Things that fly iii

Posted by Ron (Saint Louis, United States) on 19 April 2008 in Abstract & Conceptual and Portfolio.

This was an attempt to pan; all but one of these attempts were miserable failures. I like the abstract quality of this one.

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Comments (15)

Marion from Nanaimo, BC, Canada

I like the effect too. Panning is easier said than done, but this is a good attempt. The bird could have at least flown across your field of view instead of kind of away from it. ;D. If you know what I mean.

19 Apr 2008 6:13am

dee from Innsbruck, Austria

I like the abstract effect, too. And I like the green and brown tones, which look very natural. Well done!

19 Apr 2008 6:26am

Rajesh Dhankhar from delhi, India

fast n furious

19 Apr 2008 7:19am

Alun Lambert from Cheshire, United Kingdom

Great speed

19 Apr 2008 8:03am

Ana Lúcia from Leiria, Portugal

Nice capture! Can feel the speed.

19 Apr 2008 8:17am

Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada

I love this, well done, it's speed in harmony, Bravo Ron!

19 Apr 2008 11:29am

Betty from New Jersey, United States

I like the abstract quality to this one, too! But there is still some detail in the bird! Very nicely done.

19 Apr 2008 12:18pm

Chris from South Jersey, United States

Great shot - I haven't tried panning yet so I can't comment on how difficult it must be - but I love this shot - great movement and a wonderful abstract quality to it.

19 Apr 2008 1:48pm

Daniel from kenmare, United States

it does capture a nice sense of movement.

19 Apr 2008 3:16pm

Anita from West Nottingham, United States

This photo captures the sense of speed!

19 Apr 2008 3:17pm

amy from Rocky Mountain House, Canada

The blur works for this very well, Ron. And quite frankly it's far better than I've been able to accomplish. Why did you have your shutter speed so slow? Not enough time between seeing the hawk (?) and trying to get the shot? It still works wonderfully, though, Ron!! Sometimes the accidents work best!!

19 Apr 2008 3:28pm

@amy: After awhile I realized that my shutter was too slow and made the adjustments ... I'm a little slow on the uptake sometimes!!

Observing from Chester, United Kingdom

Caught on the wing, the essence of speed has been captured well.

19 Apr 2008 6:40pm

Ronnie 2¢ from London, United Kingdom

Actually, I quite like this result although I imagine you were after something different altogether. Noted on the shutter speed : been there, done that. Took me about a week of going back and trying again and again before I got flight shots I was happy with.

19 Apr 2008 10:05pm

lissa from New York, United States

I like that feeling of movement, the bird seem to be moving faster each time I look at it

19 Apr 2008 10:41pm

Melissa W. from Warsaw, Indiana, United States

This is wonderful, Ron. Love how you captured the movement. I haven't tried panning yet either, but I can imagine how difficult it must be.

20 Apr 2008 1:48am

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