Panning

[Ron Lacey]

Some motor sport panning shots.









Thanks for looking
Ron

[Ron Lacey]

[BigAl]

This is what I call perfect panning - following the action accurately whilst using a slow enough speed to get the motion blur in the background. You can see the speed.

[JohnSingleton]

Panning at it's very best. What technique do you use? I always tried to judge a point forward of where they would pass and lock the focus there. Then with the shutter set I'd pan along opening the shutter just before they got to that point. Had a high hit rate. The 5D wasn't the best at predictive AF.

[lainey]

so THAT's how you do it!!  Lovely set of shots Ron.

I've been advised to practice on cars on a dual carriageway!!

[Ron Lacey]

This is what I call perfect panning - following the action accurately whilst using a slow enough speed to get the motion blur in the background. You can see the speed.

Thanks Al, yep that's what it's all about .

Ron

[Ron Lacey]

Panning at it's very best. What technique do you use? I always tried to judge a point forward of where they would pass and lock the focus there. Then with the shutter set I'd pan along opening the shutter just before they got to that point. Had a high hit rate. The 5D wasn't the best at predictive AF.

Thanks John.  Basically I use manual exposure making the shutter speed appropriate, at the speed these bikes are going 1/90th works well.  I use type 2 IS on my Canon lens, focus is set to AIServo and  drive continuous.  From there I just follow the subject and fire off a burst as he passes closest to me.  While I used my D1 MkIIN for these I have used my 5D successfully in the past employing the same method.  The photograph below was shot with my 5D.

Some tips would include using the fastest shutter possible that still results in an acceptable motion blur, of course the quicker the subject is moving the faster a shutter you can use.  Also a long lens will create blur at a faster shutter speed than a wide lens and the closer the subject is to the background the greater the blur will be at any given shutter speed.

[Ron Lacey]

so THAT's how you do it!!  Lovely set of shots Ron.

I've been advised to practice on cars on a dual carriageway!!

Thanks Lainey, yep highways are handy places to practice.

Ron

[pekster]

These are all brill Ron, the 2nd shot of the KX popping a wheelie is my fave

[JohnSingleton]

Panning at it's very best. What technique do you use? I always tried to judge a point forward of where they would pass and lock the focus there. Then with the shutter set I'd pan along opening the shutter just before they got to that point. Had a high hit rate. The 5D wasn't the best at predictive AF.

Thanks John.  Basically I use manual exposure making the shutter speed appropriate, at the speed these bikes are going 1/90th works well.  I use type 2 IS on my Canon lens, focus is set to AIServo and  drive continuous.  From there I just follow the subject and fire off a burst as he passes closest to me.  While I used my D1 MkIIN for these I have used my 5D successfully in the past employing the same method.  The photograph below was shot with my 5D.

Some tips would include using the fastest shutter possible that still results in an acceptable motion blur, of course the quicker the subject is moving the faster a shutter you can use.  Also a long lens will create blur at a faster shutter speed than a wide lens and the closer the subject is to the background the greater the blur will be at any given shutter speed.

 

[pekster]

    John

You are NOT 

[JohnSingleton]

I'm a lady!