A Bit of Panning

Had to capture a motion image for a class, and decided to finally try some panning. Lucky me, this night the sun was cooperating quite nicely. Out of all the shots from that evening, this is the one that has the most soul:

getting there.... try higher shutter speed and work your way down slowly instead of trying the challenge of lower shutter speed....

Good start with this one. Some help: First Attempt at Panning

Thanks, guys! I definitely have a few from the evening that have the more "perfect" tack-sharp car with blurred b/g and wheels, but, like I said this one has a more punch to it than any other of the night.

I'm definitely going back out and trying again; I never really thought about quicker shutter speeds, I just went and thought "Slow shutter speed = blurred background." I'll dial it up a notch next time!

RadAL wrote in post #10657562
getting there.... try higher shutter speed and work your way down slowly instead of trying the challenge of lower shutter speed....

You have any examples of this? I would love to improve on these type of shots myself, thanks!

His results will be different from yours. It depends on the distance to the subject, the angle of movement to the camera of the subject, the focal length, the speed of the subject, & the effect that you're trying to get. Sometimes when I'm playing with blurs, I throw a lot away!

Go out where you can shoot some traffic. Try to work on a smooth pan & keep the car as close to the same place in the frame as you can. I try to aim a focus point at something easy to see, like a headlight.
"Wind up" first. Start with your feet & shoulders parallel to where you expect the car to be when you take the shot. And don't forget to follow through as the shutter trips.

Start at 1/200 sec & work your way down to 1/15 & see how steady you are.