Not as easy as I thought.

[A No.1]

After a few attempts I finaly got a PAN shot like this. It was harder than I thought to get the engine not to Blure.

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.p ... 789&nseq=0

Ill post some failures in the morning.

[nssd70m-2]

Nice shot!

[A No.1]

Whish this one would have turned out better.

[mlmphotography]

Pan's have always been difficult for me too! The worst for me is the zoom pan though. I've yet to get one even close.

You did well.

Loyd L.

[MDH]

Pan's have always been difficult for me too! The worst for me is the zoom pan though. I've yet to get one even close.

You did well.

Loyd L.

I'll second that! To date, I only have one pan on rp.net:

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=298419

I need to experiment more with pans.

Good job on yours!

Michael

[A No.1]

Thanks for the compliments. Here's another FAIL.

[msurailfan]

That's an awesome....what's the term....."tactic"? Could you give me a hint as to how one goes about taking this kind of shot? And makes it turn out well?

[sd70accsxt700]

For best results, it is usualy acomplished with a tripod. That way there is no up and down motion, and all you have to worry about is side to side. Also usualy better acomplished with the lens in manual focus, as a tree could fool the auto focus. Plus it needs a better "background" as its hard to tell its a "blur/pan" shot when you have open sky.

As far as Aarons photo, both are just "blah" it needs more pop to it. Underexposed. These shots are hard to do.

[conrailmike]

I would use auto focus and make sure you have the right focus points selected (as long as your camera allows that). If the train is zooming by at 60 mph, it's a little difficult to keep that manual focus in the exact spot and keep it sharp.

[MDH]

One important note for using Canon IS lenses with mode 1 & 2 (like my tele):

"Mode 1 = IS enabled for both horizontal and vertical stabilization

Modes 2 = IS starts in mode 1, when panning (either vertical or horizontal) is detected, the lens disables IS in the panning direction."

So in other words, the IS can actually help you get a sharp pan if you're using it properly otherwise it'll attempt to "correct" the movement of your pan effort and make it blury. Tripod + corret set up relative to the track + IS mode 2 + practice! can = a good pan shot. It is possible to hand hold pan (and pace) shots but you need a real steady hand for a smooth motion.

Michael

[msurailfan]

One important note for using Canon IS lenses with mode 1 & 2 (like my tele):

"Mode 1 = IS enabled for both horizontal and vertical stabilization

Modes 2 = IS starts in mode 1, when panning (either vertical or horizontal) is detected, the lens disables IS in the panning direction."

So in other words, the IS can actually help you get a sharp pan if you're using it properly otherwise it'll attempt to "correct" the movement of your pan effort and make it blury. Tripod + corret set up relative to the track + IS mode 2 + practice! can = a good pan shot. It is possible to hand hold pan (and pace) shots but you need a real steady hand for a smooth motion.

Michael

Thanks, Michael! I have IS lenses so that was just golden.

[conrailmike]

IIRC, the new IS lenses (such as the 70-200 f/2.8 ) automatically detect and shut IS off when you set it on a tripod. Not all IS lenses do this so make sure you know.

[beertrain]

Nice shot Buddy! You'll have to teach me how to do that stuff the next time your in PA.

[A No.1]

For best results, it is usualy acomplished with a tripod. That way there is no up and down motion, and all you have to worry about is side to side. Also usualy better acomplished with the lens in manual focus, as a tree could fool the auto focus. Plus it needs a better "background" as its hard to tell its a "blur/pan" shot when you have open sky.

As far as Aarons photo, both are just "blah" it needs more pop to it. Underexposed. These shots are hard to do.

I like the blue sky, I think it makes the train stand out more. The other two shots were more or less practice. This is the one that worked. Im going to practice more with dif. back drops.

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.p ... 789&nseq=0