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Panning Shots
- prefontaine72
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Panning Shots
Hi Guys tried some panning shots yesterday at Prestwick without great Success to be honest, was shooting in Manual
mode shutter speed 1/80 and aperture between 5.6 - 9.0, I'm shooting with a canon 100-400 Mk1 lens, Oh and auto ISO, any advice would be great guys
Dougie
mode shutter speed 1/80 and aperture between 5.6 - 9.0, I'm shooting with a canon 100-400 Mk1 lens, Oh and auto ISO, any advice would be great guys
Dougie
Re: Panning Shots
Practice, practice, practice and learn from your mistakes!
Sooner of later you are going to get lucky Dougie.
Sooner of later you are going to get lucky Dougie.
- prefontaine72
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Re: Panning Shots
Cheers Wallace was a disaster yesterday Got one good photo out of about 100Wallace wrote:Practice, practice, practice and learn from your mistakes!
Sooner of later you are going to get lucky Dougie.
Dougie
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Re: Panning Shots
I assume the slow shutter is too blur the background - I gave up with that.
I developed a technique whereby I could blur the foreground and the background trees were sharp!
I developed a technique whereby I could blur the foreground and the background trees were sharp!
- prefontaine72
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slogen51 wrote:I assume the slow shutter is too blur the background - I gave up with that.
I developed a technique whereby I could blur the foreground and the background trees were sharp!
Think I will be giving up as well at this rate slogen51
Dougie
Re: Panning Shots
Try starting in shutter priority with auto iso. 1000 for fast jets 250 for props and 100 or slower for helis. Im still not great but I just went to a local airport and stood there for hours for a good few week using every aircraft as practice. As you get more good hits try reducing the speeds until you feel confident. Set you camera for the highest shooting rate. (It's ch on my Nikon). A fast memory card helps as well. Set auto focus to continuous (af-c). Look up how to stand and pan. I also use back button focus which helped me a lot. Some people are just naturally good at it. Unfortunately I'm not. There are lots of excellent photographers on here and I'm sure they will help with better advice as well.
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Make sure you have the IS on and set to mode-2 when panning.prefontaine72 wrote: ....with a canon 100-400 Mk1 lens....
Dougie
- prefontaine72
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Re: Panning Shots
Christ I think that's where ive been going wrong I think Thanks for reply Viper28Viper28 wrote:Make sure you have the IS on and set to mode-2 when panning.prefontaine72 wrote: ....with a canon 100-400 Mk1 lens....
Dougie
Dougie
Re: Panning Shots
1/80th is a tad low with a large lens (and handheld i presume). I took these at 1/200th which is as low as i'd go with a large lens to give me a variety of keepers, i have gone lower but i like a safe speed where i know i'll succeed in getting numerous shots and bending the reciprocal rule just a bit. If 1/80th is a speed you'd like a good tripod and head would be preferable.
Both shots at 1/200th
Both shots at 1/200th
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Just for the record them:
Canon 7D, 300/F2.8L 1/80th f3.5 @ iso 100 - handheld
Canon 7D, 300/F2.8L 1/80th f3.5 @ iso 100 - handheld
- prefontaine72
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Re: Panning Shots
Cheers for replies guys and awesome shots there
Dougie
Dougie
Re: Panning Shots
These were all taken at 1/80th, auto iso, auto aperture with a sigma 150-600mm C. As others have said its all down to practice.
I find the best technique for me is to pick a focal length and stick with it, hold the lens with your fingers curled round inside the lens hood so that they dont get in the way. This seems to make it steadier cause your arm is locked in position and your holding the lens at the furthest possible point. Feet spread about shoulder width apart, facing directly towards the runway. Turn at the hips so that your upper body is facing the subject as it approaches you, and rotate at the hips without moving your lower body as the subject is passing you, make sure to keep your upper body tight so that there's less shaking. I find a longer pan is smoother. Take as many shots as possible, more chance of getting sharp ones. I'm no expert and I'm sure there are better techniques, but that's just what works for me.
I find the best technique for me is to pick a focal length and stick with it, hold the lens with your fingers curled round inside the lens hood so that they dont get in the way. This seems to make it steadier cause your arm is locked in position and your holding the lens at the furthest possible point. Feet spread about shoulder width apart, facing directly towards the runway. Turn at the hips so that your upper body is facing the subject as it approaches you, and rotate at the hips without moving your lower body as the subject is passing you, make sure to keep your upper body tight so that there's less shaking. I find a longer pan is smoother. Take as many shots as possible, more chance of getting sharp ones. I'm no expert and I'm sure there are better techniques, but that's just what works for me.
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Re: Panning Shots
Certainly works for you all right!
Love that Hurricane shot
Love that Hurricane shot
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