The Finalists: GoPro Photo of the Day - June 2014

[Wyatt Earp]

I wish I was on a panel.

 

My choice .

 

#1 Epic dust storm, great mood and great essence of space as well as it being quite intriguing.

It doesn't zoom and focus on the cyclists however it says cycling all the way, but one certainly gets a massive sense of being there.

Good composition, good exposure and good processing.

 

#2 Whip it.

A moment well captured.

The composition is pretty good and the exposure was well handled considering the various light conditions.

 

#3 Jolanda Neff

Well handled in terms of depth of field, a slower shutter or a bit of panning would have given a greater sense of motion.

A well taken image ,great composition and sharp focus.

Edited July 4, 2014 by Wyatt Earp

[Peach.]

 

#3 Jolanda Neff

Well handled in terms of depth of field, a slower shutter or a bit of panning would have given a greater sense of motion.

A well taken image ,great composition and sharp focus.

 

Thanks for the compliments.

Unfortunately a slower shutter speed or panning would have resulted in the rider being blurred, they were coming relatively fast through that section and were almost coming straight towards me

[Shebeen]

Did anyone seen get a pm from one of the finalists scrubbing for your vote?

I did. I totally ignored it.

 

Just checked it again now that you mention it to see who sent it, I voted for it as I like the picture the best anyway.

[NicoBoshoff]

So someone is actually PM'ing people for votes? Classy.

[Grebel]

Thanks for the compliments.

Unfortunately a slower shutter speed or panning would have resulted in the rider being blurred, they were coming relatively fast through that section and were almost coming straight towards me

 

@Peach and @Wyatt, I hear what you are saying about them coming at you quite quickly, but if you had used a wider aperture with a fast shutter and employed a panning technique would that not have caused a bit of background motion blur resulting in a "moving image" so to speak? I must admit, I quite enjoy that effect of a blurred background. It is a bit of black magic to get it just right on a regular basis though.... Goodness knows I've tried.

[NotSoBigBen]

Ignoring the fatness of the subject here - this pic was taken by my sons mate that is a photographer a while ago ... don't know much about photography and unaware if it has had any 'post' processing but thought that blurred background was pretty cool?

 

[nathrix]

Ignoring the fatness of the subject here - this pic was taken by my sons mate that is a photographer a while ago ... don't know much about photography and unaware if it has had any 'post' processing but thought that blurred background was pretty cool?

 

 

The way the photo was taken makes it look like he's going 300 km/h!

[NotSoBigBen]

The way the photo was taken makes it look like he's going 300 km/h!

 

Trust me I wasn't

[Peach.]

@Peach and @Wyatt, I hear what you are saying about them coming at you quite quickly, but if you had used a wider aperture with a fast shutter and employed a panning technique would that not have caused a bit of background motion blur resulting in a "moving image" so to speak? I must admit, I quite enjoy that effect of a blurred background. It is a bit of black magic to get it just right on a regular basis though.... Goodness knows I've tried.

 

If your shutter speed is too fast it will freeze everything even when you pan, you need to be at about 1/150th to start getting any sort of blurred effect, unless the subject it moving really fast and you can pan quickly.

to get the blurred effect the subject needs to stay the same distance away from the camera to stay in focus, this is why most pan shots you see are side on or shot from a moving camera like the one above, if I am not mistaken?

Edited July 4, 2014 by Peach.

[Wyatt Earp]

If your shutter speed is too fast it will freeze everything even when you pan, you need to be at about 1/150th to start getting any sort of blurred effect, unless the subject it moving really fast and you can pan quickly.

to get the blurred effect the subject needs to stay the same distance away from the camera to stay in focus, this is why most pan shots you see are side on or shot from a moving camera like the one above, if I am not mistaken?

 

1/50 will keep the rider sharp and create some wheel motion, don't forget the wheels are spinning super quick.

[NotSoBigBen]

If your shutter speed is too fast it will freeze everything even when you pan, you need to be at about 1/150th to start getting any sort of blurred effect, unless the subject it moving really fast and you can pan quickly.

to get the blurred effect the subject needs to stay the same distance away from the camera to stay in focus, this is why most pan shots you see are side on or shot from a moving camera like the one above, if I am not mistaken?

 

if you are talking about the one I posted then it was taken from the back of a moving SUV .......

[Peach.]

World Champs 2013

this is at 1/100

Edited July 4, 2014 by Peach.

[Grebel]

If your shutter speed is too fast it will freeze everything even when you pan, you need to be at about 1/150th to start getting any sort of blurred effect, unless the subject it moving really fast and you can pan quickly.

to get the blurred effect the subject needs to stay the same distance away from the camera to stay in focus, this is why most pan shots you see are side on or shot from a moving camera like the one above, if I am not mistaken?

 

Makes sense. I thought that shooting at an angle would effectively slow your subject down making it easier to get them in focus (Assuming of course that your equipment can autofocus fast enough)

 

At the end of the day it is all about trying things out and seeing what the result is. Nowadays a whole lot cheaper than shooting on film!