Looking for some feedback...I was up at the Windham WC this weekend and tried my hand at taking some pictures. I understand the basics of photography, but this was my first attempt at shooting action. Still in the process of going through and cropping, but I've included my favorite so far below (still annoyed that I clipped off the left of Blenki):
Some thoughts. Using a Canon T1i/500D and the kit lens I shot full manual the entire time, primarily using evaluative metering of the background to set the exposure. I was trying to keep a shutter speed of 1/400, which seemed to be fast enough for decent shots. In the woods, this meant shooting wide open and typically ISO 3200. This approach worked pretty well, but obviously wasn't great for compensating for changes in ambient lighting which, in the woods was pretty much constant and I also had to do a lot of adjusting to properly expose the rider based on being back-lit etc. I think next time I'd probably try shooting aperture priority, manually setting ISO to 3200 (seems like auto will only push it to 1600, which typically wasn't enough under those conditions), and using partial or spot metering on each rider. Does this approach make sense? Also, the variable aperture lens was incredibly annoying shooting manual. Might have to borrow something better if I do this again.
Appreciate any suggestions/feedback. Main goals were to get decent focus, correct(ish) exposure and avoid having a bunch of course tape in the shots. Had a ton of fun and definitely eager to try again.
Some thoughts. Using a Canon T1i/500D and the kit lens I shot full manual the entire time, primarily using evaluative metering of the background to set the exposure. I was trying to keep a shutter speed of 1/400, which seemed to be fast enough for decent shots. In the woods, this meant shooting wide open and typically ISO 3200. This approach worked pretty well, but obviously wasn't great for compensating for changes in ambient lighting which, in the woods was pretty much constant and I also had to do a lot of adjusting to properly expose the rider based on being back-lit etc. I think next time I'd probably try shooting aperture priority, manually setting ISO to 3200 (seems like auto will only push it to 1600, which typically wasn't enough under those conditions), and using partial or spot metering on each rider. Does this approach make sense? Also, the variable aperture lens was incredibly annoying shooting manual. Might have to borrow something better if I do this again.
Appreciate any suggestions/feedback. Main goals were to get decent focus, correct(ish) exposure and avoid having a bunch of course tape in the shots. Had a ton of fun and definitely eager to try again.
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