1 Hour exposure

Challenge #4 in the Long exposure series. Hosted by Jaysun.

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Shoot whatever you like, but it must be a one hour exposure. I'll give a 3 minute cushion for those without the necessary gear to get the timing precise.

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One o'clock

by The_Wicker_Man

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The clock need adjusting - 21s slow per hour!

Camera:	Sony Alpha DSLR-A700
Lens:	Minolta 28-70mm G
Submitted:	Tuesday, 12th February, 2013 23:28 (GMT)
Taken:	Tuesday, 12th February, 2013
Focal length:	55 mm
Shutter speed:	3621 sec
Aperture:	F22
ISO:	100
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The answer - relatively simple (as was the set-up - no tripod, camera just sitting on a couple of books facing the clock). Shot in near darkness, except for at 12 and 1 when the lights were switched on for a couple of seconds. The clock has no s hand.

Shot without long exp NR so to be honest thte result was pretty horrible. But B&W can cover a multitude of sins :)

I could re-try, but it's only a DPR Challenge and since this may be my one and only 1 hr exposure I ain't bothered. All good fun.

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Ah, now that makes more sense.

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I surmise if the shutter opens then closes after one hour while the clock is running you should see no hands at all. I remember some long exposure inside pictures of churches which look empty, although there were a lot of people inside. So it is right that I do not see trailing hands, but I cannot explianseeing the hands at 1 and 12. I will try to reproduce the shot.

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That's strange. You'd think there would be trails behind the minute and hour hands, with the second hand barely visible. Was the clock moving?

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