On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 1:08 PM, PN Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I shoot 99.9% of my pans in camera, and it is easier under most > circumstances. And at the race track, it's really the only way. But as you > said, the photographer and subject have to be in the right place at the > right time. Another variable is the constant acceleration of a drag car. > Doubling the speed every second or so makes a consistent pan very difficult. > Paul
And thats why i like straigh racing.:-) BTW its still a very good photo.:-) Dave > On Nov 15, 2008, at 12:46 PM, John Francis wrote: > >> On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 11:16:29AM -0500, Doug Franklin wrote: >>> >>> PN Stenquist wrote: >>> >>>> Many of the pans you see in magazines that aren't part of race coverage >>>> are "shot" this way. Fun with PhotoShop. >>> >>> You're *far* more adept at Photoshop than I am. :-) >> >> I'm sure you've had enough practice at the track to make it easier >> for you to get the effect in-camera rather than in post-processing. >> >> I've been able to get good pan shots with focal lengths easily as >> short as the one Paul used for the static shot (and even with my >> old Canon G1 point-and-shoot), so there aren't any technological >> reasons why this couldn't have been the case here. But the other >> issues Paul mentions rule - if both the photographer and the subject >> aren't in the right places at the right time you don't get the shot. >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
