Panning, a photographic method in which you would follow a moving object with a camera as it zooms by; most of all examples on this board are cars.
* File size: 532495 bytes
* File date: 2007:06:10 23:29:01
* Camera make: Canon
* Camera model: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT
* Date/Time: 2007:06:09 09:43:11
* Resolution: 1024 x 671
* Flash used: No
* Focal length: 50.0mm (35mm equivalent: 148mm)
* CCD width: 12.16mm
* Exposure time: 0.0080 s (1/125)
* Aperture: f/5.6
* ISO equiv.: 100
* Whitebalance: Auto
* Metering Mode: matrix
* Exposure: Manual
* Exposure Mode: Auto bracketing
the above is an example with attached exif data,
shot at 1/125 of a second allows motion blur on the wheels and the background while if done right sharply focused on the vehicle....
while 1/125 worked out alright on the image above it may not work in every case, lighting, speed of vehicle and depth of field are all issues to be worked out.
when panning you want to keep the shutter speed above 1/60th of a second as much as possible as panning at a slower speed creates more blur and makes it harder to keep sharp focus on the passing vehicle. While in some cases photographers manage to keep a vehicle sharply focused at speeds of 1/15th and even slower, it can be very difficult depending on the speed of the vehicle and stability of the camera.
holding the camera to your face and prefocusing on the passing vehicle you would simply snap as many photos of the passing object as possible while turning to keep the object in frame. Keeping similar speed of the object is also helps insure sharpness....
there are many ways to apply this technique and knowing it and having good practice will help a photographer capture a great shot!
I would like for people to post up examples of panning that you capture!
* File size: 532495 bytes
* File date: 2007:06:10 23:29:01
* Camera make: Canon
* Camera model: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT
* Date/Time: 2007:06:09 09:43:11
* Resolution: 1024 x 671
* Flash used: No
* Focal length: 50.0mm (35mm equivalent: 148mm)
* CCD width: 12.16mm
* Exposure time: 0.0080 s (1/125)
* Aperture: f/5.6
* ISO equiv.: 100
* Whitebalance: Auto
* Metering Mode: matrix
* Exposure: Manual
* Exposure Mode: Auto bracketing
the above is an example with attached exif data,
shot at 1/125 of a second allows motion blur on the wheels and the background while if done right sharply focused on the vehicle....
while 1/125 worked out alright on the image above it may not work in every case, lighting, speed of vehicle and depth of field are all issues to be worked out.
when panning you want to keep the shutter speed above 1/60th of a second as much as possible as panning at a slower speed creates more blur and makes it harder to keep sharp focus on the passing vehicle. While in some cases photographers manage to keep a vehicle sharply focused at speeds of 1/15th and even slower, it can be very difficult depending on the speed of the vehicle and stability of the camera.
holding the camera to your face and prefocusing on the passing vehicle you would simply snap as many photos of the passing object as possible while turning to keep the object in frame. Keeping similar speed of the object is also helps insure sharpness....
there are many ways to apply this technique and knowing it and having good practice will help a photographer capture a great shot!
I would like for people to post up examples of panning that you capture!
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