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Subject: [Leica] Swishy Pan
From: don.dory at gmail.com (Don Dory)
Date: Wed Jul 12 05:03:22 2006
References: <7.0.1.0.0.20060711200008.01ad5f28@telus.net>

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
>
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Replies: Reply from tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant) ([Leica] Swishy Pan)
In reply to: Message from telyt at telus.net (David Young) ([Leica] Swishy Pan)