p.1 #1 · Something that has never been done before...
Yes, this idea probably has been done before, but this idea was totally original. I have no inspirations for this shot. I originally wanted to have one 5 second exposure, but it was too bright to see him. So I combined 5 0.6 second exposures together. Besides the fact the last is blurry, what do you all think? This was for a friend's senior portraits. Going Up by Ayers Photo, on Flickr
p.1 #3 · Something that has never been done before...
I have the T2i, which isnt blazing fast. I had the 7D with me (my school's) but i needed something small. I am saving up for a 5D MK III, but I don't think I'll have it until next June. And I also did that: Around the Court by Ayers Photo, on Flickr
p.1 #6 · Something that has never been done before...
Thank you and yes, regarding the last shot, it was really difficult to see in such a tight spot. I didn't have a large amount of time and I had to do it rather quickly because he had a scrimmage afterwards.
p.1 #7 · Something that has never been done before...
ian408 wrote:
I like your idea. However, like Matt, it's OOF and doesn't work for me. That last frame has to be sharp.
I agree with Ian. The WB is really off and its not sharp at all. One thing I would suggest would be putting the camera on a tripod, and doing a bulb exposure through the play, and manually flashing towards the end of the play/layup. That would give you some blur (hopefully), and a nice popped exposed play. (But I don't know if the blurred image would even be exposed enough to make it work?) I'd even have the camera behind the rim and shoot vertical rather than side-scrolling action...where he's coming at you rather than running past.
The first thing that I thought of was the Usain Bolt photo:
I say all this not to be a turd, but to encourage you to try it again and tweak it. It could work, it just needs some more work.
You say you're a teenager. I have to give you props for getting out there and making images. Come back here often and read and ask. There's a lot of great dudes here who would love to teach a young guy not only how to get great images, but how to not be that guy running everybody, then yourself, out of business
p.1 #8 · Something that has never been done before...
Thank you. I did want to use one long exposure, but it was too bright to see him (an oxymoron). The camera is on a tripod. In case you didn't know, I'm not following him as he goes, I am taking different shots at different times of him going up. I do enjoy panning, but I wanted to try something new. Next time, I'll bring a circular polarizer with me so I can do only 2 shots. Unfortunatly, my eyesight is really poor, so even using live view was difficult. Thank you for your input, I will try your suggestions next time.
