If you should see a man walking down a crowded street talking aloud to himself, don't run in the opposite direction, but run towards him, because he's a poet. You have nothing to fear from the poet - but the truth.
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Properly Panning & keeping the camera on a tripod would certainly minimise blurring the subject of the shot.
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Well... there's no such thing as a dumb question, though I would think a knowledgeable shooter would know.
Two reasons... first, I was more concerned with the depth of field. I wanted enough to keep the whole car sharp.. including the wing... but I wanted it shallow for the background to REALLY drop out. At ISO 100, any slower would have bumped my aperture more and not added anything to the photo. A slower shutter would have simply increased the chance of a softer image. Plus (though you wouldn't be able to tell in this picture) the car is just about to enter the turn and was coming across my lens. I wanted a head-on... had the car come across the face of the lens even a little bit, it wold have softened the lettering and the nose etc.
Not sure who mentioned a tri-pod... but surely, you must be kidding?
Didn't mean to cause a stir, just wasn't sure why the question was asked the way it was. Had you asked, "why did you shoot at 640?" I would have answered. When you asked "why did you shot with such a high shutter?" it implied the speed was wrong. 1/640 was perfect for what I was doing.
JT
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If you should see a man walking down a crowded street talking aloud to himself, don't run in the opposite direction, but run towards him, because he's a poet. You have nothing to fear from the poet - but the truth.
(Ted Joans)
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