Motion: An Experiment in Panning

As the title suggests, these are pictures I took while the subjects were in motion using the "panning" technique i.e moving the camera in the direction of motion together with the subject. The results are supposed to be a dynamic picture of sharp subjects against a blurry background suggesting motion.

It takes A LOOOOOOT of practice to perfect this, and these are the results from my first few steps of trying this technique. What better place to study motion than the playground?*

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I was impressed and felt so lucky that the park even has skateboarding ramps. I've never before appreciated skateboarding or these extreme sports until I saw these kids in action today. Great for photography (but extremeeeeely difficult to capture properly).

*probably a racetrack.