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Willy · Outlaw Joined: 01 Feb 2004 Posts: 159 City: Montreal

This pic says it all for me. I wanted to share it and hopefully get your C&C please.

Taken by my buddy Sly from a chase boat, and using a D200 with 18-200.

scott a · Ladies Man Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 9810

image isn't sharp and the shutter speed is way too slow...

ontrider · Ladies Man Joined: 30 Jul 2003 Posts: 16491 City: Russia

I think I'd rather see the whole rider in the frame, or at least only cut off one edge. for example, crop along the waist, but make sure you can see the whole helmet and a bit of space above.

DRAGON88 · Posted: May 23, 2007 9:29 pm Post subject:

I'd stop it down more and shoot at a faster speed. As Scotta said, it's a bit blurry and soft. I'd also go out quite a bit wider and get the boat in the frame if it were me.

Dragonlady8 · Black Widow Joined: 27 Aug 2004 Posts: 9198

Pretty much agree with scott a, ontrider andDRAGON88.
Being an owner of that exact set up, it most definitely can be sharper.

Willy · Outlaw Joined: 01 Feb 2004 Posts: 159 City: Montreal

Thanks for taking the time. It was f9 1/250 ISO 400, 200mm and shot on a bright sunny day. You'd thing that 1/250 would be fast enough for a slow-moving scene like this start, but obviously I'm wrong. What would be your ideal "leave it like this" setting in terms of ISO, f and shutter speed for shooting a WB set?

Thanks!

DRAGON88 · Posted: May 24, 2007 7:19 pm Post subject:

Willy, there's no set rule as to what to shoot at. To really freeze water however I've found that I need to be at 1/1000th. at f9 that lens should be very close to it's sharpest point.

Settings change as the sensor needs light, so there is no "leave it like this" settings. Generally I try to shoot as low of an ISO as light will allow, but I'm not afraid to bump it up to 800 if I have to. Then again the Nikon has a CCD sensor and my Canon has a CMOS, I think CCD's are better with noise at high ISO's.

RUSSIAN · Posted: May 24, 2007 8:21 pm Post subject:

DRAGON88, Actually the canon sensor is better at high iso then the competition.

I would recommend shooting at the lowest iso, and largest aperture(lowest f stop) you can. Another approach is put the camera in tv and set the shutter speed to around 1/1000, you may get varying exposures that way but it's a good way to learn what the camera can do. The most important thing I can recommend is PRACTICE, and have fun