in the usual way. As the car moved this introduced some movement into the lines and I added some extra shape by moving the camera diagonally during the exposure. Inevitably every shot came out completely different but this one appealed the most with a satisfying mixture of straight and curved lines. It reminded me of some of Jackson Pollock’s abstract paintings – hence the title – although I suspect this will never make it onto the walls of the Museum of Modern Art in New York!

Well done! I like it! Najeli · 2009-11-21: 17:43

I love Jacson Pollock:)) and this photo too:) Eiram · 2009-11-21: 17:47

very appealing! an interesting post miltonjacob · 2009-11-21: 18:53

very cool shot! ????? · 2009-11-22: 00:11

Sorry, I don't get it.... this is how everyone drives along the M4 :-) Good result; I much prefer it to JP! davids · 2009-11-22: 04:54

Cool photo! principe · 2009-11-22: 16:42

OMG!! This is super cool!! ????? · 2009-11-22: 17:00

Love it!! lookagain · 2009-11-22: 18:47

Amazing ! ????? · 2009-11-23: 09:42

Wow! Great! pandka · 2009-11-23: 09:44

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