Really interested in knowing how you have best captured moving people, animals or objects. I spent a good 45minutes chasing this magpie around before I even managed to get him in the frame.
Would appreciate seeing and hearing about some of your photos, please share!
Actually, if you want to freeze the background use a high shutter speed. If you want get the feel of motion then you will need to work with a slower shutter speed and pan. It takes ALOT of practice. Here is one of my recent shots.
@jodeewatts It also takes a lot of practice. I spent hours on hummingbirds this summer. I tried to anticipate their movement, and shoot (w/continuous shooting) the entire time I am following them.
I watched this squirrel for ten minutes or more. I shot him as he was walking all along the fence, and this was a lucky fluke. My most viewed shot since I have been on 365:
@onie@mizikei20@dlaxton - thanking you, totally taking that on board and will practise pan shots @jbucovetsky - great distinctions there for me to understand, thanks @welcometocarolworld - great photos, your reply certainly helps @lolanae thanks for sharing your pic of the sub, you are so right about patience, lol.
Continuous frame seems to be a favourite, which by the way I couldn't of got my shot without it, having that confirmed is good, thanks.
patience perseverance and practice, most of the time I follow the subject in my viewfinder for quite some time before I take a shot, after a while you get an idea of where it is likely to go next.
I find with moving animals patience helps. Find a desireable location and be very still. I will wait behind the lens for quite a while near a feeding spot.
As for style: I like a fast shutter to freeze action; a slow shutter to get a nice blur to show action; or a slow shutter and panning to isolate the action by freezing just one object.
It all depends on the effect you want, really.
To get that feeling of speed - follow your subject:
To step back from the subject and let it rush through your 'frame', shoot continuously ('burst), or use slower shutter speed:
To key up for bracketing or 'ghost' pictures, take several pictures in succession and then put them together in processing:
Or let distance make your subject 'float':
@seanoneill - Am currently using Fuji FinePix HS30exr and a SL5600 at the moment! I do however intend to invest in more equipment as budget permits though. Thanks
I have not got lots of experience with this but I always switch to ai servo. Usually want to freeze the subject so fast shutter speed or even ramp up iso. If you want to get movement panning with a slightly slower shutter speed. I find panning hard personaly. Or you could cheat it in photoshop.
As mentioned, AI Servo mode (that's what Canon call it - I don't know about Nikon or anyone else), slower shutter speed and pan. Panning takes practice but in this age of digital photography you can see your results and delete duds almost immediately!
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I watched this squirrel for ten minutes or more. I shot him as he was walking all along the fence, and this was a lucky fluke. My most viewed shot since I have been on 365:
Patience to get it framed correctly.
Continuous frame seems to be a favourite, which by the way I couldn't of got my shot without it, having that confirmed is good, thanks.
Look forward to hearing more! :)
As for style: I like a fast shutter to freeze action; a slow shutter to get a nice blur to show action; or a slow shutter and panning to isolate the action by freezing just one object.
To get that feeling of speed - follow your subject:
To step back from the subject and let it rush through your 'frame', shoot continuously ('burst), or use slower shutter speed:
To key up for bracketing or 'ghost' pictures, take several pictures in succession and then put them together in processing:
Or let distance make your subject 'float':