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Radial Zoom Blur

spatial warps & optics

Typeface · Fugaz One

Schematic or classical approach — not a trained AI model output.
Schematic or classical approach — not a trained AI model output.Image: NASA / Eileen Collins · scikit-image (public domain)View source ↗

Prompt

Apply Radial Zoom Blur, drawing textures and highlights into straight streaks radiating outward from a central focal point. Keep the focal region comparatively clear, increasing blur toward the edges to suggest rapid forward camera movement. Preserve existing colors and avoid rotational trails. Keep the original subject and composition.

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Identify

Image lines converge on an escape route.

Principle

Scaled variants1 are mixed around the center point2.

Try it out

Move the center point.

Classification

Schematic visualization, not neural inference.

Further examples · 7 images

Vertigo (22795901327)
02 Vertigo (22795901327)A bridge scene shows streaked lines converging toward a central vanishing point. The effect creates a sense of rapid forward motion by blending different scales of the image around the focal center.Bernd Thaller from Graz, Austria · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Delicate Hunter, A Daddy Long-Legs Spider in Macro
03 Delicate Hunter, A Daddy Long-Legs Spider in MacroThe image shows a spider on soil with significant blur radiating from the center. This demonstrates the characteristic radial streaking where clarity is maintained only at the central point while periphery details are stretched.Derk29 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Dülmen, Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche, Rosette -- 2022 -- 0669 (crop, kreativ)
04 Dülmen, Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche, Rosette -- 2022 -- 0669 (crop, kreativ)A circular rosette window appears as a burst of light. The linear streaks radiate outward from the center, illustrating how the zoom blur technique transforms static patterns into a schematic visualization of light rays.Dietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Vila Nova de Gaia 01 by-dpc
05 Vila Nova de Gaia 01 by-dpcAn aerial view of a bridge shows the structure radiating from the center. The blurring intensity increases toward the frame edges, illustrating the variable scaling around a central point.David Perez · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
A Light Painting zoom in
06 A Light Painting zoom inMulti-colored light streaks converge at the center of the frame. The image illustrates how long exposure combined with zooming creates defined, straight light paths leading to a central focus.Sérgio Valle Duarte .mw-parser-output .messagebox{margin:4px 0;width:auto;border-collapse:collapse;border:2px solid var · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Seattle Starburst (19455404716)
07 Seattle Starburst (19455404716)A city skyline at night features light trails from buildings and traffic converging at a central vanishing point. This long-exposure zoom captures the distinct radial streaks of stationary light sources.Jonathan Miske from United States · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons