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Challenge: Motion Panning (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Minolta DiMAGE A2
Location: NYC
Date: Feb 3, 2006
Date Uploaded: Feb 5, 2006

 I chose to go with this shot that showed a lot of the motion blur because I liked the effect of the city lights in the background and the sense of scene that it gave to the photo.

For those that asked the shutter speed was .8 seconds.

Statistics
Place: 19 out of 117
Avg (all users): 6.2183
Avg (commenters): 7.8889
Avg (participants): 5.8548
Avg (non-participants): 6.2913
Views since voting: 1854
Views during voting: 598
Votes: 371
Comments: 35
Favorites: 8 (view)

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 02/15/2006 10:13:21 AM
should have been higher! Fantastic shot, adding to my favs!
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 02/15/2006 09:56:10 AM
Excellent separation of subject and background. Really great job. What shutter speed was used?

Message edited by author 2006-02-15 09:58:01.
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 02/15/2006 03:07:44 AM
prize for most motion! ;))
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 02/15/2006 01:36:56 AM
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Top 20 ain't bad, but you was robbed IMO.


Most definitely. I guess I should have voted in this challenge.
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 02/15/2006 12:17:37 AM
Top 20 ain't bad, but you was robbed IMO.
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 02/15/2006 12:14:11 AM
rediculously underrated...

this would look good at, say, 5'x4', or larger.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/14/2006 09:45:01 PM
cool photo
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 02/14/2006 07:29:12 PM
Wow, very nice! I love the perfect seperation...
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 02/14/2006 05:19:06 PM
i hope this wins. best in show! +fav
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 02/14/2006 04:48:57 PM
One of the few images in this challenge that "transcends" the effect and has a life of its own. Serious bump.
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 02/14/2006 06:56:22 AM
I really want this to win, excellent!
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 02/13/2006 07:40:39 PM
The isolation is really good.I was going to ask about a tighter crop, but now I don't hink so
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 02/13/2006 11:15:05 AM
Nice shot.
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 02/13/2006 05:44:46 AM
I like this shot but there are two things that bother me with it. I would have liked a slightly sharper cuclist, he is a little bit too panned for my taste. Also the dark shadow in the lower left corner is drawing my attention from the cyclist. Anyway, nice shot, feels he is all alone in the big city. 7 from me.
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 02/12/2006 11:27:50 PM
Good panning shot, I would have cropped him tighter.
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 02/12/2006 02:55:28 AM
great work and true to challenge, well done...I hope you do well with this shot...al the best 8
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 02/11/2006 09:10:01 AM
The blurring in the background gives the feeling of this little cyclist in a big place. Nicely done.
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 02/11/2006 12:32:37 AM
Nicely done, with a kind of surreal feeling to it.
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 02/11/2006 12:31:03 AM
not a technically perfect pan but it's very nice with the slight blur of the subject too! me likey
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 02/10/2006 07:08:38 PM
pretty cool. clearer image would have been nice, but understandable.
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 02/10/2006 06:30:27 PM
Beautiful! Good luck.
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 02/10/2006 06:06:37 PM
Oh, this one is good. Hope you did not use any photoshop filter to strengthen the effect. 9
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 02/10/2006 05:11:53 PM
Very cool I like the use of negative space.
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 02/10/2006 12:36:10 PM
with such a small subject, I think the image would be much better cropped. I think the cyclist cropped to be at the lower right corner of the frame would have been much more dramatic. 7
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 02/10/2006 12:42:30 AM
very nice image well done 9
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 02/09/2006 10:49:23 PM
Nice composition. Good luck
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 02/09/2006 08:42:38 PM
great panning shot! one of my top picks!
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 02/09/2006 03:04:03 PM
Favorite so far. It's nice to see a motion pan with a subject that doesn't nearly fill the frame. (9 and good luck!)
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 02/09/2006 02:33:24 PM
My favorite of the bunch!
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 02/08/2006 08:43:54 PM
Very cool! 10
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 02/08/2006 04:22:26 PM
Pretty good attempt at a difficult challenge. Tighter/cropped would be better. Would be better if subject were sharper, try matching the motion more exactly and/or slightly faster shutter speed.
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 02/08/2006 02:36:43 PM
Good Shot!
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 02/08/2006 10:36:38 AM
NICE! Love the stripes of red. Bikes are such a wonderful shape with the lines and circles. Good one. 9
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 02/08/2006 07:48:02 AM
nice :)
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 02/08/2006 01:31:31 AM
Wish a bit more of your subject were in focus. Good example of motion panning.
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