few pics from a car show/drift show
I don't really like the wheels on the SC300 but it is still nice.
02-20-2006 | 05:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Costas,Feb 20 2006, 12:03 PM
it's easiest to capture it when it's going from side to side, when it's comming towards you and moving fast, you have to pan as well as zoom out while they're comming towards you which i still haven't even tried because it sounds too hard lol.
as for AI servo, i used burst mode alot to capture most of these shots with "AI servo" mode on my nikon so that's the method that works best for me. you can experiment with which way works better though; focusing one time with half shutter or constant burst with ai servo.
as for AI servo, i used burst mode alot to capture most of these shots with "AI servo" mode on my nikon so that's the method that works best for me. you can experiment with which way works better though; focusing one time with half shutter or constant burst with ai servo.
I'm sure it will take some time to master just that. There is no way I'll be able to pan and zoom and get it right, but I have to admit I like challenges. -heh -hehI haven't done much on the focus mode other than the one shot, but it's good to know that it seems to work. I'll have to play around with and see how it goes. Hmm... I might have to just play with one camera and master it for both me and my wife.... just in case Canon changes it from year to year.
Thanks again!
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02-21-2006 | 12:27 AM
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AI Servo is good for that kind of thing, yes. I use it about half the time. The other half, I pre-focus on a spot before the car gets there. Last year I had a very slow-focusing lens so sometimes I would do this to be sure I was in focus for a certain spot on course.
Usually when the car is coming towards you almost head on I prefer to freeze the action with a higher shutter speed. On my Canon 300D I switch to Aperture Priority mode (mode selector switch is right by the shutter release, and very handy) for those shots, with the aperture set at 7 or less (numerically). Provides a nice shallow depth of field, like so.
Zooming with a slow shutter speed is difficult, especially with panning in the mix. I've done it a few times, the results are very interesting. But most of my subjects don't express much interest in these wierd shots.
Usually when the car is coming towards you almost head on I prefer to freeze the action with a higher shutter speed. On my Canon 300D I switch to Aperture Priority mode (mode selector switch is right by the shutter release, and very handy) for those shots, with the aperture set at 7 or less (numerically). Provides a nice shallow depth of field, like so.
Zooming with a slow shutter speed is difficult, especially with panning in the mix. I've done it a few times, the results are very interesting. But most of my subjects don't express much interest in these wierd shots.
02-21-2006 | 08:28 AM
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From: So Cali____ Wii Wii Land
love that prelude. that is the original color of my 98 type sh. had those same wheels mmm.... cough cough copy?
only pic i could find. didnt have the new wheels yet
Article by: SpeedOptions (Friday, May 19, 2000
only pic i could find. didnt have the new wheels yet
Article by: SpeedOptions (Friday, May 19, 2000
