One thing I did learn and remember is that both Doug and Paul are right: it's all in the followthrough! Keep following the subject well after you snap (sorry, s-q-u-e-e-z-e) the shutter release. Makes everything nice and smoooooth.
I don't know about 1/30th for racecars, Doug, but I think I shot this bike at around 1/15th, wide open:
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1101005&size=lg
Able to stand close enough to the track that I was shooting a 2.0 55mm (uncropped, escept to fit 8x10 print)
cheers, frank
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From: "Doug Franklin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: why trailing-curtain-sync is useful Date: Sun, 04 Jan 2004 00:49:29 -0500
On Sat, 3 Jan 2004 22:37:55 -0500, Paul Stenquist wrote:
> It's all about getting in the swing. Once one has practiced high > speeds pans, they're easy. If the car is going 150 mph, 1/125 is > slow enough. But if it's going 70, you'll want 1/30.
I'm not as good at panning as John and Paul, so I use about 1/250 with higher speeds and 1/125 or 1/60 for lower speeds. I still need a lot more practice, which I'm less likely to get, since my brother and I (http://www.NutDriver.org) are preparing to get our competition licenses in February. Then I'll be spending more time behind the wheel and less behind the viewfinder.
> Then continues the swing until the car is out of range and your > shutter is closed.
Just like golf or baseball or shooting, the follow through is critical.
TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ
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