I never thought about panning much before so this is my first attempt. I know they aren't the best. Is there any panning experts out there to give advice or pointers?
Be sure to follow through - keep panning until you know for certain the shutter has closed.
And keep practicing.
snowbear wrote:
Be sure to follow through - keep panning until you know for certain the shutter has closed.
And keep practicing.
Practicing should be easy. I live on a very nice but busy street so I just sit on my front porch and pan away!
Are you using a camera with a focal plane shutter?
Would the direction of travel of the subject, compared to the direction of travel of the shutter, make a difference in capturing the movement?
twowindsbear wrote:
Are you using a camera with a focal plane shutter?
Would the direction of travel of the subject, compared to the direction of travel of the shutter, make a difference in capturing the movement?
I used a Nikon D700 with a 50mm f/1.8G lens. As far as the rest of your question - huh?
harryd wrote:
twowindsbear wrote:
Are you using a camera with a focal plane shutter?
Would the direction of travel of the subject, compared to the direction of travel of the shutter, make a difference in capturing the movement?
I used a Nikon D700 with a 50mm f/1.8G lens. As far as the rest of your question - huh?
I'm sorry, I didn't mean to be a smart ass. All I know is you're supposed to follow the subject after you snap the shutter with a slow shutter speed somewheres around 1/30 sec. :)
harryd wrote:
harryd wrote:
twowindsbear wrote:
Are you using a camera with a focal plane shutter?
Would the direction of travel of the subject, compared to the direction of travel of the shutter, make a difference in capturing the movement?
I used a Nikon D700 with a 50mm f/1.8G lens. As far as the rest of your question - huh?
I'm sorry, I didn't mean to be a smart ass. All I know is you're supposed to follow the subject after you snap the shutter with a slow shutter speed somewheres around 1/30 sec. :)
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After I took those shots I read that some people suggest using a tripod ( I didn't ) to avoid vertical blurring as in this case you'd only want horizontal blurring following the plane of the motorcycle or car.
I shot this at 1/15 second, f/32, ISO 200, focal length 80mm; hand-held panning.
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I shot this panning with the guy coming from the left, with the camera in constant shoot mode...it's pretty slow though (about 2.5 fps) but I got lucky. Not the best pic, but I like it. Actually, I've never carried a tripod with me to an airshow...too heavy, and I have never owned a monopod, so all my flight pics (avatar included) were hand-panned. One of these days or years) when I have enough money to upgrade, I'm going to make sure I get a camera that can shoot faster!
harryd wrote:
I never thought about panning much before so this is my first attempt. I know they aren't the best. Is there any panning experts out there to give advice or pointers?
Panning to create motion blur in the background with a sharp subject, frozen by the camera movement in sync with the subject movement, is the stuff of fluid head tripods.
You can ascertain the shutter speed from the photo itself.
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