becandcharch Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 I happened to be hanging out of a car during a cycling race on the weekend and found this shot in the mix when going through them. I'll be honest and say it a terrible attempt at a panning shot Its nothing like I was trying to achieve and I'm sure some will think its just a very badly focused pic (which really is true) but I'll admit I actually like it. I'm interested to hear other opinions. Be honest please, Im a tough cookie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borderpower Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 I happened to be hanging out of a car during a cycling race on the weekend and found this shot in the mix when going through them.I'll be honest and say it a terrible attempt at a panning shot Its nothing like I was trying to achieve and I'm sure some will think its just a very badly focused pic (which really is true) but I'll admit I actually like it. I'm interested to hear other opinions. Be honest please, Im a tough cookie! Hey I like it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixie_meg Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 I happened to be hanging out of a car during a cycling race on the weekend and found this shot in the mix when going through them.I'll be honest and say it a terrible attempt at a panning shot Its nothing like I was trying to achieve and I'm sure some will think its just a very badly focused pic (which really is true) but I'll admit I actually like it. I'm interested to hear other opinions. Be honest please, Im a tough cookie! Hey I like it I think its great too and a good composition. colours are crisp and it depicts the movement well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
becandcharch Posted July 20, 2010 Author Share Posted July 20, 2010 Thanks guys If it is a good shot then its a total fluke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlc Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 I like the shot, but my eyes don't ;) It's similar to a shot I took the other day and I kept looking at it and thinking yea its ok, then no it's crap In this shot and your Bec, I like the movement and you can clearly tell what the subjects are. I guess for me they would be better if the subjects were a little more focused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
becandcharch Posted July 20, 2010 Author Share Posted July 20, 2010 Yeah I see what you mean. This is another I took on the day that I love. These 2 were sprinting for the finish line and the crowd was going nuts. I like that they are in focus but still with the blur of their wheels to show movement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FranVT Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 I like that at first glance in the shot above they almost look like they're cycling through thin air! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WreckitWhippet Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 it hurt my eyes LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
becandcharch Posted July 21, 2010 Author Share Posted July 21, 2010 (edited) it hurt my eyes LOL Yeah it does that. Dont look for too long you might go blind Edited July 21, 2010 by becandcharch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda K Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 good panning is an art and takes an awful lot of practice, would ideally like the cyclists in more sharpness with the background blurred, but not that bad I would discard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlc Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 Love the black and white, thier expressions say it all!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
becandcharch Posted July 21, 2010 Author Share Posted July 21, 2010 (edited) good panning is an art and takes an awful lot of practice, would ideally like the cyclists in more sharpness with the background blurred, but not that bad I would discard Yes a terrible job at pannning but for some reason I like it for what it is. Whatever that is I have had a couple I have been happy with but am so hit and miss. (would have edited differently now.These are old pics) Edited July 21, 2010 by becandcharch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlc Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 They are great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripley Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 (edited) Cyclist is nice and sharp. I had one go at panning just over 2 years ago. I didn't know much about taking photos then but I was happy enough with the result. I used a DOLer and her lovely dobe as a model. Experiment with shutter speeds and see what you come up with and like. I would like to have another go at it one day now I know a bit more about photography, but at the time I was happy with these. mainly because of the eye contact of my model who was looking at her dobe in this one. Pity about the ugly cyclone fence in the background but at a dog show you can't be lucky with backgrounds. Warning: This may hurt eyes as well. I took some sharp shots of these seabirds and then slowed down the shutter speed as there were birdies coming from everywhere and I wanted to try for an impressionist look. Taken off the back of a boat out on the open ocean. These are shearwaters (boat captain was chumming the water) Edited July 24, 2010 by Ripley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda K Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 loving these examples - bec - love the 2nd lot you have, and love the bird shot, too cool, very abstract Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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