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02/06/2006 10:01:54 PM · #1 |
The description of 'Motion Panning' given in the challenge is:
“In photography, panning is a technique used to suggest fast motion and bring out foreground from background. Use this panning technique to create your submission.â€
Does this mean that the photographer must be stationary? Or just that the subject must be in motion relative to the background? Can you take a photo from a moving car of another car that is stationary relative you to but moving relative to the background?
I took the following photos from a car but decided not to enter the Motion Panning challenge becasue I don't think they meet with the spirit of the challenge.
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02/06/2006 10:06:31 PM · #2 |
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02/06/2006 10:35:43 PM · #3 |
These images definitely meet the challenge in my opinion.
R.
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02/06/2006 10:40:22 PM · #4 |
nobody can tell the difference by looking at the photo (whether original or processed), so we may as well recognize such shots as panning.
I also had a shot which I was planning to enter, but decided not to.
in this shot I attached the camera to the bike. Now, is THIS a panned shot? I still think it is, because strictly speaking, the point of panning is to move the camrea in sync with the subject, and how it is achieved is up to a photographer. I did not enter because technically it is not so great. Perhaps one day I'll redo it for another challenge :)
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02/06/2006 10:47:06 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by ltsimring:
I also had a shot which I was planning to enter, but decided not to.in this shot I attached the camera to the bike. Now, is THIS a panned shot? |
Yes, it is a panned shot to me. |
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02/06/2006 11:54:09 PM · #6 |
The whole POINT of panning is to move the camera at the same speed as the subject and blur the background. Why anybody would give a fig whether the camera was "panned by hand" or mounted in a moving vehicle I cannot imagine. We see panning every day in movies and on TV, these are all "dolly" shots or shot with the camera mounted on a vehicle...
R.
Message edited by author 2006-02-07 00:32:06.
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02/07/2006 12:22:16 AM · #7 |
without a doubt
This one is great I think. Conveys movement, color and subject.
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02/07/2006 12:53:09 AM · #8 |
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02/07/2006 12:57:37 AM · #9 |
yes. that is absolutely motion panning.
curious what you all think of this one. of course it is motion panning but panning on a person walking for .8 seconds gave a different effect that I don't think many people would think of as motion panning.
Message edited by author 2006-02-07 00:58:03. |
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02/07/2006 02:09:42 AM · #10 |
Originally posted by JPR:
curious what you all think of this one. of course it is motion panning but panning on a person walking for .8 seconds gave a different effect that I don't think many people would think of as motion panning. |
I like it. I think your photo is a perfect example of what I consider motion panning. It really conveys the sense of movement and time that I think is at the heart of motion panning.
The reason I did not enter the photos above in the challenge (I entered Broken II instead) is I believe the spirit of the challenge is in the photographer following the subject with the camera not sitting in a car and matching speed with the subject. This is based on my understanding of 'panning' as the angular movement of the lens caused by following the subject as it moves relative to the photographer.
I know this is a strict definition and many people will see the photos I took as being examples of motion panning but by sitting in a car that was moving I avoided most of the difficulties of motion panning: keeping the subject 'locked on', acquiring focus and maintaining focus. Not to mention that I did not have to move, these photos where no different than a snapshot except for the shutter speed.
I'll be interested to see all the entries for motion panning, I expect there will be many great shots that will be like mine but I hope that the winning shot is nailed by someone who spent hours practicing following subjects, speed focusing and selecting the right shutter speed. Someone who streched their abilities to conquer a new technique.
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02/07/2006 02:15:32 AM · #11 |
| I agree... Motion Panning is rotation on vertical axis to follow the subject. Its a skill doesn't include pointing the camera out your car window with a high shutter :) |
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02/07/2006 02:48:01 AM · #12 |
Originally posted by beggs:
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I'll be interested to see all the entries for motion panning... I hope that the winning shot is nailed by someone who spent hours practicing following subjects, speed focusing and selecting the right shutter speed. Someone who stretched their abilities to conquer a new technique. |
No, I spent no more than an hour altogether at my photo location. ;-) |
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02/07/2006 03:02:44 AM · #13 |
Panning is a type of camera movement where the camera is moved from left to right or vice versa.
Message edited by author 2006-02-07 03:09:44.
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