Moving vehicles showing motion

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Hey,

Okay only had my first DSLR a week now. So bear with me.

What im trying to achieve is a photo showing a vehicle displaying motion. I've tried handheld shots of vehicles moving, but it captures the vehicle and background slightly blurry.

I should use a tripod in this situation right? I want to show the vehicle clearly and the background blurry but showing motion of the vehicle. In this case its easier to show you an example.

http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=299237

Picture 13

How is this achieved?

I'll take a guess at it, slow shutter speed right? I say this but then i think a slow shutter speed would also make the vehicle showing motion blur. So cant be too slow. The vehicle is sharp and clear so a slow shutter speed wouldnt achieve this.

I have a 18-55mm kit lens , a 50mm 1.8 and a 55-250mm. I would think it would be best to use the 55-250mm right?
 
Yes you need a slow shutter speed but not that slow, just enough to capture some movement, its trial and error i'm afraid based on the speed of the moving object and how well you can track it.

for static shots of a clear background and a moving object, you need a tripod and a slow shutter speed. Preferably using a remote shutter release.
 
roofowler said:
I find for head on you need around 1/500 or 1/750 and from side on anything from 1/20 to 1/500 depending on speed, but that's just a rough guide.
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I don't think I've ever gone anywhere near 1/500. This is a dragster - possibly the fastest speeds you'll get. But that still needed 1/180s to get some decent blur.

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These aren't great, but illustrate examples of just how slow you might have to go....

1/50, hand held, no IS....

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1/25, hand held, no IS....
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Panning well needs practice and I'm afraid I don't get enough of it. I typically only shoot motorsports once or twice a year.
 
Panning is definitely a skill acquired through practice! I was told it's like a golf or tennis swing, keep following through. Though of little value to me, I play neither :)
Been a decade or two since I practised, pre-AF. I'm not sure of the relevance now with C-AF, follow-focus or whatever your model calls it. Then it was pre-select a point at which the subject will come into focus ( a bit of track?), pan with it and 'click' as it coincides, keep moving after. No jerks, fluid.
I'd be interested if this method still has legs?
 
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