We’ve covered the topic of how to use ‘panning’ to photograph moving subjects previously here on dPS in Mastering Panning and The Art of Panning – so today I thought I’d put together a bit of an image collection of some panning images. Enjoy!
Check out these tutorials on Panning in our archives:
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38 Responses to “27 Great Panning Images [and How to Take Them]” - Add Yours
August 1st, 2012 at 6:12 am
There are some simply amazing shots in there. I really like the plane and the jet.
August 1st, 2012 at 6:35 am
Aircraft such as the Red Arrows aerobatic team are great for practicing panning:
http://wildlifeencounters.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/Red-Arrows-Aerobatic-display-team/G0000OyVji1Q67nU/I00001UYze6pxpss
August 1st, 2012 at 9:01 am
The horse image is not panning. That blur is all photoshop.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/digitalgold/5011709426/sizes/l/
August 1st, 2012 at 9:56 am
Great set of photos, many are incredible.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lendog64/4960898706/
August 1st, 2012 at 10:11 am
Great pictures…
Here are some of my panning shots.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/19318718@N06/7687733840
August 1st, 2012 at 10:30 am
August 1st, 2012 at 10:51 am
Simply awesome panning images. The horse racing one is my favourite.
August 1st, 2012 at 11:01 am
Look carefully at the the riders red helmet or the horses legs…
I could be wrong here, but I think the horse photo was “panned” in photoshop. If you look carefully it looks as though they motion blurred a copy of the picture in the background and cut out the horses on the top layer…
I could be wrong though… what do others think?
August 1st, 2012 at 12:56 pm
Everything is panning!
Each day comes with different articles,
article with many paragraphs, but this time pictures made the talk
http://raghavendra-mobilephotography.blogspot.com/2010/11/in-motion.html
August 1st, 2012 at 2:50 pm
Lovely pics indeed.
http://blogs.gonomad.com/traveltalesfromindia/
August 1st, 2012 at 3:27 pm
Absolutely right. The horse image is a photoshop manipulation using motion blur. please be realistic. we are here to learn not to cheat.
August 1st, 2012 at 3:32 pm
is it possible to show each the camera settings of each picture? much appreciated.
August 1st, 2012 at 5:24 pm
Nice pics
I am yet to get one perfect panned pic 
August 1st, 2012 at 5:41 pm
Unfortunately, many of these images is pure post-processing and no panning. Some very evidently (the horses). Nothing against post-processing, just panning and simulating it need two distinct skill sets…
August 1st, 2012 at 6:35 pm
Interesting! Inspiring!…
August 1st, 2012 at 7:08 pm
Thanks for including my photos in this nice gallery
ps:/ Horse racing is not a real panning (photoshop)
my favorite…
August 1st, 2012 at 7:09 pm
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August 1st, 2012 at 10:29 pm
Great images!
August 1st, 2012 at 11:33 pm
Here is one in this genre which I took a couple years ago, and which won a first place ribbon in the Knox County Fair for category “Motion”
August 2nd, 2012 at 3:53 am
I like the Ferrari F40 and 458 Italia shots, but then I have a Ferrari bias! Some very nice work posted by the commenters as well. If anyone is wondering how to actually make this kind of shot, I posted a small tutorial:
http://jasoncollinphotography.com/blog/2011/8/5/photography-tip-creating-motion-blur-for-car-photography.html
with a sample of a Jeep at night.
August 3rd, 2012 at 1:28 am
Very interesting, but a few have to be composites. I have been doing these for along time and at least two could not be in one capture.
August 3rd, 2012 at 2:26 am
https://m.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3470037983109&id=1035890748&set=a.2643777127104.2123600.1035890748
August 3rd, 2012 at 2:52 am
I would say a lot of those are “panned” in photoshop. I do love that first one of the bird though.
August 3rd, 2012 at 3:23 am
How do you pan when the subject is heading straight at you? I’m thinking the wheelbarrow and motorbike shots here…
These galleries are normally spot on, this one has too much post processing. A pity, as these are great images.
August 3rd, 2012 at 3:24 am
Panning is great! I really love the Enzo (the newer one).
I’ll be posting an article on panning soon.
http://disney-photography-blog.com/
August 3rd, 2012 at 4:09 am
If you go to my site, I have a couple pics in the Mount Vernon album that I was lucky enough to catch a hummingbird moth!
August 3rd, 2012 at 5:51 am
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m9/theacclude/OpenMindImagery/FerrariATX.jpg
August 3rd, 2012 at 10:25 am
Is that one guy water-skiing behind two bulls?!
August 4th, 2012 at 7:51 am
@ Steve, it is the way farmer prepares the land before sowing…one who can afford a tractor does not have to do such a painful exercise.
Anyway, I love this panning shot of mine a lot, its my best so far in this area…
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3384244838353&set=a.3384215397617.145389.1036448554&type=3&theater
August 5th, 2012 at 12:38 pm
Really great images!
Here’s one I took last year:
August 5th, 2012 at 6:23 pm
August 6th, 2012 at 8:48 am
First (serious) attempt at panning….the distance from the wild horses plus a long, heavy lens were challenges.
http://bwdoggies.smugmug.com/photos/i-r36b7bM/0/M/i-r36b7bM-M.jpg
August 8th, 2012 at 10:55 pm
what are the things that i need to consider when im taking a picture?
August 12th, 2012 at 3:31 am
Panning shot is easy !
If I get a better lens I can do more better, this pic is taken with T2i,18-55 kit lens !But took 3-4 attempts..
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ssatyamm/7267047800/
August 13th, 2012 at 3:18 am
haw about this panning? http://www.flickr.com/photos/d3vilm3/7661152016/
September 1st, 2012 at 3:53 am
Hi,
i was wondering that we can have the same panning feature by other way.
such like setting the camera to very high shutter speed but a very low F number. what do u think?
also one thing, what about the F number and focusing while using the panning technic, i am interested to try it.
daniel
December 27th, 2012 at 8:02 pm
I agree with Bruce Twitchell, the horses can’t have all their legs so neat while the background is so blurred, even more considering the focal length (max 70mm). I guess PS helped
Nice selection !
January 11th, 2013 at 6:39 am
Here’s a photo one of my best friends took this year – it’s one of my favorites!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ashrunner/8120216667/in/photostream
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