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First Swings
First Swings
giantmike


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Challenge: Motion Panning IV (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-50D
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: Verona, WI
Date: Apr 25, 2012
Aperture: 9
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/30
Date Uploaded: Apr 25, 2012

 Ok, not exactly his first swing experience ever, but pretty close (within a few days). It's extremely difficult getting a motion panning photo of a kid on a swing. Being an arch movement, it's harder to follow at the appropriate speed than a straight line. Plus, with him coming somewhat at me (instead of me looking completely from the side, as is seen in a lot of motion panning shots), the focus plane becomes a hundred times more difficult to get right. Plus, I needed a small enough aperture to get a longer shutter speed, but not too small so the background is out of focus. I actually tried on a sunny day, and then waited for a cloudy day to try again.

I'm certain this has no chance to win, and may not even stay above 5, although those understanding the difficulties mentioned above may score it a little higher than those that just say "it's a kid on a swing, how hard is that?"

Post Processing:
* Crop
* White Balance
* Increase black point
* Increase definition
* Increase saturation and vibrancy
* S curve
* Edge Sharpen
* Sharpen Face
* Export as TIFF
* Resize
* Sharpen Edges

Statistics
Place: 27 out of 56
Avg (all users): 5.6984
Avg (commenters): 7.7143
Avg (participants): 5.6129
Avg (non-participants): 5.7263
Views since voting: 715
Views during voting: 270
Votes: 126
Comments: 7
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR
 05/03/2012 11:12:36 PM
Oh, the wonderment! Excellent job with the panning.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Fujifilm X30
Custom Made Pinhole
 05/03/2012 07:24:26 PM
Hang on tight
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon Z7II
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 05/02/2012 05:11:43 PM
What a great expression (terror), lol. Great job. (voted earlier, bumping up)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Ricoh GR III
Fujifilm XF 16mm f/1.4 R WR
 04/30/2012 11:52:39 PM
Wonderful shot!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D300
 04/30/2012 11:29:54 AM
Someone is very trusting!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Fujifilm X-Pro2
Fujifilm XF 10-24mm f/4 R IOS
 04/27/2012 08:45:28 PM
Great shot. It is hard to tell if he is enjoying it or not.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Pentax K-1
Pentax FA 50mm f/1.4 AF
 04/27/2012 12:47:21 AM
Perfect use of technique... should have cropped tighter on the kid because the background is so dull...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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