{"id":1038,"date":"2017-03-12T21:56:13","date_gmt":"2017-03-12T21:56:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/?p=1038"},"modified":"2020-03-23T11:25:04","modified_gmt":"2020-03-23T11:25:04","slug":"more-autumn-forest-impressionism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/more-autumn-forest-impressionism\/","title":{"rendered":"More Autumn Forest Impressionism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Panning the camera is another technique I love to use in order to create an impression of the scene in front of me.<\/p>\n<p>I miss the fall colours, but fortunately, spring is just around the corer, with its palette of fresh hues.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1039\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1039\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1039\" src=\"http:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Autumn-Forest-Impressionism-Pan-Philippe-Monthoux-1-800x531.jpg\" alt=\"Panning the camera to create an impressionist photography of an autumn forest\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Autumn-Forest-Impressionism-Pan-Philippe-Monthoux-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Autumn-Forest-Impressionism-Pan-Philippe-Monthoux-1-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Autumn-Forest-Impressionism-Pan-Philippe-Monthoux-1-624x414.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1039\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This was quite early in the fall, and there were only hints of the autumn colours.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The autumn definitely has a different mood to it, and every year I try to go out and photograph nature as much as I can.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1040\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1040\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1040\" src=\"http:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Autumn-Forest-Impressionism-Pan-Philippe-Monthoux-2-800x531.jpg\" alt=\"Panning the camera to create an impressionist photography of an autumn forest\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Autumn-Forest-Impressionism-Pan-Philippe-Monthoux-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Autumn-Forest-Impressionism-Pan-Philippe-Monthoux-2-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Autumn-Forest-Impressionism-Pan-Philippe-Monthoux-2-624x414.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1040\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The autumn colours were in full bloom and the foliage was backlit, the ideal lighting situation for translucent objects<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The amount of panning you need to create the kind of photographs in this post is going to depend on what kind of focal length you use. I used a 35mm lens on a cropped sensor, corresponding roughly to 50mm on a full frame camera.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1041\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1041\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1041\" src=\"http:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Autumn-Forest-Impressionism-Pan-Philippe-Monthoux-3-800x531.jpg\" alt=\"Panning the camera to create an impressionist photography of an autumn forest\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Autumn-Forest-Impressionism-Pan-Philippe-Monthoux-3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Autumn-Forest-Impressionism-Pan-Philippe-Monthoux-3-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Autumn-Forest-Impressionism-Pan-Philippe-Monthoux-3-624x414.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1041\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I didn&#8217;t particularly like this photo when I got home and downloaded the pictures from my camera. But it has grown on me and is now one of my favourites. This is why I always wait some time before editing my photos, so I get a more &#8216;objective&#8217; opinion, if that ever is possible.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I typically choose 1\/6s as my shutter speed for panning trees in the forest. Too long a shutter speed and I find it hard to keep the up and down motion straight enough. On the other hand, a fast shutter speed is not giving me enough of a motion blur.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1042\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1042\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1042\" src=\"http:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Autumn-Forest-Impressionism-Pan-Philippe-Monthoux-4-800x531.jpg\" alt=\"Panning the camera to create an impressionist photography of an autumn forest\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Autumn-Forest-Impressionism-Pan-Philippe-Monthoux-4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Autumn-Forest-Impressionism-Pan-Philippe-Monthoux-4-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Autumn-Forest-Impressionism-Pan-Philippe-Monthoux-4-624x414.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1042\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I wanted to get a little bit of the ground in my composition. It took a number of tries to get the result I wanted, as it is quite a bit harder to frame your shots when panning.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The best compromise that works for you may be different, and it always takes a bit of experimentation to find the settings that suit your style best.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1043\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1043\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1043\" src=\"http:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Autumn-Forest-Impressionism-Pan-Philippe-Monthoux-5-800x531.jpg\" alt=\"Panning the camera to create an impressionist photography of an autumn forest\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Autumn-Forest-Impressionism-Pan-Philippe-Monthoux-5.jpg 800w, https:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Autumn-Forest-Impressionism-Pan-Philippe-Monthoux-5-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Autumn-Forest-Impressionism-Pan-Philippe-Monthoux-5-624x414.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1043\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I took a pic from roughly the same vantage point a couple of years ago. But this time around, the photograph came out quite differently. When photographing nature, no two days are the same.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I would really encourage you to give this technique a try. You can see how it works with an autumn forest. You should experiment with different kinds of subjects. I know I will.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1044\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1044\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1044\" src=\"http:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Autumn-Forest-Impressionism-Pan-Philippe-Monthoux-6-800x531.jpg\" alt=\"Panning the camera to create an impressionist photography of an autumn forest\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Autumn-Forest-Impressionism-Pan-Philippe-Monthoux-6.jpg 800w, https:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Autumn-Forest-Impressionism-Pan-Philippe-Monthoux-6-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Autumn-Forest-Impressionism-Pan-Philippe-Monthoux-6-624x414.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1044\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">when I saw this scene, I know I had a photograph or two, but it took me some time to figure out the best vantage point. Always work your subject.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1045\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1045\" style=\"width: 531px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1045\" src=\"http:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Autumn-Forest-Impressionism-Pan-Philippe-Monthoux-7-531x800.jpg\" alt=\"Panning the camera to create an impressionist photography of an autumn forest\" width=\"531\" height=\"800\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1045\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I learned this from Bryan F Peterson: what is the best time to take a vertical photo? Right after you take the horizontal.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Panning the camera is another technique I love to use in order to create an impression of the scene in&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1041,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[51,133,12,43],"tags":[154,298,153,130,81,80,82,7,297],"class_list":["post-1038","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-color","category-impressionism-2","category-personal-work","category-photography-2","tag-autumn","tag-colours","tag-fall","tag-forest","tag-impressionism","tag-impressionist","tag-panning","tag-photography","tag-trees","has-thumbnail"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Autumn-Forest-Impressionism-Pan-Philippe-Monthoux-3.jpg","featured_image_src_square":"https:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Autumn-Forest-Impressionism-Pan-Philippe-Monthoux-3.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"PhilsBlog","author_link":"https:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/author\/philsblog\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1038","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1038"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1038\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1537,"href":"https:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1038\/revisions\/1537"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1041"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1038"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1038"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1038"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}