First time shooting motor sport

[scott_lewis3]

Last weekend I had a great time shooting several different motor

sports. I loved it but found my panning technique to be failing. I

have posted a few pics from the event (more to come from the others)

any tips would be great.

 

http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=499747

 

Thanks

Scott

[erin.e]

Panning is a hit and miss affair Scott, around 125th of a sec and whatever aperture to get a correct exposure, Sometimes I fit a polariser to drop the light levels a couple of stops.

 

Practise, practise, practise,(not so financially painful now you have that lovely Minolta Digital SLR ;-)

 

Spot meter if you rig has that capability, maybe open up one stop to get some shadow detail if lighting conditions require it.

 

Just like shooting a shotgun make sure you follow through after you have pulled the trigger. Get a good lead in for the focus to lock and pick your composition.

 

You have a nice one there with number 14 bike rider, and some other ones that just need a bit more practise.

 

I reckon when things are sorted out that one in five frames that have come out as you visualised when you pressed the shutter would be a good average<div></div>

[John Crowe]

Panning is a hit and miss situation. I shoot film and have not spent much time with panning. Digital is perfect for this since you can simply discard all the images that do not work. I will try to attach a sample below from last month.

 

 

You did have some good luck with your panning though, so keep it up!<div></div>