Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/02/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Even a blind pig...;^) I think I was on auto pilot, no time to think, just react. Thanks, Ted. Ric Carter http://gallery.leica-users.org/Passing-Fancies On Feb 21, 2006, at 1:49 PM, Ted Grant wrote: > Ric Carter offered: > Subject: Re: Leica] Week 6 & 7 >>>> The same thing bugged me too. Possible cause: I may have been >>>> panning a bit to track the train. It was pretty close to me. If >>>> I tracked the >> nose of the loco, keeping it centered during the slow exposure... >> The same thing happened on a couple other frames shooting the >> strong lateral motion in that dim light. >> I liked the effect, although it would likely be more reliable to >> do it with PhotoShop.<<<< > > Ric mon ami, > My re-action is just the opposite!! I figured you made the shot to > capture the motion of the train and deliberately used a slow > shutter speed to show the movement. > > It's a brilliant bit of photographing motion. A "swishy pan" so to > speak like Olympic runners sprinting down the track! > > Any idiot can take a picture of a moving train and stop it in it's > "tracks" ;-) It's a no brainer. But it takes one with talent to > think.... "The train is moving why not capture that feeling using a > slow shutter speed and pan with the motion?" Whether that was the > reason for the slow shutter speed in this case or not. It's a never > mind, because the photo works very well. > > But this photograph has far more meaning to it than a train just > sitting there parked. As I said, any idiot can take stopped trains, > when in fact they're moving right along the track. > > As far as I'm concerned it's a fine photograph illustrating motion. > I mean, why not show the action as you see and feel it rumbling > along the track? > > Good on you! > > ted > > Ted Grant Photography Limited > 1817 Feltham Road > Victoria BC V8N 2A4 > 250-477-2156 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information