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[Tejal]

For the first time I have tried this.

Your C & C will be highly appreciated for my betterment.

Thanks - Tejal

IMG_5054 by Tejal Imagination, on Flickr

[Shadowman]

Hi Tejal,

Were you practicing panning on blur capture? Nice look to the capture.

[Tejal]

Hi Tejal,

Were you practicing panning on blur capture? Nice look to the capture.

No John , I was not trying panning. Actually people standing there, I have tried to keep in focus and have tried to capture them through the open space of moving auto rickshaw. It was tough getting them in focus through a moving autorickshow from the other side of the road.

[Shadowman]

No John , I was not trying panning. Actually people standing there, I have tried to keep in focus and have tried to capture them through the open space of moving auto rickshaw. It was tough getting them in focus through a moving autorickshow from the other side of the road.

You would have to manually focus on the area where the people are standing. Is that what you did?

[Tejal]

You would have to manually focus on the area where the people are standing. Is that what you did?

It is actually motion blur. Those people who are standing there are kept in focus not the auto.

Picture was taken on manual mode but lens was on auto focus mode. People were standing the on the other side of the road. Road was quite busy. Here, I have tried to capture those people, when the open space of auto rick came exactly where I could see them properly and I get the auto rick motion in blur. Is it what you are trying to know ? I am sorry, if I couldnt reply you properly.

[rachel]

I love this!

[Tejal]

I love this!

Thanks Rachel .

[Shadowman]

It is actually motion blur. Those people who are standing there are kept in focus not the auto.

Picture was taken on manual mode but lens was on auto focus mode. People were standing the on the other side of the road. Road was quite busy. Here, I have tried to capture those people, when the open space of auto rick came exactly where I could see them properly and I get the auto rick motion in blur. Is it what you are trying to know ? I am sorry, if I couldnt reply you properly.

Tejal,

You've explained it perfectly, that is what I wanted to know.

[Tejal]

Tejal,


You've explained it perfectly, that is what I wanted to know.

[Manfred M]

Tejal nicely done and it does work. It's always great to have an experiment like this work out.

Let me touch on a few technical issues.

What John is suggesting; focusing manually and then disengaging the autofocus is the way I would proceed too. After all, you want the people to be sharp and you definitely want the auto rickshaw blurred. The last thing you want is the camera chasing focus on the auto rickshaw and thereby blurring the people in the background. A conservative (more depth of field) aperture setting is worth considering too. You are definitely getting into shutter speed settings that would benefit shooting with a tripod.

The other thing I would do to increase my chance of success is to shoot in burst mode; the more shots your get as the vehicle is going by, the higher the likelihood of getting a good one.

[bugster0121]

Very cool and good job. Thanks for sharing.

[Tejal]

Tejal nicely done and it does work. It's always great to have an experiment like this work out.

Let me touch on a few technical issues.

What John is suggesting; focusing manually and then disengaging the autofocus is the way I would proceed too. After all, you want the people to be sharp and you definitely want the auto rickshaw blurred. The last thing you want is the camera chasing focus on the auto rickshaw and thereby blurring the people in the background. A conservative (more depth of field) aperture setting is worth considering too. You are definitely getting into shutter speed settings that would benefit shooting with a tripod.

The other thing I would do to increase my chance of success is to shoot in burst mode; the more shots your get as the vehicle is going by, the higher the likelihood of getting a good one.

Thanks Manfred for your input. This was my 1st attempt. I have never tried this before. I will try as per your suggestion, next time .

[Tejal]

Very cool and good job. Thanks for sharing.

thanks Tim

[TonyW]

Tejal, I think that is very clever. The timing is exquisite. I would not have used manual focus at all. If you achieve focus before the rickshaw arrives and then click at the right time that should do it. Catching the right time would be the hard part for me. You don't need the rickshaw to be out of focus, you just need the motion blur as you have achieved it.

[Tejal]

Tejal, I think that is very clever. The timing is exquisite. I would not have used manual focus at all. If you achieve focus before the rickshaw arrives and then click at the right time that should do it. Catching the right time would be the hard part for me. You don't need the rickshaw to be out of focus, you just need the motion blur as you have achieved it.

Thanks Tony for your feedback. Focus was achieved already and then i waited for the auto to come and the people to come exactly in front of the open space of the running auto rick.

[Manfred M]

I would not have used manual focus at all. If you achieve focus before the rickshaw arrives and then click at the right time that should do it.

I would agree and would make a slight correction on my wording in my previous post.

Autofocus is fine; but ensuring that the camera's autofocus does not attempt to refocus when the auto rickshaw comes into the scene is critical for a good shot. This either means (a) holding down the shutter release and keeping it in this position while waiting for the scene to unfold; (b) disengaging the autofocus / exposure lock from the shutter release (usually via back button focus) or (c) getting focus and then disengaging the autofocus functionality.

Obviously, manual focus with autofocus disengaged is also an option.

The issue I have with the default setting of the camera is that one little slip of the finger on the shutter release means you've lost focus and the camera will helpfully try to find it again.

[Tejal]

I would agree and would make a slight correction on my wording in my previous post.

Autofocus is fine; but ensuring that the camera's autofocus does not attempt to refocus when the auto rickshaw comes into the scene is critical for a good shot. This either means (a) holding down the shutter release and keeping it in this position while waiting for the scene to unfold; (b) disengaging the autofocus / exposure lock from the shutter release (usually via back button focus) or (c) getting focus and then disengaging the autofocus functionality.

Obviously, manual focus with autofocus disengaged is also an option.

The issue I have with the default setting of the camera is that one little slip of the finger on the shutter release means you've lost focus and the camera will helpfully try to find it again.

Yes Manfred. Here I have locked the focus on the people sufficiently in advance before the auto rick enter the frame. As this was clicked hand held and lens was on auto focus mode, so as you said there were plenty of chances of missing the focus and the timing too. Though, I tried it for the 1st time, so next time, with the suggestions from you all, I will surly get something better . Thanks once again.