My Attempt at panning

[NeilM]

BTCC today, Panning, Its harder than it looks, any tips??

[NeilM]

[NeilM]

[chungster]

some pretty good shots there Neil   You using a monopod or free hand in tracking the object?

mucho improvement from the DTM outing last year  

[NeilM]

And some other stuff

[NeilM]

And for Markymark, the money shot 

[NeilM]

some pretty good shots there Neil   You using a monopod or free hand in tracking the object?

mucho improvement from the DTM outing last year  

I've tried the monopod Lee and turned of the stabilizer, the hard part for me is to find somewhere I can get to that has no wire fence, on most shots I seem to be a long way from the track and on full zoom which makes it hard to keep steady.

I think I'm getting there 

[JPC]

Neil your panning shots are efibateky getting there! There's great! I might be wrong with this but keep the shutter speeds at 1/200 or slower to get a good blur of the back ground. Obviously the slower you go the harder it is but the shots look great. Obviously compensate with the iso or exp if that kind of shutter speed is letting too much light through.

On the whole though, some brilliant shots!

[markymark]

And for Markymark, the money shot 

Wahey!!!!!!! You still haven't lost it Neil!

[Top Cat]

Your definitely getting a lot better Neil.   

[RedRobin]

^ This is the moneyshot for me - It captures the mood perfectly 

[big al]

Nice pics Neil,
I had completely forgotten about the BTCC and gutted that I missed it on Sunday,
Was it a good day?

[rich83]

Some nice shots there. Panning is one of those things that youve just got to practice, and if you dont do it for a while it can take some time to get your arm 'back in'!

Practice practice practice!

[scotta]

Set your Camera to Shutter Priority Mode - this wil alter the Apeture to compensate for changing light as you pan.

Set shutter Speed to between 1/120 and 1/60 or if your feeling lucky 1/40.

I usually use ISO of about 400.

Workout how/if your camera has a 3D Tracking AF mode.  

Then just practise mate try get a smooth motion and follow the car.

Here's one of mine from last year!

Exif data
Camera Nikon D300S
Exposure 0.025 sec (1/40)
Aperture f/25.0
Focal Length 70 mm
Focal Length 71.3 mm
ISO Speed 400

[NeilM]

Set your Camera to Shutter Priority Mode - this wil alter the Apature to compensate for changing light as you pan.

Set shutter Speed to between 1/120 and 1/60 or if your feeling lucky 1/40.

I usually use ISO of about 400.

Workout how/if your camera has a 3D Tracking AF mode.  

Then just practise mate try get a smooth motion and follow the car.

Here's one of mine from last year!

Exif data
Camera Nikon D300S
Exposure 0.025 sec (1/40)
Aperture f/25.0
Focal Length 70 mm
Focal Length 71.3 mm
ISO Speed 400

Thats what I'm after, I'll try the settings 

I think I rushed into buying a camera, should have gone for a Nikon or Canon EOS.

Here's a tip for anyone thinking of taking up photography, dont buy a camera just because you like the colour (red Lumix G2)