motion picture

Peterg984 · 05-01-2006, 17:57

I`m going to another rally in week or so and was wondering how to take better photos of the cars, the last ones I took had no real feel of speed, which meant adding motion blur, which is all good fun and nice to learn, but I'd like to take the picture better in the first place.

i have to admit that last time i hade the camera set to the sport setting so tha camera did everything for me.

Thanks

MyPix · 05-01-2006, 18:02

ah, good old sport setting,
this set the shutter speed high to ' feeze ' the motion,
you will need to slow the shutter speed down slightly from the sport setting and learn to pan with the car as it drives past,

this is a hard (or can be ) tecnique to master to start with,
so take some with your sport setting and some with your manual settings, so you at least dont get a card full of rubish on an outing,

if you are close enough a good burst of rear sinc flash will help this effect to, if its an option

hope this helps

BB

SammyC · 05-01-2006, 18:36

What camera do you have Pete?

Peterg984 · 05-01-2006, 18:38

nikon d50 with the standard 18 - 55 lense and a 70-200

***Dave*** · 05-01-2006, 18:39

You can practice "panning" on normal day traffic, so by the time your next rally comes, you'll be dab hand

SammyC · 05-01-2006, 19:25

Well I'd put it in shutter priority at about 1/250th as long as you've got enought light for that speed.

Is it daytime or nighttime?

MyPix · 05-01-2006, 19:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by DJW

You can practice "panning" on normal day traffic, so by the time your next rally comes, you'll be dab hand

top tip there

MyPix

Peterg984 · 05-01-2006, 19:38

its daytime so hopefully the light shouldn`t be to bad

Matt · 05-01-2006, 19:54

Shutter priority, and experiment with shutter speed.
If you have a dedicated flash and your going to use it, set it up for 2nd curtain sync.

Be carefull, I was nearly collected by an angry 4x4 at the last event I went to.

Peterg984 · 05-01-2006, 20:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matt

Shutter priority, and experiment with shutter speed.
If you have a dedicated flash and your going to use it, set it up for 2nd curtain sync.

Be carefull, I was nearly collected by an angry 4x4 at the last event I went to.

no chance of geting collected by anything as its going to be held up a Croft circuit, which means you can`t get to close, I haven`t been to a "proper" rally since the networkQ "rally of great (Wales) Im mean Britain" went to wales

will have to go again sometime

05-01-2006, 17:57	#1 (permalink)
Peterg984 Getting Comfy Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Easingwold nr York Posts: 137	motion picture I`m going to another rally in week or so and was wondering how to take better photos of the cars, the last ones I took had no real feel of speed, which meant adding motion blur, which is all good fun and nice to learn, but I'd like to take the picture better in the first place. i have to admit that last time i hade the camera set to the sport setting so tha camera did everything for me. Thanks

05-01-2006, 18:02	#2 (permalink)
MyPix Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Gloucester UK Posts: 745	ah, good old sport setting, this set the shutter speed high to ' feeze ' the motion, you will need to slow the shutter speed down slightly from the sport setting and learn to pan with the car as it drives past, this is a hard (or can be ) tecnique to master to start with, so take some with your sport setting and some with your manual settings, so you at least dont get a card full of rubish on an outing, if you are close enough a good burst of rear sinc flash will help this effect to, if its an option hope this helps BB __________________ Its not the camera that takes a good pic ;o) But i use a Nikon Last edited by MyPix : 05-01-2006 at 19:37.

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SammyC Forum Regular Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bristol Posts: 1,466	What camera do you have Pete?

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Peterg984 Getting Comfy Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Easingwold nr York Posts: 137	nikon d50 with the standard 18 - 55 lense and a 70-200

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*Dave* Pixalo Crew Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 14,903	You can practice "panning" on normal day traffic, so by the time your next rally comes, you'll be dab hand

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SammyC Forum Regular Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bristol Posts: 1,466	Well I'd put it in shutter priority at about 1/250th as long as you've got enought light for that speed. Is it daytime or nighttime?

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Peterg984 Getting Comfy Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Easingwold nr York Posts: 137	its daytime so hopefully the light shouldn`t be to bad

05-01-2006, 19:54	#9 (permalink)
Matt Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Cheshire Posts: 1,326	Shutter priority, and experiment with shutter speed. If you have a dedicated flash and your going to use it, set it up for 2nd curtain sync. Be carefull, I was nearly collected by an angry 4x4 at the last event I went to.