Landing

    I have a new-found respect for photos like this, they're not that easy to take.
    I used 1/10 Exposure, but i think that maybe a 1/40 would have been better
    Also: thanks for the link from Peter Carey
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    1. Eric Palmer (45 months ago | reply)

      Cool shot!
      I love panning on planes... is a bit tricky, but when the BG is as busy as it was here it's cool to isolate it with the motion & well done for getting it sharp at 1/10... I was workin on 1/100 & didn't get as much of a blur on the BG, but was still difficult to get the plane properly sharp.

    2. Blyzz (45 months ago | reply)

      Believe me, for this one I have dozens that are completely out of focus - in fact, I wouldn't call them out of focus, I'd call them blurs.

      But then again, that's not going to deter me from keeping on trying to get this down pat.

      Pointers:
      1. Lens
      If you're standing close to the object while it's landing/rolling/driving/falling past you, the difference between you and the leading side and the trailing side of the object will change quite considerably. As you'll be (hopefully) maintaining the focus of your image on the middle of the object, that means that it will blur on the leading side and the trailing side. Because of this, I'd recommend the use of a telephoto lens.

      The further away from the object you are, the less shift you'll have in the left and right extremities while you're panning the shot.

      2. Tripod
      Lock the pitching axis (up/down) so that there's no shift that will blur the object. Try and line up the orientation of the tripod so that the camera will follow the path you think the object will be taking.

      3. ISO
      Do not use a fast film (sensor) setting like ISO1600. it will just make the picture grainy, and will ultimately reduce the impact of the image, you'll want to use a slower film speed like, ISO100 or ISO200. Which means that you'll need to let more light in (but that's okay, you're leaving the shutter open for longer.

      4. Exposure
      (This for people who are not sure how to take these photos) The shorter, the easier it will be to get no blur on the object, but the less the background bur effect. The longer the exposure, the better it looks, but harder to capture without the object blurring.

      5. Aperture
      Ties in with Exposure - the longer the exposure, the smaller the aperture e.g. f/22 (so that you don't over-expose the image). Another effect of the smaller aperture to think about is when you're using a smaller aperture, it's letting less light into the camera. A bonus of the smaller aperture is that it keeps the background more in focus.

      "Keeps the background in focus? But that's a bad thing"

      Not so. Remember, you're taking a panning shot. Because when the background is (more) in focus, it accentuates the motion blur even more (with horizontal lines) instead of horizontal blurs.

      I'll draw up a better "How to" at some point with little images explaining what I'm talking about...

      If this has helped you, please drop a comment so that I know that I should keep on doing this sort of thing.
      thanks

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    4. IonBuck (40 months ago | reply)

      I'm always fascinated by these kind of photos. I do try to get some but I failed miserably. Great work.

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    6. themoonmachine (21 months ago | reply)

      Hello!

      Thanks for sharing this photo under Creative Commons! It's been featured in a travel article on Matador Network with a link back to your photostream.

      You can view the article here:
      matadortrips.com/8-adventurous-ways-to-explor e-africa

      Thanks again!

      Sarah

    7. Blyzz (21 months ago | reply)

      Hi Sarah,

      If you're willing to fund the rest of my PPL and my whole CPL, I'd be happy to work as a bush pilot and furnish you with all the pictures you want! :-)

    8. marvinsmith (19 months ago | reply)

      Nice photo, the panning is nice as well as the contrast and color!

      I featuerd this on www.youlikeairplanestoo.com

    9. Blyzz (19 months ago | reply)

      Thanks @marvinsmith, I've a number of panning shots of various aircraft landing at that field.

      Would you include a link back to my photostream, or even to this page from your post?

    10. marvinsmith (19 months ago | reply)

      You're quite welcome. There is indeed a link back to your photostream as well as the original version.

      www.youlikeairplanestoo.com/post/1669678640/c ool-panning-...

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