I believe this photo should have scored a lot higher then it did. Obviously if you pan against a featureless sky you will not get the motion blur associated with panning. Unfortunately many voters voted you down for it.
That said I think that even if there was a background the panning effect would probably have been negated or very minimal with a shutter speed of 1/1000
I would like to suggest a personal challenge to all of you who say that this photo could be taken without panning.
Attach a 300mm lens, point it up in the sky anywhere, then wait for a Purple Martin to fly through your FOV and press the shutter button. I would LOVE to see your results!!!!
Yeah, I wondered if this would finish below mine. Personally, I don't see how you can get this shot without panning. Unless it's fake, you must pan, and do it well to get this capture. Obviously the voters wanted streaking...meh!
Sorry, but with a shutter speed of 1/1000 I think it's perfectly plausible for this to have been captured without panning.
Yeah, I wondered if this would finish below mine. Personally, I don't see how you can get this shot without panning. Unless it's fake, you must pan, and do it well to get this capture. Obviously the voters wanted streaking...meh!
I'm sorry, I can't vote on this one, because, without the background, there's no way that I can tell if this was done with panning or just a fast shutter speed.
The bird is sharp and they are indeed fast. Freeze motion is sometimes acheived with fast shutter speed, flash, or motion panning (or combinations). With the background showing no detail, and the wings not showing much motion blur either, the image does not convey the idea of motion panning to a viewer who was not there with you.
"9 comments already- everyone commenting on my lack of BG. If I hear that one more time, I'm going to scream.
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!"
Might as well make it an even 10. :-)
Nothing like giving away which entry in the challenge is yours. ???
Beautiful capture, but not showing the panning (which I assume is part of the challenge: the contrast between subject & environment?) But fantastic picture of the bird itself!
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