Thank you all for the very kind comments. Also thank you all for taking a guess. The winner is Theodore Thelin with his 0.5 sec. guess.
Longwood Gardens ~ Blue Hydrangea
I created this image at Longwood Gardens in PA during my Christmas Spectacular Workshop last year. I was hand holding my camera with my 24-105mm lens attached. It is kind-of a zoom /twist. Can you guess the shutter speed I used? Of course this will be a wild guess but it’s all in fun. The first person to guess correctly will receive a copy
of “A Guide to Pleasing Blurs” that I co-authored with Art Morris. If you already have the eBook then I can send it to one of your friends. It will make a nice holiday gift! You must post your guess in the comment section and not in a private email to me to be eligible 
. One guess per person, please. I will announce the winner later on this evening. Good Luck!!
Happy Holidays.
______________________________________________________________ denise ippolito
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Beautiful effect. Ok…I’m going to say 2 sec.
Hello Denise I must say I really love the colours in this shot and the very well controlled burst in this composition of yours. Very well done! I am guessing its 0.6 seconds.I am sure whoever gets your book will thoroughly enjoy it if they don’t have it already. Merry Christmas!
Hi denise
The twist/zoom effect is right on, beautifully soft, as well as some detail. I’ll say .8sec
Very nice ! I guess 0.5 seconds.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays Denise…..how about 1/5 second shutter speed.
I’m guessing 1/30 sec. Hard to figure out without knowing how fast you were rotating. Whatever it was, it sure worked.
1/8th its cool!! an unqualified guess tho
a wild guess but I would say .. 0.4 – Thanks for all the eye candy this year
Maggie
Love it, Denise! I’ll guess 1 sec.
Beautiful art….I’m gonna guess 1/30 of a second on the rocks with a twist.
I’ll guess 1/15th of a second with a twist and zoom
I’m guessing 1/4 second.
One full second, you need time to twist and zoom.
This is tough because I’ve obtained similar results from anywhere between 1/5th and 1/60th of a second. I’ll say 1/50th because my real guess has already been posted by others.
Nice, my gguess 2 sec.
one and a half seconds.
Beautiful image indeed! I am going all out here with four seconds.
I’ll guess half a second. Lovely soft colours. Merry Christmas
Beautiful image! OK, I am going to say 2/3 second exposure. Happy holidays Denise!
A terrific shot, Denise! As a guess, I’d say 1/20 sec.
I love the zoom effect – I’m going to say 1/8
Denise, I love it! I really like the blues and the way some of the petals retained most of their sharness. I’d guess 1 second.