In Jacques Lartigue's famous early racing car pictures, I understand the people leaning because I think that J. H. L. was panning the camera hand held, so anything stationary would be at a different place as the shutter moves down, and if he is in fact 'panning' I can see that the car would be reasonably sharp at an effective 1/1000th second, but why are the wheels egg shaped? Why does the camera see them any differently than the car body?
I want to re-create this effect with a Model T speedster at speed using my 5X7 Speed Graphic. I know Lartigue likely used a chimney graflex type, but if I prefocus for a known distance that the car will be at speed, that shouldn't make any difference. I'll hand hold and 'pan'. Could even build a wire 'sports frame' like the later press 4X5's had.
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