Friday, March 13, 2009


Tried capturing two cars overtaking each other within the still frame of two trees. Got the two cars very close to each other. Still trying to get a hang of the right shutter speed to choose. In a series of 10 shots in the same location this was the only salvagable one. How do you choose the right shutter speed?

Amar

3 comments:

  1. Nice! This could do with a better crop though. The cars are too far in the background ..

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  2. Nice idea Amar. Can you put the camera settings you used for this shot?

    IMO, one way to capture a moving object & to make it look "moving" is to pan along with the object. That'll require quite a few iterations. That way you will still have the car in focus.

    http://digital-photography-school.com/mastering-panning-to-photograph-moving-subjects

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  3. Amar, a few things you could do differently:

    1. The foreground is much brighter in this picture compared to the subject. Takes the focus off the subject. You might want to try a spot where there is direct light on the car.
    2. There is too much in the picture to focus only on the car: like the trash can, the apartment complex in the background, and such. By cropping the picture to just the angle between the trees, u can get rid of some of the distractions.
    Publish the EXIF data of the picture u shot, we can perhaps provide a few more tips on how to make the picture a bit more like what you intended to take.

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