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panning pics?
anyone have any?
here is my go at it today hehe 
(for those that are not familiar, panning is a motion shot where you set your shuttter speed to freeze the moving subject, and you move your camera with the object to blur the background... obviously this would look waaay better if it was a ferari modena driving by... 
cute.
heres a couple of panning shots over the course of '04 
 Life's pretty straight without drifting
http://www.puredrift.com
i think it is.
felt sorry for him. he was going too fast around the final bend, and ended up braking into the barrier  Life's pretty straight without drifting
http://www.puredrift.com
You want a lowish shutter speed, fast enough that you can hand hold it but slow enough that it won't freeze the motion. A small aperture works better I've found, but I generally cheat and stick the camera on 'S' mode (Shutter Priority) and let it work out the Aperture (I adjust Exposure compensation based on the histogram and highlights). Then you need to move the camera with the object, so if it's a runner, keep the camera focused on the runner and move with him / her, same with cars and any moving object. What this does is (if you are steady enough) keeps the object in sharp focus but will blur the background, and things like wheels etc to give a sense of movement. It is very reqarding when you get it right. I've managed to get shots from 1/60s all the way through to 1/250s (the later is where I started). As my technique (or should I say control) has improved I've been able to slow the shutter speed further and keep a reasonable amount in focus. Here are a couple; 
Cheers Brett
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