Vanessa and friend panned

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Vanessa and friend panned
Vanessa and friend panned

Vanessa attended a birthday party today for her friend Nikyla, which was held at a local skating rink. I drove her to the party, and ended up staying for the entire event, much to Vanessa's embarrassment. My desire to stick around and Vanessa's chagrin both arose because I came armed and dangerous, that is, with my Nikon in hand and an itch to use it. And use it I did, snapping about 75-100 pictures over a period of 2-1/2 hours.

I took this picture of Vanessa and another guest skating around the rink. Although it is slightly out of focus, I am not at all disappointed by it. This was, after all, my very first attempt to stop action by panning the shot, which of course is a technique one learns through an abundance of trial and error. My equipment left me no choice, however, since I was using my 70-300mm f/4-5.6 lens, which was simply not fast enough to capture movement in low light without my having to resort to this technique.

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Taken on: December 10, 2005
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Camera: Nikon D50, f/4.5, 1/20 sec, 145mm (=217mm) (more info) (hide info)
Camera: Nikon D50
Aperture: f/4.5
Exposure Time: 0.05 sec (1/20)
Focal Length: 145mm (35mm equivalent: 217mm)
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program: Not Defined
Exposure Mode: Auto
Metering Mode: Multi-segment
White Balance: Auto
Gain Control: Low gain up
Sharpness: Hard
Color Space: sRGB
Software: Adobe Photoshop Elements 3.0 Windows
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