Train Panning

woodsac · Feb 6, 2006

This is my very first attempt at panning. I guess I got lucky...cause later I got all set up for a train coming out of a tunnel and my focus was off by about 5 feet. The front of the train was blurry in every shot.

There were 3 more from this group, but they were about the same as these.

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scoob · Feb 6, 2006

very nice woodsac!!! good job on the panning!! :thumbup:

Islair · Feb 6, 2006

looking good, love the pans

PachelbelsCanon350D · Feb 6, 2006

Noice!! #4 is right on. This looks so tough...I want to try it sometime but mine will never look this good!

SommarShade · Feb 6, 2006

very nice, these are very hard to get.... I like the last one the most!!! how do you do it??

Mansi · Feb 6, 2006

#4 is dead on! love the colors .. and a great job on the pan
thanks for sharing

Becky · Feb 7, 2006

This look awesome, how do you actually do it?

LaFoto · Feb 7, 2006

Heya, woody, you dared trying it and the outcome is at once this good!?!?! Wow. These are really good. I like all of them very, very much, mostly so the second, where there is only such tiny part of the engine in focus, but the most important, so I think, and all the rest has motion blur. Great. The feeling of speed is so well transported through these. I am in awe. But this is nothing new to me when looking at woodsac-pics!

Arch · Feb 7, 2006

These are superb woody, great pan shots, think 2&4 are my favs. 10/10 :hail:

cjoe · Feb 7, 2006

i get a great sense of speed from these pictures, plus the colours are nice and rich. Good job mate.

danalec99 · Feb 7, 2006

:thumbsup:

AIRIC · Feb 7, 2006

Cool!

Eric

M @ k o · Feb 7, 2006

Awesome woodsac ! Awesome :thumbup:

MyCameraEye · Feb 7, 2006

Trains are one of my most favorite subjects to shoot and panning my favorite technique. Put them together and you get WOW! nice job!

woodsac · Feb 7, 2006

Thanks everyone!

As far as 'how'...I just use a smaller aperture than I normally would so I am forced to use a slightly longer exposure. Then, you just move with the subject and shoot. I'm sure some are quite good at it, but from I've read, it's pretty much trial and error each time depending on the available light and the speed of the vehicle/object.