I find myself on another business trip to DC when a challenge is due....so out to look for a subject. This was taken at the carousel on the mall. Tough panning subject as it is not only moving from left to right, but they also move up and down. After about 100 shots, this is what I chose as the best. I am adjusting it on my laptop so hope the colors aren't too far off.
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I love this image. Many people have a particular mind-set when approaching a challenge subject. I think this fit outside their mind set. Their bad, not yours. The composition, the colors, the motion, all set this image apart from most others. You did a great job. BTW - next time you're in DC, drop me a line we can go out shooting...
Note: I want to thank you all for the comments. I would like to point out that I assure you this was panned. It was a tele lens at 1/4 second. If you look carefully just above the girl's head, I cropped off a distracting light that was stretched across a large part of the picture giving you an idea of how much this was panned. I left a little of it just so I didn't have to crop her head too much. I really enjoy these kind of shots.
The foreground is certainly separate from the background. I have not read that the foreground must be in crisp focus for an image to truly be motion panning but judging by the scores in this challenge that is the very narrow perpective held by the majority of voters. Maybe they are technically right - who knows - who cares. I love the artistry of this image and think it rocks & is under rated. Keep up the good work!
i totally agree! Jeileen, there's definitely motion panning here, otherwise the degrees of blurness wouldn't be different between the foreground and the background. Although the perception of beauty is a very individual thing, holding fast to hard rules is not what makes photography exciting.
I might just be inexperienced, I haven't been at this photgraphy thing very long, but IMO this shot meets the challenge beautifully. The foreground is certainly separate from the background. I have not read that the foreground must be in crisp focus for an image to truly be motion panning but judging by the scores in this challenge that is the very narrow perpective held by the majority of voters. Maybe they are technically right - who knows - who cares. I love the artistry of this image and think it rocks & is under rated. Keep up the good work!
You're on the right track - this would have been lovely with at least the little girl's face in focus. Call me unartistic if you must, but I need to see SOMETHING in focus for it to work as a motion panning shot.
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