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Originally posted by hbxov:
.....If someone could possibly write about Prop blur that would be good as I couldnt make it read good.
Having finally figured this one I found that 1/60th on up to 1/125 work very well. Any faster and the blur arc decreases significantly. It can be hit and miss when panning. Here a a couple of examples:

A lame attempt: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4329947
The UH60 rotors barely show any movement. This was shot at 1/750th.

Better attempt: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4714006
The V-22 shown here was shot at 1/250th. A few degrees of blur but without a decent background it is acceptable to me but not really eye-catching.

Nailing it:
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4713989

http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4713969

Both shots were taken at 1/90 or 1/125. I actually like the T-6B better due to the background enhancing the motion of the aircraft. The real tricky part is being able to pan with the aircraft while maintaining a slow shutter speed with telephoto glass. I try to avoid shooting rapid fire as the mirror clacking will eventually shake the camera and you will lose sharpness (i.e. think recoil and barrel climb when using an automatic weapon). It may sound silly but I found all the advice regarding follow through to be dead on. In other words once you trip the shutter continue to pan along with the aircraft (the same applies for shooting vehicles).

Hope that helps. There are way better shooters out there who will hopefully add to this.

**Edit**I do not use IS-type lenses; however, my understanding is that only IS mode 2 should be used for panning.


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