I've been waiting for someone to say it, but up to now...I don't think anyone has. Be very careful to NOT hesitate in your follow thru motion when you press the shutter. I have taught folks to shoot a shotgun at clay pigeons, and a predominance of all shooters hesitate as they get the expected "sight picture" while they pull the trigger. They will invariably place the shot pattern behind the target, because the TARGET didn't hesistate along with them! ;^) Smoothly swing up to and past the moving target, and as it passes your center of view, press the shutter release button, and continue to swing past the target...all without a single hesitation.
Before someone catches me at it, I admit shooting clay targets is a little different, as you have to lead the fast moving target. It takes time for the shot pattern to reach the area where the target is heading, so you press the trigger as you pass and swing ahead of the target's flight path. A tad more difficult than shooting a moving target with a camera, but the prinicipal is the same, and so long as you follow thru and don't hesistate when you press the shutter button, you'll be alright. Good luck, and as many have said, practice is the ONLY way you'll be convinced you have the idea right. keith whaley frank theriault wrote: > > Hi Paul, > > I like to think of it as a follow through, just like the swing of a baseball > bat, golf club, or (since Sridhar is from India), a cricket bat <g>. Keep > following the object for at least a couple of seconds with the camera. > > It might help to practice following objects without snapping the shutter, > just so you get used to the whole thing. It may smooth things out a bit. > > regards, > frank > > Paul Stenquist wrote: > > > Good advice, Deb. Also make sure that you follow the object of your pan > > for as long as possible. Twist your body at the beginning of the move, > > so that you'll be in a relaxed position at the end of the move. Practice > > by shooting cars. They're much more predictable than birds. > > Paul > > > > Debra Wilborn wrote: > > > > > > > > > The motion is a bit like using an airbrush. Start the > > > pan, then press the shutter release. Keep moving > > > after the shutter closes. That way you're not adding > > > the shakes from pressing the shutter to your pan. > > > > > > Deb > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > Do you Yahoo!? > > > HotJobs - Search new jobs daily now > > > http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/ > > -- > "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist > fears it is true." -J. Robert > Oppenheimer
