Weekly photo challenge – Blur
I was in London recently and although I loved it I have always struggled with crowds. I get hot and disoriented and start to feel a bit panicky. One thing about London is that there is no shortage of people.
I took this in the National History Museum at the top of a set of stairs. As I looked down to the sea of people I was about to become enveloped in that feeling of panic started to set in.
In order to try to capture that feeling I put the camera on a post and slowed the shutter down to introduce some motion blur. Although it isn’t as sharp as I would have liked at the focal point, I think I captured how I felt.
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The numpty with a camera 
I think this perfectly sums up exactly how you felt, Jo. I really like it xx
I don’t know really how to describe it but when you are slightly claustrophobic or not comfortable in a sea of people everything starts to swim and this is kind of how it feels for me in that situation. x
Very nice interpretation of this week’s photo challenge.
Thank you Allen x
You’re welcome
Good shot, Jo. Great for this challenge.
Thank you Stefano 🙂
This is ace!
Thank you very much 🙂
Great idea; makes me dizzy.
Yes, dizzy is kind of how it feels when I am in a big crowd. 🙂
Well done, that Photographer~!
I really wish I’d thought of something like that—blur as a concept, brilliant (Gods know, I spent enough time flat on my back as a young guy contemplating blurry universes through rum-induced pink hazes).
Ha, that feeling of the onslaught of a sea of people is a bit like being drunk so I think I captured it a bit 😀 Ahh Rum is a nice hazy drink.
I certainly know how you feel – such a fabulous interpretation!
Thank you 🙂
This is a brilliant take on Blur for the challenge. As one known to panic in crowds you captured the feeling perfectly.