It's been a while...

[PixelRabbit]

Well hello TPFers! It's been a while!
Finally after a hiatus from many things photography I've started to shoot a bit again The other day we were out and about and I got a nice new addition to the Fine Art in Motion set so thought I would come and share

As always would love to hear your thoughts, thanks for taking a look!

IMG_4495-1 by Judi Smelko, on Flickr

 

[tirediron]

No Alice?

Very nice PR - I like this.

 

[oldhippy]

Glad to see you are back. Interesting shot, like it on two levels. As a shot it is thought prevoking. The second part of me is just trying to figure, how the heck you got that effect. Later Ed

 

[PixelRabbit]

Thanks John and Ed
Ah John, she is growing like a weed and smarter than is safe for humans! lol

 

[pgriz]

Very good panning technique. No... SUPERB panning technique! Love the contrast between the pretty-darn-solid and sharp foreground tree and the wispy / ghosty one in the background.

Now, tell Alice she has a lot of fans in cyberspace, and that she has to have a formal portrait done.

 

[limr]

What a comeback, Pixie This one is really great!

 

[bribrius]

missed seeing your work around. hope all is well and nice to see you back.

 

[PixelRabbit]

Thanks so much all
Paul, I'll let her know! **starts trying to figure out how to make Alice stay still** lol

 

[MichaelHenson]

...just trying to figure, how the heck you got that effect....

This. Manual focus and then pan and shoot?

 

[pgriz]

...just trying to figure, how the heck you got that effect....

This. Manual focus and then pan and shoot?

It takes two. Judi is in the passenger seat, panning, while her husband drives. The car motion, combined with the panning motion gives everything in front and behind the panned object a really nice blur. The trick is to pan really, really well and not allow the camera to bounce (you're in a moving vehicle, after all). Slow shutter, good DOF, manual focus are all part of the technique. It's much harder to do well than it appears. And don't do it if you're driving by yourself - too easy to lose control.

 

[MichaelHenson]

...just trying to figure, how the heck you got that effect....

This. Manual focus and then pan and shoot?

It takes two. Judi is in the passenger seat, panning, while her husband drives. The car motion, combined with the panning motion gives everything in front and behind the panned object a really nice blur. The trick is to pan really, really well and not allow the camera to bounce (you're in a moving vehicle, after all). Slow shutter, good DOF, manual focus are all part of the technique. It's much harder to do well than it appears. And don't do it if you're driving by yourself - too easy to lose control.

I've done this with some friends at a ropes course on the big swing...Just wasn't quite sure how this was accomplished with a static object...makes sense! (Had to post one of mine...just for fun! )

 

[PixelRabbit]

Yep, what Paul said! Thanks for sharing Michael!

 

[BillM]

Welcome back PR, you were missed

 

[PixelRabbit]

Aw thanks Bill, I missed you guys too!

 

[minicoop1985]

Welcome back, Pixel Rabbit!