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 06/23/2005 01:21:03 AM · #1
This is my first somewhat successful shot at taking a paning photo. Comment away, SVP (please).

06/23/2005 01:27:23 AM · #2
Very cool photo! The only thing that would make it even better IMO would be just a little more panning blur in the background.
 06/23/2005 01:36:14 AM · #3
Originally posted by bfox2:
Very cool photo! The only thing that would make it even better IMO would be just a little more panning blur in the background.

Thank you - in retrospect, I should have used the wider aperture (this is taken with f/8) and that would have increased the blur somewhat as the shutter speed would have to increase.
 06/23/2005 02:04:14 AM · #4
Originally posted by srdanz:
Originally posted by bfox2:
Very cool photo! The only thing that would make it even better IMO would be just a little more panning blur in the background.

Thank you - in retrospect, I should have used the wider aperture (this is taken with f/8) and that would have increased the blur somewhat as the shutter speed would have to increase.


Actually, you would want to use a smaler aperture, e.g. f/11, and so decrease the shutter speed, and thus get a bit more BG blur.
 06/23/2005 02:41:43 AM · #5
Originally posted by kirbic:

Actually, you would want to use a smaler aperture, e.g. f/11, and so decrease the shutter speed, and thus get a bit more BG blur.


You are correct. I was thinking of a DOF blur, when the desired effect here is motion blur. So, longer exposure and smaller aperture is the key.

[goes to wake up his son and put him on a bike again:-]
 06/23/2005 02:47:06 AM · #6
Whenever I want to induce the movement in a pan, I choose shutter-priority and test a few shots at 1/8, 1/15, 1/30, 1/60 sec, but rarely over 1/60th.
 06/23/2005 03:42:42 PM · #7
A little more background blur might be nice, but I think this is a great shot! The expression on the boy's face is awsome!
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