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• aadilj (11542)
• [2008-04-14 0:08]

The sense of motion and the composition are both superb and extremely well handled. great work indeed.

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• robertosalguero (14673)
• [2008-04-14 0:15]

Hello Henk,

Nice happy faces in this well composed image. They seem happy to be in the picture. I like the action of the speed here and the nicely saturated colours. Very nice work handling the light. Thanks Henk.

Roberto

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• euryan (7966)
• [2008-04-14 0:20]

I saw this thumbnail in the main gallery and immediately knew it was yours. This is classic "Floydian" panning like only you can do it. I love the uncluttered background. It really puts all our focus on the girls. And the beautiful blur of the background has the effect of a large aperture in putting them as the only things in focus. The expressions on both of their faces are very nice and friendly. Great shot Henk.
Regards,
Ryan

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• erbiloguz (557)
• [2008-04-14 0:25]

Henk,
This one so lovely picture.
I add it in my favorite list
TFS
EO

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• PixelTerror (75982)
• [2008-04-14 0:50]

Hi Henk,
A nice panning shot wo which the lady contributed adding this typical V attitude, motion and details on the front road are superb
Have a nice day JY

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• Gerrit (26917)
• [2008-04-14 1:10]

Hoi Henk,
Veel jonge vrouwen is een goede basis voor een samenleving. Het lijkt me althans goed voor het toerisme.
Mooie foto, goed meebewogen en de expressie is geweldig.
Groeten Gerrit

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• vincz (17522)
• [2008-04-14 1:22]

great pan, great smile, great attitude. They are both so lovely :) I love it.

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• feather (41820)
• [2008-04-14 1:28]

You have got panning off to a fine art Henk. Everthing on the bike is pin-sharp, except of course the inside of the wheels. Funny how she gestured just at the right moment. The name of her bike also tells us about her personality. Sassy! ;D
Good work
Kath

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• smarcell (9436)
• [2008-04-14 1:48]

Very nice, colored, and sharp panning.
I like the expression of the girls
Stefano

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• lopshang (572)
• [2008-04-14 2:12]

Hi Henk

Beautiful capture both scene and the girls. Very well composed and well timely calculated shot. Good POV too.

Regards,

Lopshang.

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• pasternak (11948)
• [2008-04-14 3:01]

Nice panning shot with pretty and colorful... subjects;) great framing with some place left for the bike to go into.

Cheers
A.

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• Blairfraser (843)
• [2008-04-14 3:27]

Hi Henk.

Wow! This is a really great picture. You have captured this at such a perfect time. I cant think she would be driving with one hand and be looking at you for all that long, so really well done with your timing! I also like your composition here with them at the left of the picture. The motion effect here is also really cool.

I think this is just such a fantastic picture mainly because you wouldn't of had much time to think here.

Very well done and thanks for sharing!

Blair

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• cbrman (14473)
• [2008-04-14 3:32]

Hello Henk,

A very good panning for this two girls on her little motorbikes. The sharpness on the stopped part si very good. Your are a expert !
Well done !

A+

Dominique

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• elihesamian (25841)
• [2008-04-14 3:50]

haaha:) I like it Henk,before i opened the thumbnail,I was thinking about "V" title(?) and suddenly it appeared to me and made me smile.
Really a well freezed shot.I think you was not lucky here ! in fact those were compeletly lucky in front of you :)
it skilfully captured and it's not a simple work.a perfect panning shot and a nice photo.
What a "lively" touch !
Best Regards
M

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• delkoo (26133)
• [2008-04-14 3:57]

hi henk,
you have taken advantage of the two girls on motorcycle to do a great panning, the red color of the motorcycle is eyes catching, as well as the movement of the wheels, The kindness of Cambodians is suggested, once again, by this photo.

didier

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• gabrielpat (6264)
• [2008-04-14 4:13]

salut Henk,
vraiemnt sympathique ce scooter!bien drivé!!et le sourire légendaire des cambodgiens.

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• Tobias__Ortmann (1989)
• [2008-04-14 4:15]

Hi henk
amazing panning shot
great moment the object has a perfect sharpness
very good colours and nice frame.
Great one
very well done
Toba

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• patdeph (9898)
• [2008-04-14 4:21]

hello Henk
the panning is perfect with its so good sharpness,and also the place of the motorbike!But what I really like,it's the attitude of the 2 girls with their lovely smile and their wave . Superb!
Regards.
Pascale

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• Dpbours (7715)
• [2008-04-14 4:23]

Hi Henk,

Je bent weer het panning-wonder aan het uithangen zie ik!! ;-)
'Traffic' krijgt in dat soort landen dan toch weer een dubbele betekenis. Dames die op zoek gaan naar meer uitzicht en al doende in uitzichtlozer situaties terecht komen. Deze twee dan niet, maar helaas is het wel de werkelijkheid. Well, de andere werkelijkheid is dat zij niet zelf de vraag creeren, dat gebeurt in dit deel van de wereld...

Groet! Dennis

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• Evolution (294)
• [2008-04-14 4:24]

Well done on the panning effects. Nice eye contact from the subjects too.
B.

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• carper (56062)
• [2008-04-14 4:27]

mooi moment Henk,
het is zaak aleart te blijven met de camera in de hand wan voor je het weet is het moment alweer voorbij, prachtige capture, goede details, goed fotowerk. prettige dag.
groet jaap

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• UnTrained (0)
• [2008-04-14 4:29]

Hallo Henk,
I like the different sharpness on the motorbike and girls, the very sharp writing in front to the hair of the one in the back. And they were also aware of you, this adds some additional life.
Fine composition and colours and nice speed impression.
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

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• belido (10045)
• [2008-04-14 4:47]
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Hi Henk,

It's not just fun but a hard work, at least for me. This is such a succesfull presentation. You used some monopod or it's just about your hands? Well done!
Regards,
Carlos

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• gilou530 (27143)
• [2008-04-14 4:49]

salut henk
un sourire moqueur et narquois de ces deux jeunes filles, belle image filée, et un riuge qui flashe bien a l'écran
amitiés
gilbert

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• MarcT (15982)
• [2008-04-14 4:53]

Groetjes Henk,
Prachtig beeld, mooie meisjes, echt in de beweging, heel goede kleuren en schitterende compositie (what niet gemakkelijk is in dit geval!). Maar vooral heb je nog een glimlach meegebracht :o)
Tot de volgende keer, dus.
Marc

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• jcdurka1 (1930)
• [2008-04-14 5:12]

Great fill-in very well focused to the bikers.
That include and nice smile from Cambodge.
Cheers, JC

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• macondo (9883)
• [2008-04-14 5:13]

Hi Henk.
Lovely bright and sharp capture with the subject in the right spot and no distractions behind thanks to your panning. The blurry wheels add to the motion effect. Neither girl has eyes for the road, thanks to you! Hope they didn't meet with an accident.
Seriously, it's a charming shot.
Regards,
Andrew

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• corniste (3007)
• [2008-04-14 6:05]

Hi Henk,

Well done with such a slow speed. A good luck that they are not using helmets there! It is not so safe but good for this picture!

have a great day!

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• ktanska (13037)
• [2008-04-14 6:37]

Hi Henk,
Super sharp pan. Strong lines. Shiny scooter these girls must be proud of.
And above all nice smile and greeting showing that they are quite happy to be your models for this split secong.
Lovely, just lovely.
Kari

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• zmey (5406)
• [2008-04-14 6:38]

hello, henk

heh, henk's signature panning shot? ;) V-sign for you and the girl's too, lol. ecellent expressions on your models' faces and the red motorcycle is not shabby either (photogenically speaking).

as to your note: not sure 50% being under the age of 25 is a result of the civil war. in developing countries, that situation is more like a rule nowadays (eastern/centeral europe excluded): partly due to lower life expectancy, but mostly due to much higher population growth rate than what we see in the industrialized world. in morocco, for example, more than five children per family still seemed the norm.

cheers,
kristaps

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• cherryripe (14918)
• [2008-04-14 6:52]
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Hi Henk
I guess you couldn't come back from there without a panning. The girls are very funny. Carla's just made the remark that it must be dangerous without a helmut. But then they don't have to ride in a Moto GP. Bye the way the C.S. t-shirt with your photo look really good against the newly painted YELLOW wall. Just like your yellow and red balance here.
Regards
Nikki

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• Dyerco (5822)
• [2008-04-14 7:01]

Hi Henk
Panning is sometimes hard to get just right but you have achieved it well here. A nice simple BG and room in front of the bike to move into.
very nice.
Phil

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• johnfreeman (1973)
• [2008-04-14 7:20]

Henk,
Your panning skills are truly impressive. Not only are the girls and motorbike really sharp, but they're also perfectly positioned in the frame. I guess you must have practised a lot! It's great too that you managed to catch them with nothing distracting in the frame. They look very happy to be photographed!
John

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• pboehringer (19594)
• [2008-04-14 7:55]

Henk,
it is still fun to see ... panning, especially when it has this clarity and sharpness of the moving object. Obviously the sign of victory that the smiling lady throughs at you are THE detail of this shot and I almost forgot to realize that this is a panning. Composition, colors and contrast are perfect, as usual. Good that the background is clean, without any distracting blurred elements.
Peter

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• leo61 (33922)
• [2008-04-14 8:20]

Hi Henk,Master of this panning technic!
A perfect one again.Amazing sharpness at the scooter and the girls and good contrast with the asphalt.The yellow stripe in the background looks like the wall around the king`s palace.
Regards,Leo

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• zeca (18578)
• [2008-04-14 8:27]

Very nice portrait of this typical Cambodian girls. The colours are nice, and I specially like that yellow wall. I also like the good sense of motion you gave to the motorcycle.
Well taken, Henk.
Cheers!
Zeca

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• Photo65Net (34778)
• [2008-04-14 9:48]

Henk,
Superb panning !
Colors and sharpness on the bike are superb, and it's nice to see the girl has understood that you shot her, and she has beautiful smile.
Regards,
JB.

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• xavshot (50522)
• [2008-04-14 11:02]

Bonsir Henk
ici tout est impeccable : le filé et le cadrage de ces deux personnages par rapport au reste de la photo. Une très belle image. Bravo.
Xavier

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• scobert (5327)
• [2008-04-14 13:09]
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Hi Henk,
You have proven time and time again that you are a master at the difficult art of panning (I have tried panning and it is not easy). The technique of this type of photography is difficult enough, but capturing the girls' expressions is what impresses me the most. How on earth did you do this!? These kids are having a lot of fun posing for the photographer (for a brief second or two) and you captured this shot better than any photographer I know could have. This shot pushes the limits of technical skill. You never cease to amaze me!
Stan

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• Philippe (9929)
• [2008-04-14 13:56]

Dag, Henk. Een zeer goed uitgevoerde panning. De twee meisjes op de bromfiets hebben je duidelijk gemerkt en het V-teken van het meisje achter het stuur geeft volgens mij een zeer sympathieke kant aan de foto. Ik vind dat de lijnen op de weg en de stoep een zeer goede structuur aan het beeld geven. Technisch gezien is de foto uitstekend.

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• azleader (793)
• [2008-04-14 14:01]

Beautiful motion blur image. You captured the instant perfectly.

Color and post processing is well done. Composition, as always seems to be the case with your images, is superb.

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• alftrek (1497)
• [2008-04-14 14:28]

Hi Henk,

Amazingly sharp for a panning shot at 1/40 sec! I dont think I can do it that well at this speed. Great expression on the faces and good background colours.

Regards
Alfred

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• fulvio52 (5384)
• [2008-04-14 14:42]

Hoi Henk,
perfecte panning en schitterende kleuren. Abrikozen, grijs-blauw en knalrood : prachtige combinatie. Zeer elegant.
Meesterlijk hoe je de expressie op die gezichten (in beweging!) hebt vastgepind. Echt mooi en heel subtiel gedaan!
Ik wens je nog een fijne avond, Master.
Tot gauw,
Fulvio.

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• devimeuxbe (48659)
• [2008-04-14 15:49]

Hi Henk
I have a lot of these panning in front of the royal palace, but this one is so sharp, and the girls are so cute with there pround faces.
Excellent
Bertrand

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• edytungkal (3749)
• [2008-04-14 18:30]

Yes this a fresh and beautiful faces on the motorbike action, i like her 'v' sign to your camera. A nice shot Henk, nothing can be critique on this excellent shot. thanks

daniel

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• gneufeld (11270)
• [2008-04-14 19:34]

Hi Henk,
What a great shot. The expressions on the girls' faces is so natural and compelling. The colors are great and the capture in motion perfect. Well done and TFS. Gerald

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• kyzer (335)
• [2008-04-14 22:25]

Good sharpness considering moving target ..

amazing natural colors the greys of the road and reds of the motorbike..

Happiness of Youth well captured...

Bright future of Combodia..

Cheers
Paddyrags

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• dvlazar (4767)
• [2008-04-14 22:56]

Clever effect here - with the motion blur. Good panning.
It shows the more modern side of Cambodia - it is good to represent this side through photography as well.
Cheers,

Dave

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• everlasting (9747)
• [2008-04-15 0:26]

true to your sports style, henk. from Assen to Phonm Penh. excellent panning everything super sharp.

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• bobocortis (7025)
• [2008-04-15 1:47]

Hi Henk.
An excellent snapshot.
The bike is correctly placed on the left with an empty space on the right.
Simply perfect.
Best regards.
Bobo.

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• steliosk (4651)
• [2008-04-15 1:57]

Another great shot.
All the elements are in complete harmony here.
Instantaneous shot?

The post processing is good. The colour is well manipulated and the speed focus effect perfectly touched.

Many Regards my friend
Stelios

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• Merline (5616)
• [2008-04-15 3:35]

What a graceful image Henk. And what a perfect panning. Amazing job you did here, I've read one of your answers on how you do it...it comes out so clean, so neat. So many details to be seen on the girls, lovely colors all over and those smiles...absolutely charming. Once more you show us how talented you are! Compliments, I love this.

Thanks, Kind regards
Michèle

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• Cormac (25392)
• [2008-04-15 8:40]

Ha! I like this one very much! The shot is technically great, the way you panned to freeze the bike while blurring the background. What really impresses me is the sense of life and fun communicated by the two girls - really makes the shot work!

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• Wandering_Dan (3395)
• [2008-04-15 9:22]

Hi, Henk -

An amazing capture, both technically and for its subject matter. You managed to convey that they are moving fast while capturing them absolutely still.

Best,
Dan

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• Jonas_Schmitt (2844)
• [2008-04-15 9:22]

Hi Henk!
Great picture, I always like your panning photos, you dispose the difficult technique brilliantly.
The sharpness of the motorbike and of the two girls is great and the contrast it makes to the background is just fantastic. Nice moment you captured here, just when the girls were looking into your camera :-)
Regards,
Jonas

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• oochappan (26809)
• [2008-04-15 10:39]

Leuk en goed geslaagde panning van deze twee jonge glimlachende meisjes, V.
Henk

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• gary91 (14679)
• [2008-04-15 14:53]

Hello friend,
You are demonstrating such a mastering of this difficult technique... Maube you can organise a panning lesson course in Lille very soon :-)
Nice image again, I like the attitude of the 2 girls and their nice smile.
Well done !
Have a nice evening.
Best regards, Christian

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• siolaw (23057)
• [2008-04-15 23:08]

Hi Henk,
A successful panning in front of Royal Palace... The neutral and motion blurred BG makes the girls pop our of the screen and their expression is quite friendly.
I put it in my alphabet theme!
Greetings from Phnom Penh ;D
Laurent

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• toto (15138)
• [2008-04-16 1:36]

Bonjours,
belle photo de ces deux jeunes Cambodgiennes qui se promènent a mobilette et font le signe de la victoire qauand vous les prenez en mouvement tout en ayant une bonne netteté.
Le flou arrière et celui des roues montre bien le mouvement de cette mobilette.

Amitiés Thomas

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• jhm (69708)
• [2008-04-16 3:22]
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Dag Henk,

Dit is subliem, en de scooter rijdt wel degelijk, dit heb ik onthouden. Mooi werk.
Ik kan u melden dat ik zeker bij de les geweest ben, en dat u binnenkort het resultaat eens zal te zien krijgen.
Maar ik ben nog niet helemaal tevreden van mijn zelf, ik ben begonnen met een fietser, dan een scooter en dan een moto.
De meegaande beweeging komt er in. Ik leer elke dag iets en dit stelt mij zo te vreden.
Bedankt!

Groeten uit Vlaanderen,
John.

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• imrek (6494)
• [2008-04-16 4:07]

Hi Henk,

this exactly your shot, very good panning and strong colors, very nice one. What that V mean - some kind of victory or some other price;-)

Regards,

Imre

Thanks for kind comment!

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• Emile (16690)
• [2008-04-16 7:30]

Hola Henk.
An excellent panning shot of the two girls on the motorcycle, lovely smiling faces while passing through in front of your camera, very good sense of motion with the blurred surroundings.
Perfect off center position and great colors.
Well done. TFS.
Best regards.

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• gunbud (19698)
• [2008-04-16 19:45]

Hi Henk,
Very charming shot of these very happy young ladies out for a fast ride around town. Great clarity with strong colors and excellent details. Very informative note about Cambodia's population.
Regards, Tom

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• sothy81 (8152)
• [2008-04-17 2:39]

WOw Henk, this is excellent. Love it. What a beautiful panning. THis is what I thought of taking from time to time. You made it here. Very nice. This is a typical Cambodian young generation now. And I really want to show it to the world. My fav. Well done. Sothy

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• mark_mk (3022)
• [2008-04-18 8:15]

Hi Henk,
or should I call you Mr. Panning? This one is just great, even better than your panning shot of the taxi driver which I thought couldn`t be exceeded. Great use of this very difficult technique, to my favorites!

Best regards
Mark

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• ThomasL (417)
• [2008-04-18 9:04]

Hi Henk,

What a fantastic shot! A perfect crop, great looking contrasting colors, two smiling girls looking at the lens! Just a perfect and beautiful example of panning :)

Well done! Have a nice weekend,
Thomas

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• MarianneS (9219)
• [2008-04-18 13:30]

Hi Henk,
Great daily life capture!
These young women dedicated you a wonderful smile, a deep glance and a humoristic sign.
In return, you made a great photo, with a lot of sharpness despite the movement of the motorbike, which is perfectly placed in your composition.
Well done!
Regards,
Marianne

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• wishlist (4105)
• [2008-04-19 12:34]

A portrait while panning..that's what I can see from this picture and I can only say this is amazing!
The gesture, the smile and the expression..all of this, totally in motion and so natural..master class!
I think I'll have to study a lot your panning; being in Venice in a few days I'd like to try a panning with a gondola..but probably this sounds hilarious :o)
Thanks Henk.
Regards,

Igor

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• bibiweb (31421)
• [2008-04-20 2:10]

Hi Henk,
It's been some time since I've visited your gallery and I'm happy to find yet another one of your wonderful panning shots. You're really a master of this technique and the motorbike and its passengers are just so perfectly sharp! I don't know how long you waited to get a shot of these two girls, but the result is, IMHO, simply wonderful!
have a nice Sunday.
Bibi

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• crckt (6815)
• [2008-04-20 17:03]

Hi Henk,
Beautiful panning effect you got here. This is really top notch work. I like it a lot. TFS.
Regards,
Shaeri

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• Polonaise (17752)
• [2008-04-21 7:21]

Cambodia ???
Only two people on the scooter...??/
There is still room for another six in there !!!
What a waste of space .. (:-)))

You are getting yourself deeper and deeper into the ups and downs of the 'panning' world of wonders and unreality...

Stay cool, dear buddy...
g.

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• avene (6832)
• [2008-04-22 3:48]

such a great fun shot, Henk, it immediately makes me smile :) I like a lot the simplicity of the photo and how the contrast between the blurred background and pin-sharp details on the bike creates an effect that it's only the background that's moving :) although the flying hair of the passenger show differently. outstanding quality, but that's no surprise.

with bes regards,
Kristine

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• Senk (1817)
• [2008-04-22 10:34]

Hi Henk
so sharp and detail of the pictures very nice shot , wow I like so much and try to learn about take pictures like this , i never done it

take care

Seng

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• InasiaJones (16816)
• [2008-04-27 12:36]

Dear Master Meijer,

This one was surely going a lot slower than your usual racers, but that doesn't mean it's easier to catch so perfectly. It's also frustrating to think that you are probably getting sharp panning shot once every 4 or 5 frames, while I have never been able to catch a single one with this level of accuracy.

The streamlined background allows the viewer to focus on your subjects without any form of distraction.

You had a funny reaction from these youngsters which adds some interest in the scene. You're note complement perfectly the image.

Cheers!

André

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• noborders (13525)
• [2008-04-29 2:32]

Quite fun, this photo, I love it ! This "V" sign is everywhere to be seen in south east Asia, sometimes I am really tired of it (specially when taking photos) but here, with the 2 girls looking at you with those beautiful smiles (hope there was no accident !), it's rather cute...
Great impression of movement and great simplicity for this photo, congratulations !
Best regards,
Cath.

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• riclopes (28592)
• [2008-05-27 6:31]

Of course that is fun, Henk. This is a piece of cake, for you. And you made it seem so easy. After Laos and your lesson, I never tried this technique again. My favorite detail: the driver's twisted foot. I will never figure out why the 'V' fingers are used to comunicate with cameras so much...
Regards,
ricardo