60163 "Tornado" on the "Border Raider" at Ais Gill on Thursday 24th June 2010.

Running something like 40 minutes late at this point. This location is superb for video!

Many thanks to all who helped this working to happen, and to Dave who helped me get my gear up the hill :-)

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• 60163
• Tornado
• Border Raider
• Ais Gill
• Settle & Carlisle
• 24th June 2010
• 24/06/2010

[balmesh]

Great shot. Were you using a tripod? It is beautifully steady, but panning at speed is a pain with tripod (tis for me, anyway, I keep falling over my feet, or tripod feet).

[softwizz]

@balmesh - exactly my own problem, there just isn't any way to cover an angle of about 150 degrees, as here, without coming to an accommodation with at least one tripod leg :-)

I'm vaguely considering an alternative strategy, though I don't imagine anyone else will be barmy enough to try it - I invested in a Flycam rig a couple of years back, which I've not yet done much with. It would eliminate the dance with the tripod legs, but it would probably introduce other problems. We'll see :-)

[balmesh]

To softwizz

I'm not familiar with the Flycam - it sounds like the proverbial "skyhook" which we are all waiting for . . One thing, when panning at speed, handheld, steadiness is less of a problem, I find. I tend to keep the tripod for "set pieces" where there's time to get it right (and plan jut where the "dance" is to take place.

[softwizz]

@balmesh You can see a very informative video on the Flycam by searching here on "Flycam 5000 - U-Flycam - cheap stabilizers my honest opinion".

But I just saw what might be the final solution (search on "Best Camera Trick Ever! ") and all it takes is a rubber band! (I kid you not) This is what I aim to try next time! Just not sure how well it will control the differential angle-change speeds that we encounter in panning a moving target on an elliptical course.

[acw71000]

Cracking shot at one of my favourite locations. You did well panning, not easy at the speed she was going.

[softwizz]

@acw71000 - from you, that is high praise indeed! I note that your own panning is immaculately smooth.

I was at Scout Green also, but I had a complete sodding failure there - left it on autofocus and it lost focus completely when my framing crossed the tree. Since then I've found a clip on here that demonstrates a much better location there, so I'll have another go next time I can get down-country.

[genesis070365]

Pure Magic...doing exactly what they always did!!

[balmesh]

To softwizz

I watched both (thanks very much) and found them very helpful. If I doing your sort of major steam event I think I'd try out the rubber band method (though I'm not sure how you can see through the VF). For my very ordinary productions, I shall rely on "steady-shot" and not-too-ambitious zooming!

[hurleyfunbags]

Great location and an awesome display of power from Tornado.