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Techniques:
The main thing to remember here is that rules are there to be broken, and secondly these are just techniques that I use personally, there is more than one way to crash a 172 Cup, after all.
Rule of Thirds
Not a rule at all, but more of a guideline that can often result in a more pleasing photograph. Essentially you need to imagine seeing the world through the following pane of glass (some cameras even display this in the viewfinder for you):
Important elements of the scene could then be placed near where the lines intersect. In the following example the subject (cyclist) intersects two lines and the horizon follows the upper horizontal. Due to the cyclist being on the left intersection it also shows space for him to cycle in to, had he been on the right hand side the photo would not have been effective.
Horizons sometimes work centrally but more often than not the composition is more pleasing with it near one of the horizontal lines, subjects can also be central but again it’s worth composing a shot with the subject at an intersection as more often than not it results in a better composition.
Panning
There are various methods of panning, but here are some basics to get you started, you will probably find you then adapt this to suit your own style….
Setup
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[*]Set the shutter speed to 1/320 as an absolute maximum, any faster and you won’t get the blurred effect.
[*]Change the focus mode to “AF-Câ€Â
Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 11:03 pm
Feel the love in the Astra family. Top find though Marcus. Good read. 
