I posted a photo of this but I had edited it to try and reduce the light. I tried to use a slow speed so I could get the flash of cars going past the gate. This one worked but was too bright - do I need a lower or higher aperture? After comments below and persevering through the manual, I have discovered I can get a higher aperture which is what I needed, through using the zoom! I got to f11. So lesson learned.
It's much lighter now. I like the effect. It kinda looks like a skateboard is whizzing by. Keep playing with this. I think you will find a good compromise for the settings. :-)
looks like you used an aperture of f/9... an aperture with a higher number (eg: f/16 or f/20) will reduce the amount of light going in... or you could use neutral density filters... or you can do what i did for panning which is try for early morning or late afternoon when the sun isn't quite so bright :)
@northy My camera is limited - I can't get to f16 or f20 which is what I thought. It chooses what it wants in spite of being in manual. It is very bright so - thats a good idea - later in the day!
As I have no capability to change things like that on my camera, I've let what I used to know for my 35mm slide. It does look bright, but you did capture the speed that way.
Everyone else has answered Maggie - and it seems if you cant get to f20 or thereabouts - is there any way of attaching a Neutral Density filter to your lens to block out light and allow a longer shutter speed?
Sounds ideal, Kelly but my camera is only a bridge camera and doesn't have interchangeable lens! It's a challenge to me, though to achieve it without other lens! I got to f11 which is better than the f6.4 that the camera allowed me at first!
It's all a big learning curve I find... This photo certainly conveys speed, just needs a bit of tweaking with light, but good try!! Each new thing I try it takes me loads of attempts/googling/you tubing to get anywhere! Low key is my next project!
Maggiemae, I also use a bridge camera. Are you sure you can't attach filters. I always have a UV filter attached and often use a polarising filter and a ND filter. You may find that there is a very fine thread on the front of yours where you can screw them on.
