Zoom burst technique is a great way to inject excitement and movement into your photos, and they also enable you to create dazzling abstract effects. A great slow-shutter technique for injecting more excitement and movement into your photos is the zoom burst. This involves zooming a lens with a manual zoom ring from one extreme of its focal length range to the other, during a long, manually timed exposure. The resulting Image is characterized by an explosion of blurred light streaks radiating from a sharper central subject, giving the impression of movement towards the camera.

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Heading up the new range of Alpha DSLRs from Sony is the Alpha 380, the perfect model for any photographer new to DSLRs.  Along with the Sony A380, the have  also released the A320, a smaller and more affordable addition. Lightweight and stylish, both have been built for comfort and ease of use, and are equipped with handy hi-tech features to  help make the step up from compact cameras as simple as possible for budding amateurs. With 2 competitive price points, you  will be hard pressed to find an equal. They are the perfect step-up to DSLRs because it’s very instructional and provide  built-in explanations of what aperture and shutter speed actually do.

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