Panned photos
July 16th, 2008 Peter Korkala Posted in Photo, Photographing |
I tried an interesting technique with my new camera today: panning.
My old camera was too slow to manage this, but the EOS 450 is able to take 3.5 photos/sec and that’s really good. A lot of the photos were blurred all over, but some of them were pretty good (photos linked from my Swedish blog):
1/80, F11, ISO200, 25 mm
The same photo, but I cropped it down a bit:
Another one:
1/80, F7.1, ISO200, 51 mm
And the last one for today:
1/125, F7.1, ISO200, 42 mm.
I almost filled up my 2 GB card today - lucky me that I ordered a 8 GB SDHC yesterday! The files are very big, between 15-20 MB each (I’m saving them in RAW-format), and my 2 GB card can only hold around 120 photos. The new 8 GB card can hold between 550 and 600 RAW-photos, and with the 2 GB card as a backup in my (new!) photobag I think it’ll be enough - but you’ll never know…
I have a lot to learn about the camera, but it’s very fun! And I love the thought of getting additional lenses some day. I would love to have a 300 mm zoom lens, and a wide angle lens (maybe 10-15 mm). And then I would like to have a very light sensitive lens to take photos of the moon and the stars, but they’re very expensive.
July 17th, 2008 at 4:20 am
Congratulations on the new camera! It looks like you’re having a lot of fun with it. My wide angle is my favourite and the one I use most of the time, personally though, I wouldn’t got for one as wide as 10-15 mm, then it’s a fish-eye and only has a very limited use.
July 17th, 2008 at 9:32 am
Wow Peter this was great. Gratz! Great sharpness in contrast to the movement, it made a very nice effect.
July 17th, 2008 at 10:56 am
Melanie:
Thanks! Yes I’m having a lot of fun, and I can’t wait to come out and take photos again! :)
Thanks for sharing your experiences about the wide angle lens, it may be better to go for a 20, 24 or even 28 mm lens then. But on the other side the lens bundeled with my camera is a 18-55 mm. Hmmm… Well, I don’t have to make a decision now, I probably won’t buy a new lens for a while anyway.
Øyvind:
Thanks! I’m very satisfied myself bearing in mind this was my first try (well, second try if you count the photos yesterday morning).
July 18th, 2008 at 8:44 pm
Wow, looks great. It’s not easy with panning but you have done a great job. I have found its much more easy with a tripod and with object like cars which are travelling on one level, instead of jumping objects.
Best
Robert
July 18th, 2008 at 11:59 pm
Thank you, Robert! It means a lot when a professional like you says it. :)
I’ve never tried panning with a tripod, will have to test it someday. I’ve also read that you should turn IS off when panning, it’s totally useless in that case, and only consumes battery. Makes sense, but I didn’t remember to turn it of. :)