June 15 - 166/365

18-55mm lens @ 55mm, f/36, 2", ISO 100

Today I worked on trying out a technique I had heard about - a zoom barrel blur. The idea is that you move the barrel of the lens in or out while the camera is exposing the shot, creating this blurred effect. I'm not sure if this is the best example of this technique, but I was giving it a try because we were assigned with the task of trying something new and out of our "comfort zone" for my photography guild. So I gave it a shot...no pun intended... and this was what I ended up with. Not bad... but not exactly my favorite image ever.