My blurred motion images’ most frequently used settings were a shutter speed of 4.0, ISO of 100, and average aperture of 10-20. My original goal was to capture the headlights for my blurred motion pictures as if the car wasn’t there at all. With more time and practice, I got different effects of the headlights as the cars were going around corners which was striking to me. The third image posted is a horse carriage that was quickly passing. I also wanted to keep the noise in the image to a minimum given the weather conditions so I made sure the ISO stayed at a low number.
For my frozen motion images, my typical settings were a shutter speed of 1/200, an aperture of 5.6, and an ISO of 400. My goal for these images was to get sharp and pronounced motion from a very close distance. I felt like my first image in this set did this best as I was able to capture the rush of water at the exact spot where a spout was pouring out (due to the rain). The berries held lots of rain so I was able to capture the droplets mid-fall. The flash was also a key factor in taking these photos as I was able to capture the most detail with the least amount of noise possible.
I agree that the first image with the rain is the one with the biggest impact with motion. It looks very crystal in the moment before gravity takes its course. The fourth street photograph is also very interesting indicating that the car’s course of motion. The backdrop is also very effective and you did very well adding some color to the rainy and gloomy weather conditions.