I was deliberately shooting at a slow shutter speed to get a sense of movement while panning with this beisa oryx. The foreground bushes added to the motion-blurred effect as the oryx ran through the scrub brush of Samburu National Reserve in Kenya. Nikon Z8 with Nikkor 500mm PF lens, ISO 180, f/5.6 at 1/30th of a second.
Hey Dan, definitely a trial and effort thing and depends on the speed of the animal. I started a bit too low of a shutter on these guys and my panning technique wasn’t great so I was getting mostly blurry shots. Then I found 1/30th of a second to be the sweet spot for this situation. The key is to keep a smooth pan and keep that focus point on the eye (or at least the head).
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I was deliberately shooting at a slow shutter speed to get a sense of movement while panning with this beisa oryx. The foreground bushes added to the motion-blurred effect as the oryx ran through the scrub brush of Samburu National Reserve in Kenya. Nikon Z8 with Nikkor 500mm PF lens, ISO 180, f/5.6 at 1/30th of a second.
Very nice, Sean’
Thanks Sue. These are very elegant antelopes. Always nice to see.
It looks like a great painting, nice!!
Thanks Mo.
Beautiful!
Any tips for matching the speed of the animal in order to keep the subject in focus? Just a feel thing?
Hey Dan, definitely a trial and effort thing and depends on the speed of the animal. I started a bit too low of a shutter on these guys and my panning technique wasn’t great so I was getting mostly blurry shots. Then I found 1/30th of a second to be the sweet spot for this situation. The key is to keep a smooth pan and keep that focus point on the eye (or at least the head).