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Gonna be spending the month of August building my skills in panning photos. Hopefully attempting multiple subjects and conditions.
Will share my notes and results here as we go along. Any and all inputs appreciated.
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Great tips! Thanks for sharing, Greg. I’d love to hear Bruna’s input as well. Here are a few more tips from my own experience with panning:
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Depth of Field (DoF)
– If you’re using a medium to long telephoto lens, like a 50-150mm, f/5.6 will suffice.
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Focus
– Use Back Button Focus.
– If using a mirrorless camera and shooting people or animals, use eye tracking for people or animals. Newer generation mirrorless cameras have brilliant focus systems!
– If shooting without eye tracking and covering an open area with no foreground distractions, a Wide Focus Area will do the trick. Just make sure your subject stays close to the center, as the center focus point is the most sensitive and accurate. (For Nikon: Use 3D Tracking)-
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Hi Greg, for your benefit as well as all other Pro Members I’m going to schedule a Zoom Session free of charge where I will cover all the basics about capturing fast action in wildlife/Bird photography such as;
Accurate exposures for wildlife/bird photography.
Correct focusing techniques to caprure sharp images of moving subjects.
• Depth-of-field for different focal lengths and subjects.
• Optimal camera settings for speed, focus and low light.
• Capturing fast action, creative panning and tracking techniques.
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After watching a bunch of Youtube videos, I’ve condensed the learning into:
1. Use AI Servo Mode for Canon, and AF-C for other camera brands.
2. Use a higher aperture (f8 and up) for a more forgiving DoF
3. Shutter speed will depend on the speed of the subject, but start with 1/250 and adjust until you hit the sweet spot.
4. Use Auto ISO to ensure exposure is reasonable.
5. Move the camera from your hips. Try to match the speed of the subject exactly.
6. Pick subjects that move perpendicular to you. left to right, or right to left.
7. If your lens has a stabilizer, use it.
8. Use a single focus point in the middle of the frame.
9. Leave space around the subject. Can crop in post.
10. Expect many failures