Joe pries From United States of America, joined May 2000, 1957 posts, RR: 58 Reply 1, posted (10 years 8 months 2 weeks 1 day 22 hours ago) and read 1822 times:
Da fwog From United Kingdom, joined Aug 1999, 867 posts, RR: 11 Reply 4, posted (10 years 8 months 2 weeks 1 day 11 hours ago) and read 1771 times:
You need to pan regardless of what shutter speed you use. If you want the whole pic as sharp as possible use a high shutter speed, and follow the aircraft with the camera until the framing is how you want it. Then fire the shutter, while still smoothly following the aircraft motion with the camera. If you want the background blurred, but the aircraft sharp, you need to follow this same procedure, but with a SLOW shutter speed. However, with the blurred background effect, you won't get the aircraft as sharp as if you use a FAST shutter speed to freeze everything, and I think that was what you were asking for.
(In this case, a fast shutter speed, to freeze everything, would be above 1/250, and ideally faster than that, say 1/500 or better, and a slow shutter speed would be maybe around 1/60)
CYKA From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 5, posted (10 years 8 months 2 weeks 1 day 11 hours ago) and read 1765 times:
A380, what camera are you using? If its a point and shoot, chances are that you will not be able to achieve the same level of sharpness for action shots.
Alphasierra From Australia, joined Aug 2001, 34 posts, RR: 0 Reply 6, posted (10 years 8 months 2 weeks 1 day 11 hours ago) and read 1761 times:
Furthermore, if using a SLR at slow shutter speeds, you have to predict where the subject (airplane) is as the mirror flips and you cant follow it through the viewfinder.
Sponsor Message: 
From , joined Dec 1969, posts, 
From United States of America, joined May 2000, 1957 posts, 
From , joined Dec 1969, posts, 
From United Kingdom, joined Aug 1999, 867 posts, 
From , joined Dec 1969, posts, 
From Australia, joined Aug 2001, 34 posts, 
Printer friendly format 
