Theme: The herd instinct

[Nancy Bell]

These are Eland, large plains antelope of South Africa. The male (the front animal here) can weigh over 2,000 lbs. I was on foot and this herd was quite tolerant for a while. Then a few started to run and the rest just could not resist the ancient pull of the herd instinct. This is an in-camera blur. I used a low ISO, a slow speed, and panned with the herd. In bright light this pushed my f-stop up to it's highest value, causing a night-mare of dust bunnies to show on the RAW image.

Other in-camera effects you can experiment with can be any type of camera motion while set at a low speed such, as twisting and turning the camera, zoom blurs, & multiple exposures. I like to take blur images out the window while a passenger in the car. It is always surprising and makes any journey more fun!

[John Hackney]

Excellent panning technique that has created a wonderful sense of motion.

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Cool that the feet are blurred out by the grasses. Love the earth tones, and just the right amount of sharpness on the fg Eland. Terrific work.

[Diane Miller]

Excellent! The one in front anchors the rest so well! Perfect SS and pan speed! So perfect that all are so nicely contained in the frame!

[Anita Bower]

Excellent. I like how the animals are held within the frame, yet, the motion blur makes it clear that they are running. Great colors and light.

[Nancy Bell]

Thank you everyone! It was exciting to be there with these animals with their beautiful rich tan coats!

[Dennis Bishop]

Wow!!! This is terrific. The colors and blur are just right, and you did a wonderful job panning. Very nicely done.

[Kerry Perkins]

Great job of the in-camera effect. Reminds me so much of pictures I've seen in National Geographic Magazine over the years.

[Nancy Bell]

Thank you very much, everyone!

[Michael Gerald-Yamasaki]

Nancy,

Greetings. Outstanding in-camera shot. Just wanted to say about the dust bunnies for this type of image... I feel your pain. ;-)

Cheers,

-Michael-