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Practice panning at Killarney

Come and enjoy the roar of racing engines, the burn of rubber and the anticipation
of dramatic near-crash pictures at the Killarney racetrack. Our May outing promises
lots of excitement and a great opportunity to practice panning shots.

When: 17th May. Gates open at 7am – arrive at any convenient time during the day.
Where: Killarney International Raceway, 6 Potsdam Road, Table View.
What: Round 4 of the Ultimate Motorsport Power series
Entrance fee: R95 for adults, R10 for under-16s and free for under-12s.

The May club outing to Killarney International Raceway
will offer you an ideal opportunity to shoot dramatic Tips for shooting motorsport
motorsport action and some panning images to enter in www.youtube.com/watch?v=bs9wBhqKUek
our Set Subject category in June (Panning). The Ultimate
Motorsport Power series features various racing catego- www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmh_6nIeMio
ries, including Modified Saloon Cars, Classic Cars, Sports www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHaKPrrBLa0
and GT cars, Superbikes and Classis Superbikes. There
will also be a one-hour endurance race for GTi Challenge would offer you the best position to practice your pan-
cars. ning as you’ll have more time to freeze the car as it pass-
The gates open at 7am and the racing will start at 8am es by and blur the background to give the impression
and continue throughout the day. It is suggested that of speed. You don’t want a position where the cars ap-
members buy tickets at the gate and then find a good proach you head on.
spot in the stands from where to photograph - especially On the CTPS website ‘Panning’ is defined as: “It com-
where the fence will not be in the way. You might want bines a slow shutter speed with camera motion to cre-
to use the WhatsApp Group (to be set up) to find other ate a sense of speed around a moving object. It is a way
club members in the stands. to keep your subject in focus while blurring your back-
A good spot would be where you’ll be able to capture ground.”
the speeding cars with a fairly neutral background. This

Tips for panning shots

www.youtube.com/shorts/e5A-ChvTKB8

www.youtube.com/shorts/6dl1S4ikMwQ
www.youtube.com/shorts/lfSiHt-08Qo
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRqxF6IRiNI

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