Hi, Mat, I think you've got the right idea, but the car wouldn't have to be turning. If the photographer were close to the track, using a relatively widish lens, shooting at a slowish speed, if he/she pans well, the driver would be a fairly constant distance from the camera, while the front of the car would be moving away from the camera and the back of the car would be moving toward the camera, faster than the middle of the car (where the driver is, obviously). Hence, driver more or less sharp, front/back of the car blurry.
I've sort of (accidentally) gotten the effect in some bike race photos, but damned if I can find them now. I've never really done it in auto racing photos, but I haven't taken any of those for almost 30 years (!). regards, frank Mat Maessen wrote: > Sounds like all that was happening is that the car was turning at the > time of the shot. > If you pan the shot trying to keep the driver's helmet in the same > place, the front and rear of the car will change perspective during the > turn, and be blurry. Rather a neat effect, I should try it next time I'm > at the racetrack. > > BTW, Brian Redman is one hell of a nice guy. > -- "Honour - that virtue of the unjust!" -Albert Camus
