Pier 62 NYC...how to take pictures of...

[Robert Zurfluh]

I'll head to the City in a few weeks and was wondering how to take this kind of shot

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2010/05/30/nyregion/thecity/30criticspan-1/CRITIC-1-articleLarge.jpg

Any opinions out there as to shutter speed, aperture and flash? (Second curtain?)
I guess a slower shutter speed to get the blurr, flash will freeze the action, maybe f/9 or f/11 ? and just a slight motion of the hands to get the added blurr?

Also, since I am there, any suggestions on how to shoot good skateboard park pictures? I am hoping to get there during evening twilight.

I intend to carry my 10-22mm and 60mm EF-S when I go. Any thoughts on that?

Thanks :)

[Robert Zurfluh]

So, I kept looking at the carousel picture and came up with this....

1) It's daytime and the carousel is a little bit out of focus....he had a slow shutter speed....maybe 1/10 of a second - my guess
2) The buildings in the background are blurred as well....telling me he did not have the camera on a tripod. It was handheld.
3) The people are very sharp compared to the rest of the picture, and they are slightly offset to the left, which leads me to believe he set the focal point to that spot.
4) Unsure about flash use. I think he had a flash to fill in some light, my guess is that it was a second curtain flash firing after the "long" exposure - something you can't do with your camera

any opinions?

[Wondertwins]

He used panning technique. So while the carousel is turning, the photographer had low shutter speed, small aperture, and probably low iso to compensate the daylight and while taking the picture, he moved in the direction the carousel was going.

[Robert Zurfluh]

He used panning technique. So while the carousel is turning, the photographer had low shutter speed, small aperture, and probably low iso to compensate the daylight and while taking the picture, he moved in the direction the carousel was going.

I thought of panning, but the background is snot as blurred as I would expect it, that threw me little bit. I have to try this the next time :) Thanks

[kendon]

4) Unsure about flash use. I think he had a flash to fill in some light, my guess is that it was a second curtain flash firing after the "long" exposure - something you can't do with your camera

this is more a matter of the flash you use. iirc a 430 cannot do this, while a 580 can (for example).

also i would guess a shorter shutter, if there was panning involved it was probably more like 1/30 or something in that magnitude.