I took this during my practice with panning this afternoon. This is a perfect demonstration of panning, and I'm not to sure this lady would approve of my posting her picture on the net, but if she happens to see this, she should leave a comment. Anyway, i think this perfectly conveys the idea of speed. Just so you know, depth of field does not apply here, my camera was at a very tiny aperture to restrict light so i could slow down the exposure. The blur is from my camera moving the same speed as the bike, causing the plants in the foreground and background to be motion-blurred. It's a very careful effort to get these pictures, i didn't edit this one at all other than a quick crop and resize. I took 200 and this was one of 5 clear ones.... and it was the MOST clear of all. As they say, practice makes perfect!
update: more panning photos are on this post over at my Experiments In Photography photoblog. Leave Comments. Please.
Sunday, April 6, 2008
Day 86: Panning
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One can really feel the movement. A nice picture for a spring day. Share more "pannings" They're fun.
Maybe on your "alternate" page?
Hahaha. I like what you said about that lady leaving a comment. lolz. The rest after that just sounded like nerd photography talk. lol
Great picture. Amazing speed feeling. I would imagine it was a very hard picture to get. I personally would open up the aperture a little bit more to try to get the biker completely in focus. I sense a slight bluriness on her head and clothing. But otherwise Great Job. :)
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