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Zoom burst is a camera technique where zooming during a long exposure creates dramatic radial light streaks blasting outward from a sharp central subject.
Mastering the Radial Blur
Anchor your subject: Keep your main point of interest dead-center. Because light streaks emanate outward from the center, off-center elements get smeared into chaotic motion blur.
Contrast is key: Choose scenes with bright point lights against dark backgrounds. During a slow exposure (leaving the shutter open longer), changing focal length turns static points of light into explosive speed lines.
Full prompt
An illuminated clock tower face centered at night, shot with a zoom burst effect, light and architecture streaking radially outward from the sharp center to the frame edges --ar 4:3 --style raw --s 50
Model: Midjourney
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