i find it interesting how there is a slight blur to the whole jeep, yet the girl is perfectly sharp.

Awesome panning shot ...

Great movement. Very nice catch.

ouch my eyes hurt from the blur lines!

I like the orientation of the jeep in the photo. Any more right and it would've looked too centered. The leftward alignment gives emphasis to the forward motion I feel. Nice pic.

Yes on the framing but it is still a catchy shot and the little girl looks so sweet trying to take in the whole passing world in one trip. A nice happy pic.

nice shot... I'm wondering what she's looking at. I dont't really agree with you on the framing. I like it this way. The direction where the jeep is heading is open this way. I also think that this kind of framing even brings more movement. The girl is very sharp... She's attracting the viewer attention, where ever she would be in this composition. So again: I like this one man!

وای عجب عکس زیبایی ست ...بی نظیره . خیلی خیلی زیباست. مرسی و خسته نباشید .

you are just getting better and better with the panning thecnic...
Cool shot......

Hi Sam, the framing might not be right but the observant expression on the cute girl's face has come just perfect.. great pic

excellent. I like the motion in this picture. The little girls seems to me quite lost in her thoughts.

Your panning skills are very impressive. The framing would not trouble me so much with this shot. The positioning of the girl lets you away with it.

i don't know...i kind of love the perspective - the world is rushing by them, they are trying to keep up and move forward (because the car is a bit back in the photograph it looks like they are trying to gain speed) and the little girl looking wistfully out the back, trying to catch a glimpse of something -- it all helps the energy and motion of the entire shot.

i think this is really nicely done.

A really remarkable shot! Well done, Sam.
To my eye, the framing is just right. To add space on the left, as you suggested, would surely take away space on the right. Then, the jeep would be "pushing" the right hand margin like a portrait profile with the nose bumping the frame. What would you do with extra space on the left anyway? It looks to me as if the pink clad observer has all the room behind her that she needs; and besides that, Maestro, it would be sheer blasphemy to suggest that you goofed :)

Yeah, boy I can't BELIEVE you didn't leave more space on the left of frame. It would be an amazing picture if it weren't for that total goof. (thanks for another great one, haha)

i guess it still looks nice.. but yes a little more on the left would have been better:)

Love the expression on the face of the girl Sam .

"The Blur" which many call "life" is well represented here

"Slow down and enjoy the view" my late father always said

Fantastic Pic once again Sam ,,,,

I don't agree I love this, it really gives the impression of the car moving forward. Well done.
I am running a competition over at Sainte Maxime DP come and visit.

this shot is awesome, it makes my head spin and makes me feel dizzy, could you not crop a little off the right hand edge to centralise the jeep. sorry have to go now before i am sick!

brilliant!

Nice pic.... I would think leaving space on the left would emphasize where they've been and not where they're going. Even a little more space on the right would have been acceptable. Well done on finding a clean Jeep too :-)

Terrific shot.

How in the heavens did you take this picture?!!

I had honestly no idea you could have such cool results by panning. The expression and pose of the little girl is of course a fantastic bonus. Amazing shot man!..

Frame looks OK to me! Nice shot.

No worries Sam, it still turned out great. I wonder what caught that little girl's eye that she turned her head so much to watch!

A general question which might have been asked and answered before, but:

The situation might be different in Canada, but here in Germany, as far as I know, taking and publishing a photograph in which a single person can clearly be identified as such, needs the permission of the person in question, otherwise one might get sued.

As You portrait apparently unaware ›models‹ all the time, I was wondering if things are really way more non-problematic where You live.

Love Your site!

Regards
Thomas

P.S.: I would have posted this question in the forums as asked, but as You well know, they are closed, so...

Don't sweat the cropping. Given the timing of such a shot, it couldn't be more perfect.

Capturing the pose of the girl shows that there is a certain amount of luck to your genius; and a certain amount of genius to your luck.

A beauty!

This is amazing! I can see how in retrosect youmightwant more room behind the car... but oh my goodness - this is skill!

Geez that's nice work ... I love the framing actually ... it's what I would have been aiming for. Beautiful!

Pan shots are one of the hardest to do well allways or ever. But the short left margin gives a feeling of moving into the frame, despite composition rules that suggest it's the wrong place. Surely is a feeling of going somewhere. The girl is perfect in the shot - so earnestly a spectator.

Good practice at motion images. Sports work is tough.

Great shot! Makes me dizzy just looking at it! :-)

Sam, you've done it again. The ability to capture moments in time is something that few posses and that you have in abundance. Wonderful work!

this photo makes me dizzy haha, it's cool though.

wow!i like it:)

Nevertheless it's a very good capture. The motion is very well-conveyed. I've never tried a shot like this, but it makes me want to.

Fantastic shot!

The girl's something straight out of a horror film = frilly pink dress, red lips, bewilderment and all. Her expression is so still while everything is whizzing past her so quickly.

You have an amazingly quick eye, Sam.

wow, again.

I'm pleased that you mentioned the privacy issue because it's so very misunderstood.
Your brief description is accurate.
All "street photographers" should certainly read anything they find on this matter.
I'm going to the Wired article right now!

This turned out very nice. The girl, all pink, is a colorful spot in the black jeep. Her gaze is powerful, much better than if she'd been looking straight ahead.

Re the update:

Well, yes, but there is of course the difference between legal and moral acceptability.

Even on another car to catch this photo,I don't think you have sufficient time to estimate the right place you want the jeep to be, so I guess you may have caught three or more pics,and choose the best one you like.Very nice shot!

Some clever use of the clone tool would create the extra space you need there Sam. Its a pretty generic looking blur, that is consistent..you should be able to reframe it fairly easily....

I love these panning shots, must try some myself soon.... My favourites of of the 2004 world cup hockey win in Toronto - I was there that night too, and the pictures totally capture how it felt to be there.

Just be glad you're not from the next province over.

Great panning shot! I don't think it would've worked as well with more space behind the jeep, would've been to centered then. This way gives a better impression of it moving forward...to the right.

A great shot Sam!! Well done.

This is brilliantly captured. Everything except the girl is blurred - and she is pin sharp. Fantastic!

oh samy, this is a realy sharp shut!

Unfortunately, the Wired article doesn't help us Canadians, where the laws are different. Does anyone have a good reference on photographer's rights vs. subject's rights for *Canada*?

Great movment, beautiful light, and the girl in pink is the cherry on the cake! What a beautiful pic!

hey mard axe khafani bood!

Less space on the left emphases more on sense of motion, so I like it!

Good to know about the privacy stuff. Cheers.

I also like the off-centre composition. The space to the right leaves some "room" for the jeep to move into. Good work.

I always find it a tough call when panning. If you use a wide angle, you can crop it later, but the motion isn't as pronounced. Use a longer lense and you run the risk of croping the subject out of the frame....

Rocking shot. The whole scene is a massive blurr and the little girl has been frozen. The fact she is turned looking really makes the shot for me.

Pertinent link too!

Re:Privacy

In Canada if you are in public view (regardless of where you are standing, i.e.in your house, in a park) then anyone can take your picture, anytime. In fact, if you are naked in your house but are visible to the public, you can be charged with indecency. Likewise, someone doesn't need your permission to take your picture. How do you guys think the Papparazzi do it? It's all fair game as long as it's public.

If you invade someone's privacy that is a different issue. And if you all think about it, all of use have been a party to these pictures. Haven't you all looked at pictures taken of celebs when they're shopping or walking around?

Either way Sam, I think what you do is more than above board. Ask whenever possible out of respect, not cause you "have to".

I think the framing of the photo is just fine. Moving objects should be given some lead room. Though I should have viewed this photo after lunch, the motion is getting to me.

I am a Canadian privacy lawyer and have a few comments.

First, Canadian privacy law is very different from US privacy law. It is complicated and contextual; there are no hard and fast answers. Don't rely on US interpretions for guidance, and certainly not magazine articles.

Second, a person does not lose their reasonable expectation of privacy simply because they are in public view. In some provinces with statutory torts of privacy (British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, etc.), taking pictures of individuals on private property could most certainly increase your potential liability for a claim of invasion of privacy. In Quebec, a photographer was found liable in 1998 under a provision of the Civil Code for publishing a photograph of a girl he took while she was sitting on the steps of a building.

Third, as an aside to Selam's comment: you would not be found guilty of public indecency for being naked in your house, even if you were visible from the street. The Supreme Court considered this very question last year in R. v. Clark, and found that "public place" means a place to which the public has a physical right of access.

Use your common sense and, if possible, seek permission. The latter is particularly important if you intend on publishing or selling the photographs, as there would also be copyright considerations.

this is beautiful. i will have to practice my panning :)

Very, very good.
Appears only She is not blurred - even her driver isn't quite 'here'. Perfect frame, as said - she could've been in the corner and still the 'center'. Was it all luck? Or something supernatural? Or is your skill really this highly developed ;)