40 Fantastic Examples of Motion-Blur Photography

If you want to capture the action of your subject, a great way to do it is to apply motion-blur effect on your photo. By selecting a longer shutter speed, you can produce an image where rapidly moving objects appear to be blurred or smeared along the direction of the movement. This happens because you allow the shutter of your camera to be open, long enough to detect the movement of your subject.

Basically, motion-blur photography can be applied on any subject, so long as it is moving, eg. sports events, moving vehicles, etc. Of course, the result of your image would vary depending on the speed of your subject, the lighting of the place, the shutter speed settings and aperture.

Here in this article, we are showcasing a some of the skillfully captured motion-blur photography that you can use as inspiration for your compositions. As you can see, a lot of these photos have fantastic blurry colors – characteristic of the outcome of the technique involved. If you want to showcase your own photos online I recommend you check out some WordPress photography themes. Check out these motion-blur photos and enjoy!

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Daily Disney – Two for Tuesday

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Waltzer

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like a record…

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Makes My Head Spin

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Alex the Formula One Golden Retriever

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Le Tour de Langkawi

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Train in Motion

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Pulse of the city

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Circular sounds

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Motion

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Motion #1

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Mind the Gap

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Motion Blur

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BOS Arrival

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Motion-Blur Photography

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Rajasthan Photography

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World In Motion

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fire truck in motion

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2011 Twilight Criterium

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Blurred motion Seattle Wheel at dusk 1

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Invidia Juventutis

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Train blur

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Street Photography

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Perth Royal Show 2011

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Carriage

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Adaptive Mountain Biking – Beyond limits

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Surfing Burleigh Heads

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Blur-motion Photography

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Untitled

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Motion Blur

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London bus

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Joyride

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Blurred Motion: Ion ride

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Color in Motion

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Il rooooosssso e il nero

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Disney – Dumbo at Night (Explored)

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Waiting For The Train

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142 [shibuya crossing]

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Splashy duck

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Pool

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