Gone in 60 Seconds
by StOlafPhotographer

Comment by Citadel:
Greetings from the critique club.

To be honest, my motion pans haven't been the greatest but there are a few tips I can pass on.

Try to capture the object when it is perpendicular to you (i.e. right in front of you) rather than at an angle.

Also try to get your aperture correct to get the whole object in focus, yet being shallow enough to leave the background blurred.
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This means that you might have needed a longer lens in this situation so that you get a narrower depth of field. (So roughly speaking 55 mm at f/8 would probably be about right in this situation). What this means is that the subject doesn't have to moving that fast to get the background blurred properly and you can concentrate on getting sharp focus on the subject.

Now I have to go try all this out...

Gone in 60 Seconds
by StOlafPhotographer

Comment by CarpeLumen:
I was hoping for a clearer car.

Gone in 60 Seconds
by StOlafPhotographer

Comment by Mephisto:
nice blur and colors, awesome car, good and simple compositon.
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Gone in 60 Seconds
by StOlafPhotographer

Comment by lunensa:
The movement in this is spectacular! I love the blue sky. Great job :o)

Gone in 60 Seconds
by StOlafPhotographer

Comment by emfritz:
Imo the car is a little too blury... Otherwise I like it!

Path-to-Redemption-web.jpg
by StOlafPhotographer

Comment by h2:
Interesting picture, well done. This is what I hate at churches. Don't dare to enter something like this in a challenge, you'd probably get hammered.

The Break
by StOlafPhotographer

Comment by karmat:
CRITIQUE CLUB CRITIQUE
by karmat

Compositionally, this shot doesn't "follow the rules" I don't think, but that helps add to the chaos of the shot. Having the balls in the bottom of the shot really give it a nice balance, and the wide angle makes the hand look disporportionatly small -- which is good.

Technically, I like the trails that are visible -- it really adds to the feeling of motion in the shot. Having the table not be green helps the shot too, as I think a green table would really make it to overbearing and bold. That said, a touch more contrast might really give it a bit more depth and add to the "punch" a bit more.

Karma

The Break
by StOlafPhotographer

Comment by xianart:
ooo, this is deeply funky. i love the tracery of the ball paths and the wide angle forced perspective. i think this might be technically better with slightly more contrast, or deeper tones, but i really enjoy intellectually as it is. nice one!

Death of a Pepper
by StOlafPhotographer

Comment by Beezhan:
Peppers in spaaaaaaccccee!

Death of a Pepper
by StOlafPhotographer

Comment by Denise:
nicely shot, well done