Archive 2012 · #484 Comin' Round The Mountain
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Just a shot of an N-guage railroad layout at the local HobbyTown toy shop. I tried to capture the imagination of a model train enthusiast when he sees his model as a full-scale train chugging down the tracks.
Of course it had to be a panning WA shot.
Edited on Jan 13, 2012 at 11:00 PM · View previous versions
Of course it had to be a panning WA shot.
Edited on Jan 13, 2012 at 11:00 PM · View previous versions
Jan 13, 2012 at 03:55 PM
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Mark, another great panning shot.
Thomas
Thomas
Jan 13, 2012 at 04:59 PM
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You have done it yet again ! Great shot and great take on the subject.Birdie
Jan 13, 2012 at 07:02 PM
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Tom Harpstead wrote:
Mark, another great panning shot.
Thomas
Thanks Thomas,
I was struggling with this theme a bit so I hope this fits.
Mark, another great panning shot.
Thomas
Thanks Thomas,
I was struggling with this theme a bit so I hope this fits.
Jan 13, 2012 at 10:50 PM
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birdied wrote:
You have done it yet again ! Great shot and great take on the subject.
Birdie
Hi Roberta, you are always so nice with your comments. Thank you and this week for checking in.
You have done it yet again ! Great shot and great take on the subject.Birdie
Hi Roberta, you are always so nice with your comments. Thank you and this week for checking in.
Jan 13, 2012 at 10:51 PM
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happyfamily wrote:
Nice panning.
Song
Thank you Song, glad you like it.
Nice panning.
Song
Thank you Song, glad you like it.
Jan 13, 2012 at 10:52 PM
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This is out of the box thinking, yet also fits the theme so well. And of course nice panning too. 
Jan 14, 2012 at 03:34 AM
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Navyblue wrote:
This is out of the box thinking, yet also fits the theme so well. And of course nice panning too.
Thanks a lot. Like I mentioned, this theme was difficult, but when I thought of toy train scenes it clicked.
This is out of the box thinking, yet also fits the theme so well. And of course nice panning too.
Thanks a lot. Like I mentioned, this theme was difficult, but when I thought of toy train scenes it clicked.
Jan 14, 2012 at 08:23 AM
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I sure like your motion shots Mark. This is no exception and very well done. My dad had a train setup in the basement when I was a kid and this sure brought back some memories.
Jan 14, 2012 at 11:22 AM
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Thanks Klaus. My intention was to make this train look real by blurring the scene with the motion, and to bring the viewing angle down to where a child might be looking. I remmber getting down low and close as a child while imagining my toys were the real things. Now, of course, I have to back away or get my reading glasses to see things clearly
Jan 14, 2012 at 11:51 AM
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Very nice Mark, cool idea using Hobby town did you use motion blurr in photoshop looks cool.
Norm
Norm
Jan 14, 2012 at 02:22 PM
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Mark,
Great shot and clever take from our Mountainless area!
Great shot and clever take from our Mountainless area!
Jan 14, 2012 at 02:30 PM
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Hightraxx wrote:
Very nice Mark, cool idea using Hobby town did you use motion blurr in photoshop looks cool.
Norm
Thanks Norm, glad you like it. I panned the shot at 1/5th sec shutter speed with no photoshop blurring.
Very nice Mark, cool idea using Hobby town did you use motion blurr in photoshop looks cool.
Norm
Thanks Norm, glad you like it. I panned the shot at 1/5th sec shutter speed with no photoshop blurring.
Jan 14, 2012 at 05:43 PM
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JHut wrote:
Mark,
Great shot and clever take from our Mountainless area!
Thanks John, and yes, those mountains inside HobbyTown are some of the highest peaks in the area
Mark,
Great shot and clever take from our Mountainless area!
Thanks John, and yes, those mountains inside HobbyTown are some of the highest peaks in the area
Jan 14, 2012 at 05:45 PM
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Really nice. Would like to learn how to pan like you did here. How do you keep the subject in focus and not blurred? Calculate the speed the train's moving at?
Jan 15, 2012 at 04:37 PM
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essphoto wrote:
Really nice. Would like to learn how to pan like you did here. How do you keep the subject in focus and not blurred? Calculate the speed the train's moving at?
Hi,
Thanks for the compliment. I've been experimenting a lot with slow shutter panning lately and in this shot I held the camera about 3-5 inches away from the train engine as it traveled slowly down the tracks. This N-guage model is only about 5 inches long so you have to be close. Then it's just trial and mostly error as the camera has to follow the exact motion of the train to get a clear shot. It's pretty difficult but I love the results when you get one right. This train is one of my favorite pan shots so far just because the motion completely transforms the artificial model train layout into a more real looking environment.
Really nice. Would like to learn how to pan like you did here. How do you keep the subject in focus and not blurred? Calculate the speed the train's moving at?
Hi,
Thanks for the compliment. I've been experimenting a lot with slow shutter panning lately and in this shot I held the camera about 3-5 inches away from the train engine as it traveled slowly down the tracks. This N-guage model is only about 5 inches long so you have to be close. Then it's just trial and mostly error as the camera has to follow the exact motion of the train to get a clear shot. It's pretty difficult but I love the results when you get one right. This train is one of my favorite pan shots so far just because the motion completely transforms the artificial model train layout into a more real looking environment.
Jan 15, 2012 at 06:52 PM
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Thanks for explaining how you achieved this shot Mark. I agree that it "transforms the artificial model train layout into a more real looking environment". Very nicely done! ~Jamie
Jan 15, 2012 at 11:33 PM
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contre-jour wrote:
Thanks for explaining how you achieved this shot Mark. I agree that it "transforms the artificial model train layout into a more real looking environment". Very nicely done! ~Jamie
Thank you Jamie. I'm glad you feel the same way about the realism derived from the pan. I'm going to experiment with a lot of other subjects and slow shutter. It's fun, and it can disguise an otherwise ordinary image.
Thanks for explaining how you achieved this shot Mark. I agree that it "transforms the artificial model train layout into a more real looking environment". Very nicely done! ~Jamie
Thank you Jamie. I'm glad you feel the same way about the realism derived from the pan. I'm going to experiment with a lot of other subjects and slow shutter. It's fun, and it can disguise an otherwise ordinary image.
Jan 16, 2012 at 09:39 AM