the busy junction of oxford circus, taken from exactly the same spot as the other shot of london buses in my portfolio.
i chose here for this shot as i would not have to wait too long in between chances to shoot something moving.
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well, you had a great idea, but somehow, i don't think it quite worked out. i love this type of shot, but i don't think this is quite stable enough to do well in the challenge.
Not quite there yet.... in my opinion, a successful motion panning photo has at least SOME of the subject in clear focus, whilst the background shows the tell-tale streaks.
i thought the idea was to focus on something and capture the shot while panning, remaining focused on the subject. Im not sure what the subject is in this shot.
The primary purpose in motion panning is to capture a clear image of a moving subject that is possible only by smoothly twisting as you follow the main subject and take the picture. You will usually use a longer exposure time to show the subject's movement against the background. That produces a very smooth motion blur in the background.
In this image it is clear there is jerky motion and because of that the bus is not clear. You will see many good examples of fine motion panning on many of the images in this challenge.
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