Not sure if you can improve on this with an ND filter on a handheld shot, because it might get too blurry. But if you do, please share the results! I like it the way it is, Klaus On Mar 16, 2014, at 6:40 PM, Emily L. Ferguson <elf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > At 6:16 PM -0400 3/16/14, YGelmanPhoto wrote: >> Emily Ferguson - Slow panning a sunset near me the other night. >> >> Interesting image, but I'd like to know in what sense it was "panning". Did the camera move? If so, over what angle? How long was the exposure? Or were only the clouds moving? Stuff like that. > > f29, 1/3rd second exposure, ISO100, underexposed 1/3 stop, 170mm, hand held, manual mode > > Yes, I pan the camera across the scene. I'd prefer more time, but I'm thankful for what I can get. > > I start by focussing, and then take a breath and release the shutter, attempting to begin panning at the moment I hear the mirror click up. In this case I panned from L to R, unintentionally raising the camera a little as I went. > > Until I get some sort of neutral density filter I can only do this when light is very low. > -- > Emily L. Ferguson > mailto:elf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > 508-563-6822 > New England landscapes, wooden boats and races > http://www.landsedgephoto.com > HOT OFF THE PRESS! SAILING SEPIA IMAGES VOL II: > http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/elfpix > Check out my Spring daily photograph project at: > http://tinyurl.com/3a6m7g6 > And Summer: > http://tinyurl.com/22juo5s > Autumn now complete here: > http://tinyurl.com/26pdgz9 > Winter concluded here: > http://tinyurl.com/2co5wkg >