First ever panning

[TheBiscuitMafia]

Hi i just started taking photos of cars etc. i was was standing out side practising my panning technique on some passing cars and was wondering if you could have a look and give me some advice on what i could do to improve it.

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[skidu]

You seem to have got the technique nailed, i did some similar shots at a go karting track a while back - it was mainly just trial and error really and picking the best shots.

Only crit would be the composition/framing - you have some weird vignetting in the corners (stacked filters?)

I did a quick crop, hope you don't mind. I think this emphasises the sense of speed/motion a bit better.

 

[TheBiscuitMafia]

Ah thank you thats made a huge difference, i was wondering what that was my self i think it might have been my lens hood

 

[pete.rush]

Depends what effect you were trying to achieve. To show motion and a sense of speed, then yes, to capture the car in all its detail, i.e. sharp, but still have a sense of speed, then no, you've used too slower shutter speed and a wide aperture (so small DOF), so only a small proportion of the cars in focus. (drivers door and mirror).

http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=379539

 

[andrewc]

Plus remember the radius of your pan is a tighter than most corners or a straight line, so the point of focus needs to be considered.

 

[RobbieB]

Depends what effect you were trying to achieve. To show motion and a sense of speed, then yes, to capture the car in all its detail, i.e. sharp, but still have a sense of speed, then no, you've used too slower shutter speed and a wide aperture (so small DOF), so only a small proportion of the cars in focus. (drivers door and mirror).

http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=379539

^ that's a cracking panning shot. I can only manage it on cars, although I've not tried bikes many times.

 

[pete.rush]

^ that's a cracking panning shot. I can only manage it on cars, although I've not tried bikes many times.

Bikes are definitely more challenging, especially when they're going fast on a straight or accelerating post a corner.

 

[jasonp80]

I think its a great 1st pan, technically not perfect but then you get a great sense of motion here.

IMHO this is sometimes better than a 100% clear shot.

 

[philwillmedia]

you have some weird vignetting in the corners (stacked filters?)

Or the hood not on properly.