I've seen several of these blurred shots here lately. They don't look like a zoom motion blur, or a x/y axis blurs, nor do they look like motion blur with flash. Not sure what they are exactly. Perhaps it's a PS technique? Anyone know what I'm talking about?

I just saw one in screening I really like, usually forests I've notice. Just curious what the technique is.

Maybe different shots layered with different opacities?

Can you give us an example?

Maybe I'm making it sound too complicated because I know you all know the shots I'm trying to describe. There have been TONS of them as the latest trend... like the HDR stuff that folks never seem to tire of (myself excluded) ;-)

The shots are usually of trees it seems... and it looks like the camera was moved up and down to create a blur, but some of the image somehow remains marginally sharp as if a strobe was used midway through the motion. But, they don't exactly look like that's what was done. One of the nicer ones was just in screening and I commented on it.

My guess is that it's the lastest Photoshop flavor of the month, but I'm not certain of that.

I think it is this one: http://1x.com/mview.php?p=212961&key=0

I think you might be right. I've made a lot of blurry images, and never achieved that effect. Sharp photos made blurry with the motion blur feature of photoshop I think. Photo-manipulation.

Even with one shot, on a new layer, "motion blurred" on blending mode darken, if there's a lot of white in the original shot... or on blending lighten, if there's a lot of dark in the original shot.
I never did it, but I think you got an surprising effect with it.

Vaseline smeared horizontally on a plain filter can produce this affect I'm lead to believe. I've seen really excellent examples with slight camera movements on a slow shutter as well.

JP

They have been around for quite a long while, done in various ways. They do seem to be "popularish" right now though ....

Oh yes... that's the one I liked and noticed. Is that the vasoline effect? Or PS treatment?

I like this image and want to fav it. Can I do that regardless of whether or not it clears the screeners?

you might want to ask fernand hick...
http://1x.com/v2/#photos/member/1308/14200/ i think he has explained this before.. and of course you can do this or similar effect with vaseline...

I think this is it...maybe this is what you look for :)
http://1x.com/v2/#discussions/2403/camera-technique-defocusing-technique/

This one if I am correct is from Faddoush. It is very nice indeed. Maybe he will elaborate on that.

Ahhh! Yes! I've already done this before with none repeating patterns like forests. Thanks!