Steam locomotive panning shots

[Sansovino]

My one succesful panning shot of a steam engine - the train was travelling at about 65mph (on the mainline near Cholsey, Oxfordshire) and I was standing about 100yards from the line - 1/30sec, c.85mm (Canon 70-200 f/4L), Canon 400d.

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The full sized ones can be seen at my fotopic site:
http://jinkssteam.fotopic.net/p60238015.html
http://jinkssteam.fotopic.net/p60238031.html

Comments welcomed!

 

[PxEl8d]

great locomotive, britannia class i think, id be tempted to paste in a different sky, this ones too featureless and we've had lots of great skies recently, the engine deserved a better day

 

[Matt Sayle]

WOW, great pan. Prefer the B and W as the blown sky is annoying

 

[anto]

Jealous of that one!

Anthony

 

[Sansovino]

Thanks - I have a set of Cokin ND grad filters on my shopping list! That will sort out the blown sky. Also, it was hot and a level grade so there isn't a wisp of smoke or steam - quite unusual for a steam loco!