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Christian Boice |
Heather, this is a textbook perfect example of the perfect pan shot. I shoot action a lot and my hat is off to you on this one. Beautiful! Chris
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Heather K. McFarland |
Thank you so much Chris. I appreciate the feedback. Just got my new D1X and am trying shots like this for the first time. My success ratio wasn't the greatest...but I did get about 4 good shots...this being my favorite. I hope to try this technique again soon. Heather
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Christian Boice |
Heather, you will love the D1X. I've had mine for quite a while now and love it. It makes these "low percentage" type shots possible without breaking the bank on film and processing. Keep up the good work! Chris
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Heather K. McFarland |
You got that right Chris. Not to mention all the time to scan..whew...glad I'm done with all that mess. I really think the 80-200mm F2.8 helped with the panning. It cut down on the light abit allowing me to shoot a slower speed, and because of the focal length it didn't seem like I had to pan very far at all in order to get a good blur.
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Carl |
Wow! Great shot! I have a hard time with panning myself. I am not a digital fan, but nice job!
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Carol Sherman |
Absolutely wonderful, your photographs are incredible!
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Michael McCook |
Heather, awesome shot. Excellent sharpness on the subjects. At 1/80 shutter speed, can I assume you used a tripod?
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Heather K. McFarland |
Thank you for your comment Michael. I didn't use a tripod though. I was able to hand-hold these images and got several good ones like this. It made it easier to pan without the tripod attached.
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Michael McCook |
I'd say you've mastered that skill. I agree it is difficult in many instances (and a pain in the neck) to use a tripod while panning. A good tripod head makes a world of difference there. I personally use the hand-held method most of the time. But, generally I'm not trying to get sharp subjects. When I want the sharpness, I try to use the tripod, although that is another skill to master.
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Grayce Pedulla Dillon |
Heather, terrific job panning! Not an easy shot, but YOU DID IT!!!! Hoooooray! Grayce
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BetterPhoto Member |
I'm Jealous of your D-1X. some day when I grow up I will have one. I shoot with a F-100. By the way, have you ridden the tobogin? You might get some interesting shots. By the way I think you have mastered the "Pan Shot" You have studied well.
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Heather K. McFarland |
Thank you so much Richard! I had an F100 before the D1X. Sold it to fund the digital....never regretted it a minute. Still have an old N8008 35mm just in case as a backup..LOL.
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Jim |
A wonderful photo and as others have said.. a great job panning. However, you would have done as well on film as digital.. hwat really shows here is you composition, choice of light and color as well as what may be one of the greatest lenses ever produced. Can't wait till I finish the house repairs and get one. One small quibble.. the front of the toboggan is a little close to the right frame for a perfect shot. I find my eye wandering off to that border to much. Tiny quibble considering the very high quality of the rest of the photo. jIM
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Damian P. Gadal |
Materful!
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BetterPhoto Member |
After looking at this brilliant piece of photography, it takes me back to my youth days, growing up near kent, between Federal Way and Midway and the great snowstorms we used to get here years ago. Your snapshot is really "cool" to me. You've got a great potential for the camera lens. This should give you some good exposure out there in the photography market. Keep it up!
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Joann Flynn |
I wonder if anyone can direct me to a book or website I might understand what Panning, F2.8 etc. means? I am really green! Thanks (in advance) Joann f.
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Heather K. McFarland |
Hi Joann! I don't have a good resource book to recommend for you off hand. But I have seen many of those questions answered right here at betterphoto. Just go to the Q/A page and look at some of the technical questions. Also look in the tips section..there may be some answers there. I can tell you what panning means without getting to lengthy though. It is just a technique where you move the camera along with the action. You "swivel" your body/camera to move smoothly with the action. That way it will result in a blurred background while keeping the subject sharp (which the right combination of shutter speed and panning speed that is). F2.8 is the apreture of the lense. How big was the lense opening. F2.8 mean wide open...to let in as much light as possible. However your depth of field will be very shallow at this f-stop. However, F16 would be the opposite. Lots of depth of field (everything in focus from front to back of the image), but doesn't let much light in. That is a very very basic description of apreture only.
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Joann Flynn |
Heather: Thank you for getting back to me. I appreciate it. I will absolutely browse the Q&A. So if I understand you if I were to take a picture in my basement where the lighting is poor I would have my apreture to F2.8? Joann F
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Bill Hammer |
Heather, More on the f2.8 issue. You do indeed need to use the lower number (larger opening) f stops for low light. But you also use it when you want to restrict the region of sharp focus, to blur the backgroud or foreground. There is an article from Popular Photography magazine on the web at www.popphoto.com which will explain to you f stops, depth of field etc. Good luck
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Joann Flynn |
Bill thanks for the site. I will check it out.
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Roman E. Johnston |
Wow!.....you make me want to go back out and polish my panning technique! Painfuly sharp image....great job!! Roman J
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Kathleen R. Struckle |
Heather, Great photo!Also looks fun. Great job. Kathy S.
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Chip Clark |
Wow, pan shots don't get any better than this! One of my passions is motocross photography and I know how difficult it is to get a moving "target" like this perfectly sharp! excellent work Heather! chip
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