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21-JUL-2009

Production line, Ipswich, Massachusetts, 2009

I photographed this woman working in a fish processing plant at a fairly fast shutter speed of 1/00th of a second. She was quickly transferring fish from a tub to a conveyor belt. Her hands were moving so fast they are blurred, even at 1/100th of a second. The movement is from right to left, flowing horizontally across the frame. Such horizontal action is easier to blur than action coming towards the camera. If I had photographed her from the front, there would have been less blur at this fast a shutter speed. I also like the role of color in this image -- her blue gloves echo the blue tub, carrying a flow of color across the bottom of the image along with the blur. Meanwhile, the diagonal angle of the machine behind her echoes the angle of her arm holding the fish. Production line work can be demanding and repetitious. This image tells us why.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1
1/100s f/4.0 at 45.0mm iso800 full exif

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