Just like #611 itself, your zoom pan is a technical masterpiece! You can almost count the stars on the US Flags! Brilliant! PCA nominated! Someone is gonna' say it was photoshopped! WOW!!
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Damn! That's sharp all the way back past the tool car. Wish I had hands that steady. Nice one, Mitch!
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Well done!
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Spectacular stuff from the zoom-pan master himself.
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I'll be the first one to say that it was photoshopped. I don't know if Mitch did this or not, but here how it could be done. First you take the "quick selection tool" and you outline or isolate the train, then you go to the "select" tab and choose "invert" or "inverse", then you go to the filters tab and choose your blur filter, and then sub tab "motion blur", and tone to your taste. As I said I don't know if this is how Mitch did his, but this is why I think the train is sharp through the whole image, and the rest of the image is blurred.
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In response to Robert's comment, I suppose that in the digital world, there will always be ways in which an effect such as the one depicted here can be achieved using software gimmicks. I can only say that in all of the time I have been doing railroad photography, I have never met anyone with steadier hands than Mitch Goldman. His ability to consistently hand-hold a 70-200mm lens at ridiculously slow shutter speeds and to operate zoom controls smoothly is unmatched by anybody on this site. I think this image is very well done.
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Robert - Sadly, it's a fair accusation these days that a shot is not what it appears to be when posted online, nor even in the papers. And yes, the method you mention can and has been done by others to create the effect of a pan. However, I can assure you this pan, and all of my pans, are the real deal and are done in camera. If you look very closely at the driving rod you will see it was captured in a spinning motion and blurred in such a way that would not otherwise be captured utilizing a faster shutter speed. Note also, I do not hide the EXIF info - that is offered in the link at the very bottom of the page for those willing to share. I've done a number of pans through the years - click on "zoom pan" in the caption and you can see many, many examples. If that were not enough - click here for a link to a screen shot of the unedited image(s) on Lightroom. You'll note the shutter speed listed at the top left, as well as the entire series of images captured prior, all at 1/15th as seen in the pop-up box from an earlier frame. I was in good company when I captured this image - perhaps fellow RP'r Dennis Livesey can chime in as we were chasing the excursion together I shared the image as a thumb moments after it was captured.
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Since I have been a friend of Mitch for several years, I am hardly unbiased. However, I can attest to seeing many examples, such as this one, of his hand-held zoom shots just moments after creation. Many outstanding photographers such as Kevin Madore, Samuel Phillips, Peter Lerro can vouch to the same. But in the end, the proof is in the pudding. Therefore I am sure Mitch will gladly meet you trackside anytime and you can see for yourself.
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This is the pinnacle of all zoom-pans, Mitch. This is simply amazing! Kudos to a great photog.
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Mitch... Unreal and amazing! This image should have far more views than it currently does. Textbook pan image here. Actually, this is beyond textbook. This is the book from which all others are conceived. Keep up the great work!
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This one is top notch Mitch, very well done. Guess it's been a while since I've been to the site as this is the first time I have seen this. Well done, again my friend!
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