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    Photos Vintage Cars (panning attempts)

    The Morecambe Run is an annual event (apparantly) where vintage cars race from Preston to Morecambe.

    Me and the family went to have a quick look before my trip to a conference (so will be away for a few days) and I managed to grab a few shots of some of the motors.

    My panning technique is kinda rusty though, and I struggled to get the sort of sharpness motoring 'togs seem to easily achieve at race meets, so with that in mind, the best five are here in photo sharing rather than in the critiques boards.

    I don't know what type of cars they are, save to say, they are old, but look brand new.













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    Default Re: Vintage Cars (panning attempts)

    some cracking shots BB

    The last one i like out of em all nice effect with front of car blurred then focusing in
    really like that one

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    Default Re: Vintage Cars (panning attempts)

    Love the pics

    I very rarely take photos but this panning thing has interested me before. Do you mind if I ask how hard it is to match the speed of panning your camera to the speed of the car - do you have a load of shots where both were blurred or anything?

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    Default Re: Vintage Cars (panning attempts)

    Quote Originally Posted by Over carl View Post
    Love the pics

    I very rarely take photos but this panning thing has interested me before. Do you mind if I ask how hard it is to match the speed of panning your camera to the speed of the car - do you have a load of shots where both were blurred or anything?
    I have dozens of shots where nothing is in focus, or the cars front or rear end is missing.

    Harder than it looks panning is!

    Paul.

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    Default Re: Vintage Cars (panning attempts)

    Its a practice thing. Trick is to shoot slightly ahead in my experience though not done it for a good while now.

    Nice shots BIlbo. Maybe a higher aperture would have helped out?

    Did you sample some ale in Catforth?


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    Default Re: Vintage Cars (panning attempts)

    No mate, we were just at Inglewhite by the pub, but cos I'm away for 4 days from tonight, we went home after the cars had all gone through.

    Paul.

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    Default Re: Vintage Cars (panning attempts)

    Good attempts Paul. I've never tried panning but I should have a go sometime. Mind you, it helps to have a lens with more reach than any I have presently... well I would at least think that way but I notice one of your shots is at 18mm. LOL, how close where you to it to get it in the frame or did you crop?

    Good stuff though mate.

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    Default Re: Vintage Cars (panning attempts)

    last one for me paul, panning is difficullt when you are so close, good job

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    Default Re: Vintage Cars (panning attempts)

    Quote Originally Posted by dpSparhawk View Post
    Good attempts Paul. I've never tried panning but I should have a go sometime. Mind you, it helps to have a lens with more reach than any I have presently... well I would at least think that way but I notice one of your shots is at 18mm. LOL, how close where you to it to get it in the frame or did you crop?

    Good stuff though mate.
    Not much cropping done Ian except to straighten horizons.

    Cars were from 50 yards (cropped to fill frame) to 5 yards away.

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    Default Re: Vintage Cars (panning attempts)

    Quote Originally Posted by Bilbo_baggin View Post
    I have dozens of shots where nothing is in focus, or the cars front or rear end is missing.

    Harder than it looks panning is!

    Paul.
    agreed, I took 2000 + at an airshow and I`m lucky if I`ve 100 I`m happy with

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