Title: Snowmass Rodeo Rider
Location: Snowmass, Colorado, USA, North America
Description: A barrel racer sprints to the finish during the weekly Snowmass Rodeo.
Photograph Copyright Peter West Carey
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How did you get the riders head and the horses head in focus?
Blake,
It’s a technique where you use a slow shutter speed, which introduces the blur, but you pan across at the exact same speed as the moving object. More can be found here http://thecareyadventures.com/blog/2011/action-blur-on-purpose-31-days-to-better-photography/
It takes practice and a lot of shots get thrown away. But the better you get, the more you can freeze the important parts of the photos (typically someone’s eye or face) while letting the rest blur. Give it a try and let me know what you think!
pwc