21 Incredible Long Exposure Photos That Showcase the Impact of Motion

Long exposure photo showing car lights moving through a winding road in the snow covered mountains
Photo: Eberhard Grossgasteiger/Pexels

Experimenting with shutter speed is one of the best ways to get creative with your photography. The slower shutter speeds used for long exposure photos create a blurred look for any moving objects in the scene.

Nature and travel photographers can use slow shutter speeds to showcase the movement of water, clouds, fog, lights, and more.

The photos in this showcase will provide ideas and inspiration you can use in your own work.

Long exposure photo showing fog rolling over trees
Photo: Zetong Li/Unsplash
Long exposure photo showing car lights moving through a winding road in the snow covered mountains
Photo: Eberhard Grossgasteiger/Pexels
Long exposure photo of the Golden Gate Bridge showing blurred water over rocks on the beach
Photo: Mohamed Almari/Pexels
Long exposure seascape image of the sun piercing through a hole in a rock formation
Photo: Trace Hudson/Pexels
Long exposure photo of the milky way with trees, rocks, and blurred water in the foreground
Photo: nodar77/Envato Elements
Long exposure after dusk showing blurred car lights through a windy mountain road
Photo: ADDICTIVE_STOCK/Envato Elements
Long exposure photo over a bridge over a bay with blurred water and rocks in the foreground
Photo: wirestock/Envato Elements
Long exposure seascape at sunset
Photo: Kenznguyen/Pixabay
Long exposure of Bonsai Rock at Lake Tahoe
Photo: Andrew Sterling/Unsplash
Long exposure photo showing blurred water surrounding wooden breakwaters
Photo: wirestock/Envato Elements
Photo: King_satriaru/Envato Elements
Long exposure seascape photo at dusk showing water against rocks in the foreground
Photo: Zukiman Mohamad/Pexels
Starry sky over ancient sculptures
Photo: Onur Polat/Pexels
Long exposure photo of a beach at Olympic National Park, showing blurred moving water
Photo: wirestock/Envato Elements
Long exposure at sunset showing parts of a dead tree sticking out of a body of water
Photo: King_satriaru/Envato Elements
Long exposure of a sea stack and moving clouds
Photo: Jasmina_K/Envato Elements
Long exposure photo of the sun setting over the ocean, showing movement in the clouds
Photo: EvgeniT/Pixabay
Long Exposure Photo of a Rocky Seascape
Photo: wirestock/Envato Elements
Long exposure showing cloud movement over a dock and lake
Photo: David Becker/Unsplash
Long exposure of water at the beach surrounding rocks as the waves roll in and out
Photo: Ache Surya/Pexels
Long exposure close up of falling water
Photo: Engin Akyurt/Pexels