my first panning shots

[benaccent]

a couple of shots taken at the Wales Rally of GB over the weekend. I thought i would try out some panning with the fast moving rally cars. i would be greatfull of all coments you have.

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[Sw1tchFX]

omg I'm so jealous that you saw a rally race. it's simply one of my lifetime goals to go see one.

3 is definatly the best, and out of these it would be the only keeper in my opinion.

 

[black_z]

I agree, #3 is the best.

I see you shot at 1/20 and 1/25. You could have shot considerably quicker and still got a nice pan and the tracking/focus would have been MUCH better!

Keep trying, though, you'll get it!

 

[benaccent]

yeah i was shooting 1/25, i now realise that i should have gone quicker. need to try again. What would be a good speed to use?

here is a couple more
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[Sw1tchFX]

My best pans have been within 1/60th and 1/125th.

 

[LaFoto]

These are quite good for a first attempt. My tries to pan have always only included trains and most of my pics turned out total bloopers! So congratulations!

I think I like #3 best of all. It has a certain Lensbaby quality to it .
And in #4 the car looks like it has matchbox car size, I don't know why ... only the arm on the right suggests it is a real car .

 

[Mole]

Not bad for your first try. Better then mine, out of 20 only 1 was a keeper and I didn't even get the whole subject in the shot. For the people that haven't tried panning shots, they're harder then they look.

 

[benaccent]

thanks for the advise and all your comments

 

[black_z]

Here is one I took at 1/80. Plenty of time for a background blur and quick enough to give decent tracking/focus.

 

[benaccent]

nice, thats the sort of thing im looking for, thanks.

 

[black_z]

No problem.

Hahaha.... I just now noticed the little starburst on the front wheel!