Start Shooting!

If you have read this article in detail up to now, then you are just about ready to try some panning shots your self. Let us look at a few panning images before we wind up.

This is a photograph taken at a fair, where a boy leans out of his ride. This was a difficult subject since the boy’s ride, the cup and saucer ride, moved in unpredictable patterns.

ISO – 1600

The ISO was set at a high 1600, since the subject was moving at high, and unpredictable speeds.

Shutter Speed – 1/40 Second

This slow shutter speed was required to blur the background as much as possible.

Aperture – f/8

An aperture of f/8 allowed for certain depth of field, but this hasn’t resulted in a perfect focus.

This was a difficult subject, and would have been much better had it been photographed in daylight. However, we are definitely able to interpret a feeling of motion from the image, and so it has met its purpose.

Shutter Speed – 1/30. ISO – 200. Aperture – f/16. – These are perfect settings for a panning image, and the bright ambient daylight allowed for these settings. Unfortunately, a motorized vehicle overtaking the subject from behind has taken a little away from the feeling of movement, which is evident from the top right space. However, this image is successful in telling us that both the cyclist and the vehicle behind are in motion, while the motorized vehicle is faster than the cyclist.

Shutter Speed – 1/30. ISO – 200. Aperture – f/16. Again, perfect settings for a panning type image. In my opinion, this is the best image of the lot, with no undesired objects around our subject of interest. The panning technique has been used to near-perfection. The fact that a truck in the background is moving in the opposite direction the motorcyclist further emphasizes the element of motion. This was a lucky break on an image that would have done the trick in any case.