could you tell me how I did please

[sandrac]

I am still trying to pan the shot and just don't seem to get it but today I think I did.
I might go back and try a lower shutter speed before my next appointment just have to see if there is time. Please tell me what you think?
shutter speed was 1/200
I think I should off used 1/100 or a little lower but it kept coming up blurry so either this is ok or I am not moving fast enough.
the ISO was 100
thanks
I would like to move on to the next lesson, which I have read and seems so much easier but the school teacher in me says not till I get this one.

[jerryph]

Look at each shot and learn to be analytical yourself. Tell me what *you* were trying to do and how you did... then we can offer more solid CC for you. :)


Me just looking and guessing, I think you were playing with panning? If that is so, I think in the first one you tried to get the car clear and the background blurred... in which case, you could do better. The car is a little too blurred and could be clearer.

What camera do you have? Does it have a continual focus mode? If so, using that mode will make that car come out clearer even with shutter speeds a little slower.

The second one you tried to up the shutter speed, I am guessing? Well the entire shot went darker and underexposed because if you were in manual mode, you did not compensate with aperture or ISO to increase the amount of light coming into your camera to give you a proper exposure.

Without knowing what you are trying to do, best I can do is guess. :)

[mj702002]

I am still trying to pan the shot and just don't seem to get it but today I think I did.
I might go back and try a lower shutter speed before my next appointment just have to see if there is time. Please tell me what you think?
shutter speed was 1/200
I think I should off used 1/100 or a little lower but it kept coming up blurry so either this is ok or I am not moving fast enough.
the ISO was 100
thanks
I would like to move on to the next lesson, which I have read and seems so much easier but the school teacher in me says not till I get this one.

Hi Sandra...My opinion,I think the second shot looks OK for panning...it is a bit dark but you did get the truck sharp and the rest is blurry/shows the motion.
Good Job!

[sandrac]

thank you actually I was panning or tying to at least my husband thought that I did not send the best one.
My understanding of this is the background should be blurry and my subject sharp. Here is one other I did today the car is not blurry, you can read the words, the color is good I think I think I might just try to go on to lesson 4 and continue to practice with this as I go but It may take awhile to get it down.
I have posted one more here.

[coffee]

I think you have the right idea Sandra in that you are getting the background blur, but it's not dramatic or noticeable. If you want a more dramatic shot with more background blur in that light, you will have to slow your shutter down more. If you try it again, I would use 1/60 as a starting point. I would also use shutter priority is you have it, that way your camera will auto the aperture and come close to the right exposure.

The cars themselves seem sharp enough and look pretty clean, but again you are at 1/200. When you try it at 1/60 you have to shoot through the shutter. It's kind of like the follow through in golf. You don't stop your swing right when the ball is hit, you follow through to help produce a clean crisp shot. When shooting at such a slow shutter, you have to be very still, smooth, and let the camera continue though the shot even after the shutter stops. This technique will prevent you from moving the camera away from the frame too soon and effecting the shot.

When doing panning shots, there are some variables that will dictate the shutter speed needed. Your 1/200 would have worked better with a more dramatic background if the car was closer, and/or moving faster. I think your very first shot posted is the best of the three, because the subject is sharper than the others, and the background shows more motion blur.

[sandrac]

thank you Joseph for your encouragement. If I have time today I will go and try again.