What shutter speed would slightly blur a car traveling down a highway?
p.1 #1What shutter speed would slightly blur a car traveling down a highway?
I know there will be a lot of trial and error, but I'd like to use as little film as I can, so I'm reaching out. Does anyone have an idea of what shutter speed to start with, to accomplish what I mentioned in the title? -- Thanks
Sep 09, 2026 at 12:07 PM
p.1 #2What shutter speed would slightly blur a car traveling down a highway?
Where are you in relation to the car? Is it ciming towards/away from you or is it going left to right etc to you.
Sep 09, 2026 at 12:52 PM
p.1 #3What shutter speed would slightly blur a car traveling down a highway?
Are you panning the camera if it is travelling from left to right? (or right to left)
Sep 09, 2026 at 01:23 PM
p.1 #4What shutter speed would slightly blur a car traveling down a highway?
I'll have a stationary foreground object, and behind that, the car will be zooming by 6 or so feet away. The travel will be left to right. I'll be shooting at the car's side, pointed at the tires. No panning.
Sep 09, 2026 at 05:33 PM
p.1 #5What shutter speed would slightly blur a car traveling down a highway?
Shutter speed for the desired effect will also depend on focal length and/or distance (and what you mean by "slightly blur"). With a normal to wide lens, I would try between 1/60th and 1/8th.
Sep 09, 2026 at 06:02 PM
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p.1 #6What shutter speed would slightly blur a car traveling down a highway?
I'd more than likely be using a 28mm to 50mm. Slight blur would mean a streak, but you'd know it was a tire. I'd be about 6 to 7 foot away.
Sep 09, 2026 at 06:39 PM
p.1 #7What shutter speed would slightly blur a car traveling down a highway?
That close and actual highway speeds (55mph+), I'd try 1/250th to 1/30th.
Honestly, I'd just try it with a digital camera first
Honestly, I'd just try it with a digital camera first
Sep 09, 2026 at 07:15 PM
p.1 #8What shutter speed would slightly blur a car traveling down a highway?
That's a good idea, the digital camera. Thanks!
Sep 09, 2026 at 07:30 PM
p.1 #9What shutter speed would slightly blur a car traveling down a highway?
It‘s metric based but a rule of thumb I learned somewhere years ago is that setting the shutter speed to match how fast the object is going will result in a pleasing blur or is at least a very good starting point.
So e.g. a car going 100km/h -> set shutter speed to 1/100
Person walking 4km/h -> 1/4
You’ll have to convert to mph yourself, I don’t deal with that madness
So e.g. a car going 100km/h -> set shutter speed to 1/100
Person walking 4km/h -> 1/4
You’ll have to convert to mph yourself, I don’t deal with that madness
Sep 09, 2026 at 11:23 PM