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05/14/2007 09:59:16 AM · #1 |
So I decided that this weekend I was going to practice the technique of motion panning and after several hundred shots i finally managed to get the perfect one, but someone put a car in the way!! Do you reckon it can be cloned out??? :oP
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05/14/2007 10:20:40 AM · #2 |
A major part of the image you want is covered. My guess would be that it would take a lot of time, and still not look right.
When you are trying panning again, use a monopod, hooked in your belt, or against your body for stability, and rotate your body with the action. That will give you much smoother camera movement, eliminate up and down motion, and help a lot with getting more keepers from a shooting session. A tripod with 2 legs on your belt works too, but looks a bit klunky when you are using it.
It also helps to manual focus on the location that you want the shot to happen, then follow the action to that spot and trip the shutter. When the camera is panning, it may have a problem with auto focusing quickly enough on the subject for you to get the shot.
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05/14/2007 10:29:30 AM · #3 |
| I think he was joking about the cloing, but thanks for the panning tips! |
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05/14/2007 07:36:42 PM · #4 |
yeah i was kinda joking, i'd rather get back out there and take a few more hundred to get the perfect shot than sit there trying to clone the car! hehe
But as saiphfire said, thanks for the panning tips!
I think i learned quite a lot that day and it'd be cool to try other techniques too
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05/14/2007 07:48:38 PM · #5 |
| Is it possible to use a tripod as a monopod by extending only one of it's legs? |
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05/14/2007 08:14:44 PM · #6 |
| that's a really good question, my guess is you could do but it may be a bit clumsy as the weight of the other two legs would cause it to be out of balance and they also may get in the way? |
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05/14/2007 08:26:03 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by Monique64:
Is it possible to use a tripod as a monopod by extending only one of it's legs? |
That works well too. I would recommend putting one of the adjusting handles against your neck, shoulder, or jaw to help smooth out the motion of the camera as you rotate with it. When I am using my monopod I put one of the auxillary legs in it next to the head, and put that against my shoulder to steady the side motion. Here is an example, shot at 1/20 sec, and 70mm. The boat was moving about 30 mph, and was about 35 or 40 ft away.
There was only one opportunity to shoot this, and this is the best of 3 shots. I knew he was going to come up the canal, so set up, shot a test shot to get the exposure level right, then shot the real one aperture priority.
Message edited by author 2007-05-14 20:27:41.
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05/15/2007 12:21:19 AM · #8 |
monopods are nice, but i have found them rather cumbersome and limiting. with practice, you can get to where you can just about nail it handheld, and i think that gives you a bit more options...
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05/15/2007 12:39:04 AM · #9 |
I only ever do motion panning handheld.
Only once did I use a tripod.
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05/16/2007 07:39:48 AM · #10 |
Originally posted by dewdodesign:
So I decided that this weekend I was going to practice the technique of motion panning and after several hundred shots i finally managed to get the perfect one, but someone put a car in the way!! Do you reckon it can be cloned out??? :oP
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Imo, there are two basic types of motion pan, slow moving, and fast moving, to start with fast moving, 40mph+, it̢۪s best to get a fair way back, using a lens of about 100mm to 150mm, the faster the subject is moving the faster shutter speed you cat get away with, do some test shots, pan with the subject as smoothly as you can, taking two or three shots as you follow the subject, if you have a tripod with a good pan and tilt head, line it up horizontally, locking the tilt, to follow the line of travel, this helps eliminate any vertical shake.
With a slow moving subject, you will need an even slower shutter speed, although the technique is the same, it̢۪s better to get a bit closer, with a wider angel lens, go get some practice, good luck
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