Suggestions please?

jandrewnelson

Thanks for your ideas on improving this.




Jerry Nelson
www.meesoon.smugmug.com

Richard

jandrewnelson wrote:

Thanks for your ideas on improving this.

Jerry Nelson

Jerry, I don't mean to be harsh, but I think the best thing to do is forget it. The composition is good, but between motion blur and fuzzy focus, there is nothing sharp in the pic.

Edit: There are two different approaches you can take in the future for a shot like this. One requires a fast shutter to freeze the motion. Depending on the light, you might have to use a higher ISO to get the speed you need. The other would be a slower shutter speed, say 1/30, and panning. With a little practice you can get the subject sharp while the background has motion blur.

GemGem

jandrewnelson wrote:

Thanks for your ideas on improving this.




Jerry Nelson
www.meesoon.smugmug.com

Hi Jerry!

I have taken pictures of my kids on the carousel and they have come out nicely. If you can use a tripod, cool if not, play around with your ISO and aperture. You can get a sweet looking picture where the little girl is frozen and the background is nicely blurred.

GG

Hackbone

Try panning and the focus could be better.

Tim Kamppinen

In addition to panning, which can be pretty hit-and-miss, you could use flash set to rear curtain sync to "freeze" the girl on the horse as a sharp crisp image while leaving blur behind her in the shot to convey a sense of motion. This looks better than it sounds, trust me. You need to use a shutter speed at least like what you have here, maybe even a bit longer, and then just enough fill flash to freeze the subject without blowing out the highlights.

jandrewnelson

Thanks everyone for the input. I'll try it today when I go back to the carnival.

Blessings
Jerry Nelson
www.Meesoon.smugmug.com