Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/11/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ted (and others) Thanks for your kind words, but this is not a 'swishy pan' - I did not pan the camera in any way. The carousel was moving and I just set a slow shutter speed and hand held the shot. Nothing technical like panning I am afraid. Oh, and i took two frames, missing the horse a bit on the first one. Gerry Gerry Walden Tel: +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or +44 (0)797 287 7932 www.gwpics.com On 20/11/2013 17:46, tedgrant at shaw.ca wrote: > Gerry Walden OFFERED: > Subject: [Leica] IMG: Carousel Horse > > >> I tried thinking out of the box for once: >> >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/gwpics/10951171953 >> >> Hope you like it!<<<<<<< > > Gerry my good fellow! LIKE IT???? SMASHING MY GOOD MAN! :-) You think > and try stuff like this you can shoot out of the box any old time you > wish!!!!!! :-) > > Now the official title for this visual effect I believe, IS ? :-) > Shooting a "SWISHY PAN!" Which I believe has been accredited as a Ted > Grant name quotation. Not that I used the effect first, thousands > probably ahead of me. But it seems I gave the effect a name! > > Referred as.. " Shooting swishy pans!" From Indy race cars, stock > cars, motorcycle riders on the streets of Kuala Lumpier in Malaysia, > baseball runners from home plate to first, winter skiers and jumpers! > Olympian athletes Anything where the subject is moving and you pan > with the subject at the identical speed of their motion. The trick > here is to pan the camera with a slow shutter speed at the "peak of > the action as they subject blows by you. CLICK! > > MOST IMPORTANT? When you pan and shoot."for best effect?" You must > trip shutter while subject is at perfect right angles to your position > and you trip shutter and follow through tripping in sync while camera > is moving! If you stop in the middle and trip shutter the moving > object will be nothing but a blur and not likely you'll understand > "What is that blur? Did you screw-up while shooting?" Instead of a > re-action by viewers of? "WOWIE what smashing great action shot! How > did you do that in admiration by viewers! > > And yes it takes a bit of practice. However never bother counting how > many times you do it, as the chances are you'll delete maybe 90% of > peak action and blur effect before you start hitting the beauties!. > > Say shooting a 100 meter foot race? Sit on the ground about half way > down the track where there's enough space for you to be sitting well > back from the track and as the runners blow by about half way point, > swing the camera at the same speed and using a slow shutter speed. A > successful image is one where the runner or parts of the runner are > sharp and you can understand what it is , while the back ground and > fore ground is nothing but a beautiful blur of colour! > > Shoot lots if you're still shooting film because you can't see what it > looks like? :-( With digital a slight bit of chimping allows for > checking the blur factor and get ready to shoot the next! > > SO ENDTH THE LESSON! :-) > > Although Gerry you look like yer on the right track and shooting lots > more you can only become better! :-) Although yer looking pretty good > at this moment, "when yer out of the box!!!!" :-) > > cheers, > Dr. ted :-) > > > > > >> >> -- >> Gerry Walden >> Tel: +44 (0)23 8046 3076 >> or +44 (0)797 287 7932 >> www.gwpics.com >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information