Saturday's match v Saracens (Amateurs)

[kelack]

Right, took some advice in mind, got to the match and had left monopod 50 odd miles away at home :lol:

Bit more pleased with these, although you may think different :D

http://lh6.google.co.uk/kelack/RxN9l7C3S9I/AAAAAAAACYQ/s_LqPLIANfE/s800/13.10.07145.JPG
ISO: 500
Exposure: 1/500 sec
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 100mm

http://lh5.google.co.uk/kelack/RxN9nrC3S-I/AAAAAAAACYY/5meiUXjqmqM/s800/13.10.07140.JPG
ISO: 200
Exposure: 1/200 sec
Aperture: f/4.5
Focal Length: 50mm

http://lh3.google.co.uk/kelack/RxN9sLC3TAI/AAAAAAAACYo/x29N7KFx5Xs/s800/13.10.07153.JPG
ISO: 800
Exposure: 1/250 sec
Aperture: f/6.3
Focal Length: 180mm

[kelack]

And a few more:

http://lh5.google.co.uk/kelack/RxN9wrC3TCI/AAAAAAAACY4/mehl-RJqo08/s800/13.10.07175.JPG
ISO: 800
Exposure: 1/320 sec
Aperture: f/6.3
Focal Length: 300mm

http://lh6.google.co.uk/kelack/RxN9z7C3TDI/AAAAAAAACZA/-K1pbA6X7UQ/s800/13.10.07215.JPG
ISO: 800
Exposure: 1/320 sec
Aperture: f/8.0
Focal Length: 70mm

http://lh4.google.co.uk/kelack/RxN93bC3TEI/AAAAAAAACao/PlkYH7Va3Ec/s800/13.10.07223.JPG
ISO: 800
Exposure: 1/250 sec
Aperture: f/8.0
Focal Length: 50mm

[kelack]

last lot

http://lh3.google.co.uk/kelack/RxN98LC3TGI/AAAAAAAACZY/0g3tLKLjuMw/s800/13.10.07238.JPG
ISO: 800
Exposure: 1/400 sec
Aperture: f/8.0
Focal Length: 180mm

http://lh6.google.co.uk/kelack/RxN957C3TFI/AAAAAAAACak/q5cpbDcHYfI/s800/13.10.07235.JPG
ISO: 800
Exposure: 1/400 sec
Aperture: f/8.0
Focal Length: 35mm

[Diego Garcia]

Being honest, these are OK. Room for improvement but you are on the right road.

First of all, put the camera in AI servo or whatever the servo option is called on your machine as all of these appear to be in one shot mode - I think...should yield a big difference.

Pete.

[kelack]

woohoo - getting there then. Wasn't expecting them to be great or perfect as it was only last week they were pants so as long as I've made some improvement then that's good, it's the good advice from you all on here that's helping me so I have a lot to thank you all for.Thanks for your comment, I'm glad you were honest :D

Right, this Saturday, I will do better :D:D

I've got to find my instructions though :( Wonder if I can get them online

[Yv]

Definately on the right track there. I think I even know where you were :lol: There is nothing to replace practice with this kind of stuff, so keep up the good work! :thumbs:

[kelack]

Thanks LL :lol: We were in Bramley Road, Southgate You should have come along :lol: We did spend half an hour going up and down Enfield High Street thought as the coach's Sat Nav got us lost.:thumbsdown:

Right, call me thick but I'm looking at my camera now and I can't work out how to get AI Servo mode (don't forget I have a Minolta not a Canon). These are my options on my wheel:

Auto
Portrait
Sport
Mountain symbol
Sunset
Nighttime
Manual
Speed - oops - I mean shutter!
Aperture
P (not sure what this one is)

On Saturday I had it on S and set to 1000 but was coming out too dark so I changed it to 500. Was this the right thing to do. I then just kept it set to S and my white balance dial set to the sun setting rather than AWB......

[oldgit]

AF Servo is not a setting on your "dial" but a focussing mode. Not sure if your cam does it, but your manual will tell you. What it does is once focus lock is achieved it tracks it as it moves maintaining focus.

Set it in Aperture mode and wind it down to a lower setting say f4 (if your lens goes that wide)?
This will help blur the background, providing its far behind the subject.

[kelack]

:embarrassed: Oops - cheers, am going to have a spring clean upstairs this week as we're off work and see if I can find the manual.

4.5 is the lowest it goes though

[kelack]

Have found my manual this morning and have had a play, worked out how to put it on continuous AF etc :D Need it to be Saturday now so I can watch rugby and play :lol:

[moomike]

:woot: Good luck for Saturday, Continuous AF should help a massive amount but I agree with everyone else, you're on the right track (& determined) so I'm sure they'll improve in leaps & bounds :thumbs:

[kelack]

Cheers Mike, definitely determined to get my standards up close to if not up to the pics that are on here

[Ally]

Your on the right track, I find that if you track the player with your focus and take shots in 1 or 2s so you don't fill up your buffer you will get sharper shots and also have a few to choose from.


Good luck this week :thumbs:

[kelack]

Thanks Ally