Panning a Yellow Porsche

[leslie1283]

I panned this yellow Porsche. Which one is better?

#1





#2

[bnnrcn]

Very nice,#1 for me

[IzzieK]

I like #1 but lose a bit of the foreground and add a bit more space at the front of the car...just bit more...

[deetheturk]

#1 for me Leslie

[Shadowman]

#1 for me.

[Kaye Leggett]

I'm joining the crowd too - no 1

[Stagecoach]

Hi Leslie,

I'm going to be different again, neither is better they are both good.

I have spent a lot of time learning panning cars over the past year and whilst No 1 is the more 'conventional' framing 1/2 to 3/4 frames of the car are a good alternatives.

What grabs my attention with these is that there is a lack of rotational movement in the wheels suggesting a fast shutter speed but that does not tie up with the great motion blur of the background. Would be interesting to know what shutter speed, aperture and focal length you used?

With respect to No 1 you have the option of rotating clockwise slightly as some say this gives a better suggestion of speed and also cropping a bit of the foreground.

Grahame

[dje]

Hi Leslie

I think you've done a pretty good job with this. It's a technique that is not particularly easy and you've managed to get the car fairly sharp (look at the word Porsche on the side of the car). I'd also be interested in your shutter speed, distance to subject etc and roughly how fast the car was moving.

Nice work

Dave

[TonyW]

To start with, this is a jealousy provoking choice of car (speaking subjectively). I know from my small experience that the difficulty with these shots is keeping stationary with respect to the car and you have done well. It looks to me as though it's because of the length of exposure that you don't see the rotation of the wheels. You just can't see the spokes and the wheels appear transparent.

I too would like to know the statistics. And it would be better with the hood down and a long haired blond with hair blown back in the driver's seat.

[leslie1283]

Thank you Binnur.

[leslie1283]

Isabel, I agreed with you but that is the maximum.

[leslie1283]

Thanks David.

[leslie1283]

Thanks John.

[leslie1283]

Thank you Kaye Leggett.

[leslie1283]

Hi Leslie,

I'm going to be different again, neither is better they are both good.

I have spent a lot of time learning panning cars over the past year and whilst No 1 is the more 'conventional' framing 1/2 to 3/4 frames of the car are a good alternatives.

What grabs my attention with these is that there is a lack of rotational movement in the wheels suggesting a fast shutter speed but that does not tie up with the great motion blur of the background. Would be interesting to know what shutter speed, aperture and focal length you used?

With respect to No 1 you have the option of rotating clockwise slightly as some say this gives a better suggestion of speed and also cropping a bit of the foreground.

Grahame

Hi Grahame

F/7.1, 105mm, 1/30s, about 15-20m to target, speed approx. 70-80km/h.


Are you refering to the rotational movement of the BMW?
F/7.1, 105mm, 1/30s, about 15-20m to target, speed approx. 60-70km/h. (I think the background is too messy)



#3

[leslie1283]

Thank you Dave Ellis and please refer to my reply to Grahame.

[leslie1283]

Thank you Tony and for the statistics, please refer to my reply to Grahame.

Hahaha, I would like to see that!

[Stagecoach]

Hi Grahame

F/7.1, 105mm, 1/30s, about 15-20m to target, speed approx. 70-80km/h.


Are you refering to the rotational movement of the BMW?
F/7.1, 105mm, 1/30s, about 15-20m to target, speed approx. 60-70km/h. (I think the background is too messy)



#3

Hi Leslie,

Exactly, due to the slow shutter speed the wheels on the porsche look too stationary (as if frozen by a high shutter speed which of course it wasn't) whereas with the same shutter speed used with the BMW going slower there's a better representation of the wheels revolving and the car actually moving.

Unfortunately it's a compromise between visual wheel rotational movement, car actual speed and amount of background blur possible. The porsche is also a bit OOF and if the wheels had been sharper they would have given a better representation of rotation. To assist the background motion blur you can go a bit wider with the aperture if wanted.

For 1/30th speed your panning is extremely good.

Grahame

[leslie1283]

Hi Leslie,

Exactly, due to the slow shutter speed the wheels on the porsche look too stationary (as if frozen by a high shutter speed which of course it wasn't) whereas with the same shutter speed used with the BMW going slower there's a better representation of the wheels revolving and the car actually moving.

Unfortunately it's a compromise between visual wheel rotational movement, car actual speed and amount of background blur possible. The porsche is also a bit OOF and if the wheels had been sharper they would have given a better representation of rotation. To assist the background motion blur you can go a bit wider with the aperture if wanted.

For 1/30th speed your panning is extremely good.

Grahame

Grahame,

Thank you very much. Actually, I used the continuous high speed mode & select the best shot.