I just spent three days with my kid in Detroit for an academic games state tournament. I was shooting with my lowly point and shoot in low light (indoor incandescant)lighting and trying to get good still shots of antsy kids. I have a couple hundred shots (I ain't sorted through them yet) with all kinds of motion blur. Get back to town and *poof* a motion blur challenge. Can't use any of them...
Oh well!
PS: Ian's team recieved State Champions in social studies!!!
I just spent three days with my kid in Detroit for an academic games state tournament.
PS: Ian's team recieved State Champions in social studies!!!
I get to spend three days in Detroit this week, in training. I'll probably see something phenomenally Orange on Wednesday. Congrats to the Social Studies Champs!
Zoom on a stationary subject? What does that mean?
Taking a picture as you are zooming to give a radial streaking effect around the image. Hard to control with precision. I don't think there are any digital non-SLRs that can do this.
Taking a picture as you are zooming to give a radial streaking effect around the image.
That has got to be one of the most vomit-inducing effects I have ever seen.. There were far too many of those in the speed challenge, and personally I think they look awful.
Challenge Details: Intentional motion blur is an effect that can be achieved by zooming on a stationary subject, panning a moving subject, using long exposure, etc. Search for subjects that will be enhanced by this treatment.
Yeah well - I was of course using my tripod but I find that my camera moves when zooming. It doesn't take much of a move to not get straight lines in the blur when you use a shutter speed of 1" +
Yeah well - I was of course using my tripod but I find that my camera moves when zooming. It doesn't take much of a move to not get straight lines in the blur when you use a shutter speed of 1" +
Well, maybe a more stable tripod then. I do this quite often on my tripod without it all shaking around. Just a thought.
You could try weighting your tripod as well, something I normally do for more stability.
Well, maybe a more stable tripod then. I do this quite often on my tripod without it all shaking around. Just a thought.
It is a good thought Gordon. Unfortunately, I didn't exactly go nuts when I bought my tripod. It is lightweight but not nearly as sturdy as I would have wanted it to be. I also took this shot in my den - a carpeted room. The tripod would have been better off on a hard surface.
My tripod is also useless in windy conditions. I never thought much of the importance of a quality tripod until I upgraded my old trusty Kodak DC-260 to the 300D.
My tripod is also useless in windy conditions. I never thought much of the importance of a quality tripod until I upgraded my old trusty Kodak DC-260 to the 300D.
Yup, my cheap, lightweight velbon was great for a G2 and useless for a D60. You can improve even the lightweight ones somewhat by hanging something heavy from the center, like a well loaded camera bag for example.
(Canon 550EX)
