Blur It Baby, Blur It!
Brian Shaler from the Brian Shaler Blog has posted a great flick with his panning technique.
Thought you new everything about panning? Think again! Brian brings us the "reverse panning" where the camera moves and the subject stays still.
That's not all, this technique can also be used on any moving surface.
But wait!!! the camera is moving, how come Brian stays sharp? Because the secret to panning lies not in movement but in relevant movement. Brian's position is fixed related to the camera, so as long as he stays still the camera "sees" him in the same spot.
I t gets better - the same technique can be applied where ever you can set the camera on a moving surface and you can place your subject on the same moving surface.
Actually, it is the same trick you use when you shoot the sky at a very long exposure at night to get nice start stripes like in this picture, only the earth is used as a giant moving surface.
How can I do this at home? simple - place the camera anywhere where you can move along with the camera - shopping cart; carousel; shoot the driver with the window in the background.
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Blur it Baby
Great application of blur. It has a really nice effect. I would never have thought about sitting on an escalator, but it looks great!
something new?
it's the same as race car shots, follow the racecar with the camera, either on the ground or from another moving car. use a longer exposure.
I did this for a local soapbox derby. the shots ended up great.
What...
What on earth is a soapbox derby?
Did something like this
Did something like this before...
:)
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That second video is neat,
That second video is neat, hadn't thought of that, but I don't think I've been to a car show in years.
In August 2006 I took a similar shot of the escalator in the Nike Store in SF and months later I was amazed when Brian's shot made it to digg. Ok, maybe I was a bit jealous too! :)
I left the camera on the handrail, pressed down on it to stop it shaking and closed down the aperture. Luckily the girl in front stayed where she was for the couple of seconds the shutter was open!
Be careful about using a tripod in a store or private property. If a security guard sees you he might make trouble for you.
Hi Donncha, Just love this
Hi Donncha,
Just love this picture, the pose of the girl on the right aligns well with the movement theme of the picture. I'd love to see it in the group's pool.
- udi
Added to the pool, thanks
Added to the pool, thanks for the invite!
travelator
did something similar on a travelator .
more photos at http://www.flickr.com/photos/jarrodstone/page4/
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