Bicycle training (panning)

[barabe]

Hello,

I know i have commented on a few Panning shots in the past few months without ever trying it, so here it is, my first try at panning. I took this shot at the World famous Circuit Gilles Villeneuve where was held until last year the F1 Grand Prix of Canada. This track becomes as soon as weather permits, a training ground for all bicycle racing comunity of Monreal since it is a nice road track with no cars allowed.

I think i followed the subject fairly good but it did not come out as sharp as i would have imagined. Was it my focus, I used AI focus? Was it my shutter speed, was it too slow for this kind of shot? The people are traveling between 40 and 50 Kph. Any other comment is more than welcome.





Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XS
Exposure: 0.04 sec (1/25)
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal Length: 70 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Off

[Gonzo13]

I think that it is pretty good. Panning takes practice. I read an article about it not to long ago, it talked about spinning at holding the camera to your face, twisting at your waist to where you want to start the pan from, and then untwisting at your waist past the spot where you stop then exposure. The article also said to practice a lot.

~Gonzo13

[barabe]

Originally Posted by Gonzo13

I think that it is pretty good. Panning takes practice. I read an article about it not to long ago, it talked about spinning at holding the camera to your face, twisting at your waist to where you want to start the pan from, and then untwisting at your waist past the spot where you stop then exposure. The article also said to practice a lot.

~Gonzo13

Thank you for taking time to reply on my post, I know i need more practice and am shure that when i get a chance, i will try it again. What is it you think was wrong on the shot, Panning movement, Focus, or Shutter speed?

[djotaku]

Originally Posted by barabe

Hello,

I know i have commented on a few Panning shots in the past few months without ever trying it, so here it is, my first try at panning. I took this shot at the World famous Circuit Gilles Villeneuve where was held until last year the F1 Grand Prix of Canada. This track becomes as soon as weather permits, a training ground for all bicycle racing comunity of Monreal since it is a nice road track with no cars allowed.

I think i followed the subject fairly good but it did not come out as sharp as i would have imagined. Was it my focus, I used AI focus? Was it my shutter speed, was it too slow for this kind of shot? The people are traveling between 40 and 50 Kph. Any other comment is more than welcome.





Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XS
Exposure: 0.04 sec (1/25)
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal Length: 70 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Off

I think it's looking pretty darned good. You could probably speed up the shutter a little more and still get a blurry background.

[barabe]

Thank you Eric,

I will try a faster shutter next time.

[Gonzo13]

Martin, if I was taking this shot and I had to choose between the 18-55 and the 70-300 I would probably use the 18-55 and get closer. Camera shake would not be as evident at the short focal length. From looking at the picture again it looks like that was th culprit. It could be the focus though if the biker was moving at an angle that was no parallel to you.The F/22 should have countered that though. So all in all it's probably camera movement that is making it so the image is not tack sharp.

[autofocus]

Hey, you did a great job! ...panning is difficult, and the goal is not necessarily tack sharp images, and doing it at 1/25 -1/30 sec is a perfect way to do it. You definitely got it

[barabe]

Thank you Gonzo for responding to my question, i will try your recomendations another time when i go back.

[barabe]

Originally Posted by auto-focus

Hey, you did a great job! ...panning is difficult, and the goal is not necessarily tack sharp images, and doing it at 1/25 -1/30 sec is a perfect way to do it. You definitely got it

Thank you for the good word, i am still trying to improve all techniques of photographie so all the feed back is very valuable.

I did try to go see your album but there is no link.

[autofocus]

Here you go Martin

http://digital-photography-school.co...p?albumid=1952