Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/07/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]David, I think your series worked rather well. As to the swishing, it works better if you can see the image while you are panning so a RF, an SLR with a pellicle mirror, or the use of an external finder all make the panning much easier to control. Don don.dory@gmail.com On 7/11/06, David Young <telyt@telus.net> wrote: > > > Last Saturday, our town hosted a "Little Britches" Rodeo. > > For those not familiar with them, Little Britches are rodeos for kids > who want to develop skills for the pro and semi-pro Rodeo circuits, > later in life, or who just want to have a little fun! > > While I was watching the barrel racers, I decided to try Ted's > "Swishy Pan" technique. It worked, though not as well as I'd like, > on one shot in about a dozen. The rest were "cutting room floor only" > shots! > > When it works, I think the method conveys motion, in a still photo, > rather well. Not all will agree, I'm sure. > > With it, are two other shots from the day. All are cropped from > shots taken with the R8/DMR and 80~200/4 Vario and 2x converter combo. > > http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/Lil_Britches.htm > > Comments, good or bad, appreciated, as always. > > Cheers! > --- > > David Young, > Logan Lake, CANADA > > Personal Web-site at: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt > Limited Edition Prints at: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/prints.htm > Leica Reflex Forum web-page: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >