photography tip - panning
Panning is a technique used to give the idea of movment and to capture a fast moving object. It works best when the object to be photographed moves across in front of you from left to right or right to left. You focus on the object and follow it movement and at the appropriate point press the shutter to capture the object as sharp as you can whilst at the same time keeping the background blurred to give the idea of movement. It is very important that you follow the motion even after pressing the shutter button as with all sports the follow through is important. Getting the speed right is the hard part particularly with fast moving objects like sports cars. (also if you have Image Stabalisation on the lend with 2 types remember to turn off the horizontal stabilisation).
Below is a picture where the speed was just right the carriage driver is just sharp and the background is completely blurred.
correct panning
Below is a photograph with the speed too fast so nothing is sharp.
photograph too blurred
Below is a photograph where the panning motion was too slow (probably due to too fast a shutter speed) so the image is too sharp.
The above photographs were all taken at Farliegh House near Basingstoke during the carriage driving trials, the driver is Karen Bassett who was warming up before the cones part of the competition.
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