Photos - Wairarapa sprints February 3rd

[Kendog]

Some nice shots there.

Look for a Canon 70-200 F4 L on TradeMe.
What mode are you shooting in?

Those shots should have been in Ai Servo, TV mode, 1/320th to 1/640th and ISO100 (not ISO800) and you would have had a nice shallow depth of field with enough shutter to get a clear shot.
It would have brought the aperture down from f22 to f8 or so.


PS. Your camera is more betterer than mine...

Wow, its like you know the settings I was using.
I was on ISO800, so had an aperture of f20 to f22. All your other numbers and settings were spot on what I was doing.

I need to read up what all that means so next time I can do better.

[skelstar]

If your panning then I reckon a shallow d-o-field is meaningless.

Could be wrong tho, I'm not expert.

[wilber]

Heres a few more pics

[wilber]

And some more

[ceebie13]

Coolpix Nige!! ... oh, sorry, that's a Nikon innit?

[et al]

And some more

Good ones - thanks Wilber.

[DMNTD:Me]

Mr Shiny-Pants(Bucketboy) on his ZX10 and ZX14

[NordieBoy]

Wow, its like you know the settings I was using.
I was on ISO800, so had an aperture of f20 to f22. All your other numbers and settings were spot on what I was doing.

I need to read up what all that means so next time I can do better.

With your lens you'll have more luck with complete side-on pans so the lens has a chance to lock on. With the 3/4 shots it has problems focussing fast enough.

I loved my cheapie Sigma 70-300 and it did some great shots but needed to be given a chance to acheive focus.
Also some colours are picked up quicker than others. A bike with some nice blue/white or black/white gives the camera more of a chance to pick up on the high contrast areas.

Get that ISO down to 100-200 and keep shooting

[Clivoris]

And some more

At last a pic of the Tuono. Have to laugh. Here I was thinking that I was tucked in.

[Kendog]

With your lens you'll have more luck with complete side-on pans so the lens has a chance to lock on. With the 3/4 shots it has problems focussing fast enough.

I loved my cheapie Sigma 70-300 and it did some great shots but needed to be given a chance to acheive focus.
Also some colours are picked up quicker than others. A bike with some nice blue/white or black/white gives the camera more of a chance to pick up on the high contrast areas.

Get that ISO down to 100-200 and keep shooting

I tried a few manual focus efforts, but could not focus quick enough.
So I tried pacing the distance from the middle of the road to the fence beside the road, then focused on the fence manually and left the focus there, then paced back the distance between the fence and the middle of the road. This sort of worked.

I really want a 70-200 f2.8 L

[NordieBoy]

I tried a few manual focus efforts, but could not focus quick enough.
So I tried pacing the distance from the middle of the road to the fence beside the road, then focused on the fence manually and left the focus there, then paced back the distance between the fence and the middle of the road. This sort of worked.

I really want a 70-200 f2.8 L

I'm very happy with my Sigma 70-200 f2.8 EX HSM.
Esp for the $650 I got it on TradeMe.

[Kendog]

I'm very happy with my Sigma 70-200 f2.8 EX HSM.
Esp for the $650 I got it on TradeMe.

That is a great price, well done
What camera have you got?

[Her_C4]

I tried a few manual focus efforts, but could not focus quick enough.

MMmm I am having the same problem. Are you using a tripod?

I really want a 70-200 f2.8 L

Damn!!! I paid over twice that for mine!!!! Note to self - must keep an eagle eye out for bargins on Tarde Me.

[wilber]

At last a pic of the Tuono. Have to laugh. Here I was thinking that I was tucked in.

Couldnt get much lower than that ,you would be getting ready for the hump at the intersection coming up in the next second .
Take it you got pic I sent you.

[Clivoris]

Couldnt get much lower than that ,you would be getting ready for the hump at the intersection coming up in the next second .
Take it you got pic I sent you.

Yep all good thanks. I thought I'd bounced you an email back. I was a bit concious of the bump and trying to stay in the center of the road. What camera were you using?