5 p.m. - Tea time!
by Alex_Petrini

Comment by Tommy_Mac:

Originally posted by klkitchens: Originally posted by RyanWareham: Just wanna say that for all the people commenting that this isn't panning - i hope you're saying the same thing to all the entries from the group who went on the amusement park rides, or took pictures of a motorcycle/car from a vehicle matching their speed... there's no difference between them. Great Shot Alessandro and congrats on the blue!! If such were obvious, I'd say the same thing. In this case the railing gives the whole thing away.

The camera is still "panning" in one direction...and for those who say the subject isn't moving...go spin on a merry-go-round for an hour ;-)

5 p.m. - Tea time!
by Alex_Petrini

Comment by klkitchens:

Originally posted by RyanWareham: Just wanna say that for all the people commenting that this isn't panning - i hope you're saying the same thing to all the entries from the group who went on the amusement park rides, or took pictures of a motorcycle/car from a vehicle matching their speed... there's no difference between them. Great Shot Alessandro and congrats on the blue!!

If such were obvious, I'd say the same thing. In this case the railing gives the whole thing away.

5 p.m. - Tea time!
by Alex_Petrini

Comment by Jon_H:
Congrats on the blue Alessandro, an image that certainly generated a lot of discussion.

5 p.m. - Tea time!
by Alex_Petrini

Comment by dtremain:
Most folks notion of panning means the camera and subject move, but the background does not, resulting in a blurred background. Now, they also incorporate ideas about hand-holding the camera, and following a moving subject with the camera, which is fairly difficult to do well. Where folks have problems with this being panning is that neither the subject nor the camera are themselves moving, nor are they moving independently of each other, but are both in fixed positions on board a structure that is moving. Thus, the difficulty of this shot is more in line with taking a picture of a friend when you are both on a moving bus, with some scenery flowing by the window than it is following a heron in flight while standing firmly on the ground, matching the speed of the camera's movement with the speed of the heron's flight.
You can argue terms all you want.
None of that reflects negatively on the quality of the image. I love the concept of trying to sip tea in a moving carousel. Mixing the common domestic activity with an outdoors rapid movement activity is an interesting notion.

Fire and Ice
by Alex_Petrini

Comment by RyanW:
Fast moving clouds detract from this a bit in my opinion. Love the setup and color, but this feels too energetic for a serene landscape shot.
Then again, others in a more energetic mood may appreciate the blur and feeling of moving as inspiration to get up and go.... so yeah, i'll stop typing now, it's still a good shot and worthy of a good score :)

5 p.m. - Tea time!
by Alex_Petrini

Comment by RyanW:
Just wanna say that for all the people commenting that this isn't panning - i hope you're saying the same thing to all the entries from the group who went on the amusement park rides, or took pictures of a motorcycle/car from a vehicle matching their speed... there's no difference between them.

Great Shot Alessandro and congrats on the blue!!

5 p.m. - Tea time!
by Alex_Petrini

Comment by Alex_Petrini:

Originally posted by Tommy_Mac: Firstly congrats Alessandro...a definitely deserved blue!! In my book it's definitely motion panning...just because it's on a Tripod and on the merry-go-round doesn't mean it isn't. The camera is still following the subject. If the camera was connected to a vehicle and followed a runner...nobody would say anything...there is no difference. Well done Alessandro...great example!

That's what I tried to explain showing the examples before. It doesn't matter - everyone can have his own opinion.

5 p.m. - Tea time!
by Alex_Petrini

Comment by Tommy_Mac:
Firstly congrats Alessandro...a definitely deserved blue!!
In my book it's definitely motion panning...just because it's on a Tripod and on the merry-go-round doesn't mean it isn't. The camera is still following the subject. If the camera was connected to a vehicle and followed a runner...nobody would say anything...there is no difference. Well done Alessandro...great example!

5 p.m. - Tea time!
by Alex_Petrini

Comment by wwjdwithca:
Like I said during the challenge, I didn't think this was actually a panning shot and in fact it is not. Nice shot, but background blur does not mean "panning" sorry, but that's a fact.

5 p.m. - Tea time!
by Alex_Petrini

Comment by Alex_Petrini:

Originally posted by alexlky: Congrats, Alessandro!!! beautifully capture!! thanks so much for the sharing. This is similar to Rig Photography as seeing in many automobils panning advertising shots. Those bg are real motion panning blur (the purpose of panning for subject separation) and there's nothing to be disappointed about. Again, Congrats on the blue and well deserved!!!

Thank you Alex! Rig photography is definitely one kind of photography I would like to try. I have stabilazation systems for video, but I guess I should secure the camera with an external rig.