Hello, can somone give some advice on a few images please

[dan123]

did some waterdrops with the curve, there in the critiqe section, thats all ive had the chance to do,

dan,

[The Littlest Hobo]

Hey dan, any chance of a run through on them water pics. Very nice

[dan123]

do you mean on how to do them?? there is the odd tutoiral on here, but im having another go later, so i can post you pics of the set up if thats what your after, and thankyou

dan,

[The Littlest Hobo]

Howdy chaps. Been concentrating on some fitness issues recently so havent touched my camera.

Had 15 mins this evening to snap my daughter playing on her bike and in her car. I was trying to practice panning shots. Some are better than others.

Any tips etc appreciated.

[ianpinion]

Hi Andrew,

The trick with panning is to use a slower shutter speed, so when you pan the camera, making sure you keep your subject in the same area of the screen or viewfinder and press the shutter, whilst you continue to move the camera as the shutter is open you subject appears static but the background is blurred by the movement of the camera giving the impression of speed. In all but one of your shots, your shutterspeed has been set too fast and it's all but frozen all the movement in everything. Your third shot is the best of the series, though when you're panning the camera make sure you keep the camera level. Don't go up or down as you spin round from side to side. A good effort for a first attempt though.

[The Littlest Hobo]

Thanks Ian. She has only learnt to ride the bike so she was going pretty slowly ;-)

Yeah i figured it was down to shutter speed but i found it ery difficult to get the balance between blurred background and focussed car/bike. These were the only shots that came out and as you say most are too fast and show little blur. Will try harder

[ianpinion]

You have to remember to keep moving the camera whilst the shutter is open and keep your subject positioned in the same area of the frame to prevent them from blurring. It's not an easy skill to master and takes a lot of practice. When you try again, try using a shutter speed between 1/15th - 1/30th of a second if she's not moving too quickly.

[The Littlest Hobo]

Thanks Ian. They were on 1/50th and the ones i tried on 1/30th were too blurred. Lack of skill i imagine. Will have another go

[dan123]

nice shots though, keep trying and youll get there eventually, could experiment buy doing cars aswell, that way youll get a feel for it quicker and what the faster objects move and look like,

dan

[OldBoy]

Originally Posted by ianpinion

Hi Andrew,

The trick with panning is to use a slower shutter speed.

Not sure that's any good with Swifts and Swallows!

Some cracking shots of your daughter and what a wonderful smile she has.