Lovely shots



Regardless of whether you have a camera with interchangeable lenses or not - the basic principal is the same.

As you move your camera from right to left (panning) at the same speed as the object - the object (in this case the dog) remains in focus whilst the background becomes blurred.

There's a couple of things which govern how easy this is. Firstly the light - on a good day with bright light your camera can use a very fast shutter speed.

Maximum Aperture - different lenses (whether fixed or interchangeable) have a maximum aperture. This is how wide they open when you take the shot. The bigger the aperture (smaller f number) the more light can enter the camera. Wide aperture lenses are called 'fast' as they simply allow faster shutter speeds to be used.

Focus - Different cameras have different autofocus capabilities - some will 'hunt' and struggle to lock onto a moving subject - some can track moving objects with ease.

On a decent day you should be able to get a panning shot of a dog using the Finepix S5800 - just a case of trial and error really but the aim (if you want a 'frozen' dog is to move the camera at a speed that matches the speed of the dog. Move the camera too fast or slow then you will get a little blur on the dog which can help give a sense of movement.

I had panning down to an art when I used to be into motorsport but cant seem to apply the same to my dogs!

Great pictures.