{"id":2248,"date":"2020-10-17T15:06:34","date_gmt":"2020-10-17T15:06:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/?p=2248"},"modified":"2020-10-17T15:06:34","modified_gmt":"2020-10-17T15:06:34","slug":"more-fall-woodland-impressionism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/more-fall-woodland-impressionism\/","title":{"rendered":"More Fall Woodland Impressionism"},"content":{"rendered":"

One can use slow shutter speeds to show the motion of a subject. Or one can pan the camera along the moving subject to yield a “streaky” background and give the impression of speed. If one pans the camera with a still subject, one can obtain a variety of interesting results. Some are pure colour abstracts. In this blog post I show you what happens when one pans the camera down in a forest. One preserves the overall tree shapes but the details get washed out. The images one obtains remind me of impressionist paintings.<\/p>\n

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In this image there were leaves between the camera and the first row of trees.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Fall
Contrast this with this image where the two trees in the middle of the frame were unobstructed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Fall
To make this work, you need to find a nice arrangement of trees across the frame.\"Fall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The leaves at the bottom effectively hide the ground when panning the camera.<\/p>\n

\"Fall
I tries to focus on one particular tree.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Three main tree subjects.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The leaves on this tree nearly fell to the ground. I love the wash of colour produced by the panning.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The images were taken on a APS-C crop sensor camera with a 35mm lens (50mm full frame equivalent). I typically use 1\/6s, 1\/5s or 1\/4s of a second shutter speed. I find slower shutter speeds make it more difficult to keep the panning straight. Faster shutter speeds don\u2019t give me \u201cstreaks\u201d that are long enough. Note that it may be different for you. The results you get depend on the focal length you use, how steady you are and how fast you pan. I usually take a few photos in rapid succession to build a certain muscle memory. I then review the results and adjust accordingly. It will take you some practice before you get results similar to mine (provided that is what you want to achieve!).<\/p>\n

\"Fall
I was intrigued by the different tone of the trunk of the front tree.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Fall
The trees at the back of the scene are dim due to the wash of colour produced by the leaves in from of them<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Fall
One of my favourites.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Fall
It was still early in the fall season so many of the leaves were still green.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Fall
I loved the light tones of the tree trunks in this photo and the one below.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Fall
I liked the nice arrangement of the trees, nearly equally spaced.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I do find it harder to pan the camera vertically when holding it in portrait mode. You may or may not have the same experience. But with perseverance, I managed to get a number of vertical impressionist images I like.<\/p>\n

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Typical rule of thirds composition<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Fall
I was attracted to this tree because of the vivid orange colour of its leaves.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Fall
I just love the mix of green, yellow and orange in this image.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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