Hi all, got the new mag last weekend (subscribed) after changing from DC, which i have been reading for the last couple of years...and pleased there is finally a mag for Nikon users...
Anyway, i'm seeking assistance with some specific panoramas i'm trying to create. I have 'composed' a scene of a motocross rider giving it some air over a long jump but i am far from satisfied with the end result. I know i am doing something wrong but am not sure what it is
http://www.photoradar.com/photos/100...t-air-panorama
Basically, i hand held the camera, pre-focussed approx 1/3rd of the way in, set the focus point to the middle of the jump and pressed the shutter as soon as the rider entered the jump.....despite using a shutter speed of 1/1600 sec on this occasion the rider is not sharp at all. I know i should probably have used around F7 but unless i increase the ISO to a very high amount i wouldn't be able to get a fast enough shutter speed.(I find my D300 very noisy above ISO800).
PP was simple, cut and slice the bike from each separate image and layer it on a blank sheet, adjusting Levels etc each time so the images matched, flattened and then sharpened....
So, my question is: Am i doing this the right way or is there a better way to get the same result? I've never used it but would multiple exposure work better and if so how would i do it???
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated
Martin