Challenge: Wednesday 5/1/13-5/3/13: Motion, Speed: Gracie (mgstrawn) and I are your hosts for this challenge. I was frustrated by a similar challenge in last year's daily challenges. I...

PAToGraphy Loc: Portland ME area

Gracie (mgstrawn) and I are your hosts for this challenge. I was frustrated by a similar challenge in last year's daily challenges. I practiced and practiced, but without the results I wanted - subject focused, background blurred and with a definite feeling of motion and/or speed. While sitting on Rivernan's dock one early misty morning, "it" happened. A fisherman came flying by in his outboard. All boat pictures were taken in shutter (Tv) mode and took place in a split second.

These are examples of "panning" which are explained in this article from Gracie and demonstrated in the Youtube video. I found them both helpful and hope you will too.

The idea is to convey feelings, images that show or convey the idea of movement. Through the days of the challenge I'll post some different ways of capturing movement and I am looking forward to your posts that show energy in motion. Point and shoot cameras are capable of capturing movement, even if not in the same way.

I will post settings and show the attempts as well as the final images. I can think of many ways to show movement and they weren't all done by panning.

The article:

http://improvephotography.com/8758/panning-photography-ideas/

The Youtube:

http://youtu.be/sXzNtp1shXU

Saw him coming: f6.3, shutter 1/8, ISO 100, Focal length 200mm. Trying to catch him with my autoocus

Got him! moving the camera steadily following boat. f6.3, 1/13

cropped

in B/W

PAToGraphy Loc: Portland ME area

Another way to capture an image with motion is to use a slower shutter speed and just shoot. In the first one, the handler and the sheep were both moving pretty fast in attempt to return the sheep to the barn. In the second shot, all is focused except the hand which capturing the hand movement associated with playing a cello.

Round 'em up: f 6.3 ISO 200 1/30 Aperture (Av) mode

Musician hands

cricket2 Loc: Virginia

PAToGraphy wrote:

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oh yes indeed ! You got him!! Hope I can "get someone" tomorrow - lol - great job Pat

cricket2 Loc: Virginia

PAToGraphy wrote:

Another way to capture an image with motion is to use a slower shutter speed and just shoot. In the first one, the handler and the sheep were both moving pretty fast in attempt to return the sheep to the barn. In the second shot, all is focused except the hand which capturing the hand movement associated with playing a cello.

awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!

PAToGraphy Loc: Portland ME area

cricket2 wrote:

awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!

p1 Thanks, Cricket. It can be frustrating, but when something turns out, it's a "Yippeeee" feeling.

Georgiann Loc: La Pine, oregon

these were from last year, it wasn't easy kept making them go around and around till we were all dizzy, haven't done it since but I guess the challenge is to do it again now......yikes

Sher Loc: Colorful Colorado

PAToGraphy wrote:

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Very cool...... Now what shall I do??.

Sher Loc: Colorful Colorado

PAToGraphy wrote:

Another way to capture an image with motion is to use a slower shutter speed and just shoot. In the first one, the handler and the sheep were both moving pretty fast in attempt to return the sheep to the barn. In the second shot, all is focused except the hand which capturing the hand movement associated with playing a cello.

Very nice. I like um both. Especially your musical hand

Sher Loc: Colorful Colorado

Georgiann wrote:

these were from last year, it wasn't easy kept making them go around and around till we were all dizzy, haven't done it since but I guess the challenge is to do it again now......yikes

Haha... She looks like she is having fun. Your hubby don't look to thrilled about it all

cricket2 Loc: Virginia

PAToGraphy wrote:

p1 Thanks, Cricket. It can be frustrating, but when something turns out, it's a "Yippeeee" feeling.

yes it can be frustrating and yes it is so wonderful when we finally get it!

cricket2 Loc: Virginia

Georgiann wrote:

these were from last year, it wasn't easy kept making them go around and around till we were all dizzy, haven't done it since but I guess the challenge is to do it again now......yikes

great job - I have to find someone to play with me on this one!

mgstrawn Loc: Atlanta, GA

Hello to all! Pat, thanks for all your hard work and research. All of your examples are very cool! I tried panning yesterday and had so much fun! I stood at my living room picture window panning on the cars as they sped by my house. I managed to successfully capture one 'subject' with clarity.

Shutter Speed - 1/50; Aperture F/14; Lens zoomed to 200mm

cropped to show the sharpness of the car

One year old little 'Miss Motion' matching step for step with her 6 year old cousin!

lots of flag action going on tonight at a Private School spring program held at our church

turtlepond Loc: Long Beach, Calif

Good idea for the motion... I used a friends golf swing...
I like how is upper body so still and his arms are moving a mile a minute.

Georgiann wrote:

these were from last year, it wasn't easy kept making them go around and around till we were all dizzy, haven't done it since but I guess the challenge is to do it again now......yikes

cricket2 Loc: Virginia

mgstrawn wrote:

Hello to all! Pat, thanks for all your hard work and research. All of your examples are very cool! I tried panning yesterday and had so much fun! I stood at my living room picture window panning on the cars as they sped by my house. I managed to successfully capture one 'subject' with clarity.

And such a fine capture! Do it again Gracie!!!

cricket2 Loc: Virginia

turtlepond wrote:

Good idea for the motion... I used a friends golf swing...
I like how is upper body so still and his arms are moving a mile a minute.

that truly shows motion!