My first Panning shots

[nav75]

Last night I ventured into it and here are some shots I clicked today morning. Camera used is 400D with 70-200 f/4 L lense.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3306/3179593466_66891c6ba8.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/navendus/3179593466/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3361/3178756595_e2ab5cdc03.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/navendus/3178756595/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3483/3178756527_f6328c9b87.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/navendus/3178756527/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3267/3178756489_d499b2be80.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/navendus/3178756489/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3526/3179593370_bc2ffd4841.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/navendus/3179593370/)

Entire story can be read here (http://www.navendu.net/wordpress/?p=118).

[MG_1806]

Critique Approved

From where did you clicked the pictures?

[Xavier]

From where did you click the pictures?

Seems like a window or the terrace of a building
Anyway, nice shots. Liked the 3rd and the 4th ones the most. The 5th one would have been the best if not for the branches of the tree spoiling the view.


p.s : Did you use the AI Servo autofocus mode?

[Sarao]

Nice shots, but its way too much for my taste.

[nav75]

Clicked the shots from my house balcony on 4th floor. Some 100m away from main road.

In a some shots I used AI Servo mode.

[powerslave]

Those look OOF but practice makes perfect. I guess you should try One Shot, since you are yourself following the vehicles with the camera.

[nav75]

@Powerslave: OOF? I think they are a bit blurry due to camera being hand held and slow shutter speed. I did used both "One Shot" and "AI Servo" mode.

[v_310]

Nice pics, the last two are well focussed - the first two have a slight blur! I guess fast shutter speeds are essential here to freeze motion of your subject, the background gets blurred anyways as you pan the camera.

Has anyone tried / used the Focus lock function in these situations? Need to try it out.

Btw - APMSC and the yamaha guys are organizing a 1/4 mile drag event next weekend at the airport. Am most likely going to show up there with the same equipment (400D + 70-200 f/4 L) and click lots of panning pics :)

[KrishnenduKes]

Btw - APMSC and the yamaha guys are organizing a 1/4 mile drag event next weekend at the airport. Am most likely going to show up there with the same equipment (400D + 70-200 f/4 L) and click lots of panning pics :)

Do click lots of pictures.

1.If you do get very good quality pictures you can start a thread as fresh news of the event.

2.And if you manage to get good panning shots there, you can continue to update this thread with those. If this thread evolves, it might be renamed appropriately once there is sufficient high quality pictures available.

Thanks.

[nav75]

A couple of shots I clicked tonight.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3113/3182834240_db58a87e7e.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/navendus/3182834240/)
Clicked using Canon 70-200 f/4 L lense on 400D, shot @ ISO 1600, 188mm, f/4 and 1/10sec shutter speed.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3354/3182000219_a6f3cd7a03.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/navendus/3182000219/)
Clicked using Canon 70-200 f/4 L lense on 400D, shot @ ISO400, 145mm f/4 and 1/5sec shutter speed.

[motorcycho]

Noob questions here!!!
Have a few doubts..
How to Pan Objects in broad daylight??? n which mode will be better.. Tv Av Or M???
Shutter priority wont work as the photo will get overexposed.. what about the aperture settings??? should it be low or high???

[KrishnenduKes]

My Attempts at panning:

http://i39.tinypic.com/jjr7zd.jpg
5D,85mmf1.8
Aperture Priority: f5.6, 1/60s
ISO50

http://i43.tinypic.com/op46t4.jpg
5D,24mmf2.8
Aperture Priority: f5.6, 1/30s
ISO50

C&C welcome.

[Xavier]

Here are my shots at what I feel is one of the toughest Photography techniques :

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p160/xvrdsouza/SagarPan2.jpg
http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p160/xvrdsouza/AshishPan2.jpg

[rash_rp]

Here's what I got with my first experiments with panning:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3265/3132828909_73e1e1b0cd_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3296/3132828745_87c01565f1_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3235/3132828129_9c1d28cde1_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3223/3132827655_7d4d151e45_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3296/3133649730_72ff366530_o.jpg

Suggestions please....

[KrishnenduKes]

Here's what I got with my first experiments with panning:


Suggestions please....

I liked your Bicycle photo the best. Subject is in clear focus and giving good notion of motion. According to me 2nd best was the Innova overtaking the Honda. The Honda is in clear focus. I wish the Innova was too!

In the truck pan shot, I feel there is no clear subject. The rest do not appear striking to me.

[rash_rp]

Hey thanks for the prompt reply!

I like the cycle shot the best too. Since this was my first experiment, there is a lot more that I have to learn :)
As for the Innova and Civic, its the Civic that attempted the overtake (from the wrong side) and managed to sneak past. Will post more shots as I experiment more...

[KrishnenduKes]

Hey thanks for the prompt reply!

Look at some athletics photographs from the Olympic Games. You will see a lot of panning photographs and you will learn a lot from there. Ofcourse also a lot from F1 too. Try to get powerful angles of your subject. Try to make your subject "larger" than life.

[wonderboy_tm]

These are not my firs pann shots.... been practising a lot in the past..... and with a lot of help from people around me these are the results now.

http://i473.photobucket.com/albums/rr91/wonderboy_85/Picture156.jpg

http://i473.photobucket.com/albums/rr91/wonderboy_85/IMG_3141.jpg

http://i473.photobucket.com/albums/rr91/wonderboy_85/IMG_8877.jpg

http://i473.photobucket.com/albums/rr91/wonderboy_85/IMG_8885.jpg

[inder.cool]

Could any one help me with some settings to be made for the pan shots..!!

[arvindm29]

Could any one help me with some settings to be made for the pan shots..!!

check this link for more info about panning Photography on the move (http://www.galitz.co.il/en/articles/panning.shtml)

My Panning shot from the Aero India 2009 Show.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3486/3276503467_6aae0c04c5_b.jpg
Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT Exposure: 1/50

[KrishnenduKes]

My Panning shot from the Aero India 2009 Show.
Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT Exposure: 1/50

Lovely shot there.

Where & when did this take place? Please pardon my ignorance.

[arvindm29]

hi Krish
It was taken at the Aero India Show in Bangalore which was in the month of Feb 2009.

[inder.cool]

check this link for more info about panning Photography on the move (http://www.galitz.co.il/en/articles/panning.shtml)


Thanks for the link dude..!! Will go through it once.. :)

Btw, nice click of the plane..!