- Cropped off the right side, to a more squarer format
- Adjusted contrast via levels
- Adjusted light/shadows
- Used clarify
- Adjusted colours to a bit warmer
- Resized, sharpened, saved
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I really love this shot. I'm trying to figure out how to do this for the new motion panning challenge. I can only hope to capture something like this. Great!!
I've admired this shot for a long time now, and just noticed it wasn't in my favorites, nor had I commented on it.
(hides in embarrassment)
This is one of those shots that just brings a smile to my face and melts away the problems of the day.
There's such a carefree, feel-good sensation that comes from just absorbing the mood in it.
Great stuff Ursula!
Hi Ursula,
I love this shot, but tell me, where YOU on a swing next to her? I am trying to figure out how else you would have gotten the ''motion'' background.
Oh, no. I was standing at the side of the swing set. The motion blur in the background is essentiallly the background moving whereas the subject is fixed.
Imagine it like this: you have a ping-pong ball in front of polka-dot paper. Move the ping-pong ball back and forth in a swinging fashion, keep your focus on the ball, what happens to the background? The dots become stripes, the stripes are the same direction/shape as the movement of the ball.
That's the way you do these. Use the camera in Shutter-priority, set to a slow shutter speed (something anywhere from 1/15 sec to 1/60 sec, it's worth experimenting). Focus on a moving subject that's in front of a not so plain background (but not too busy either). Start moving the camera with the subject, and match the subject's speed/movement. Then, just keep moving the camera with the subject and press the shutter. You'll get a lot of failures, but you also get some beauties. The more you do it, the easier it becomes, and the more successes you get.
If this doesn't explain it, let me know, and I'll try explaining it some other way.
Hi Ursula,
I love this shot, but tell me, where YOU on a swing next to her? I am trying to figure out how else you would have gotten the ''motion'' background.
Bravo Ursula!!! You have started this year greatly!!! I really loved your photo, for me a Blue, Congratulations!!! I hope I can continue finding inspiration in your work
Sorry, I thought I'd typed that in. Set to Shutter priority at 1/30 sec. Aperture went to F13 in this case. I like 1/30 for panning, as it seems to work well for quite a variety of subjects.
I got to vote on this challenge but run out of time to place comments... I was going to leave you a comment though about this image. Personally, it was #1 in the challenge. A great idea executed to perfection. In particular the hair flowing in the breeze helps confirm the motion, and the colours are lovely and rich. Of course it helps that the girl / lady in the photo has a natural beauty about her. In a word... Stunning.
Great photo. Really nice panning effect, I like how the tip of her hair is blurred as the wind catches it, and the composition and her expression are very good. I think this one should ribbon - 8
a very unique perspective for a panning shot... love her hair, and the softness of her face against the chain of the swing is good composition - a very creative approach to a panning challenge!
this is my favorite - the detail is so perfect and the blur is so exagerated - really great idea too. I love the look on the model's face and everything A rare 10 from me.
You seem to have captured a lot of movement in this photo. The face may be a little out of focus - its hard to tell at this size. I would have been interested to see a version with more of the girl in it, i.e. perhaps the crop is a little too tight, and hand covering part of the face is unfortunate. Still good techinque though
My favourite so far. A very nice shot! 10
Love the way the subject fills the frame, the suggestion of the motion, and the mood of this picture. Just finished voting, and this remains my favourite in the challenge.
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