Golf at Wentworth today.

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What a lot of "big white lenses".Wonder what these would be, and also wonder what lens/es would be best for golf swing shots.I'd like in my dreams to be able to create the blur of the speed of the clubhead and nice bokeh too, if it is possible to produce both.
 
ab2012 said:
What a lot of "big white lenses".Wonder what these would be,
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probably canon L series lenses like the 400mm f2.8 - i think i'm right in saying that the nikon pro level lernses are black
 
about £4/5000 then from the search I've done.Hope the pics are good for that price.
 
Probably 300mm - 600mm, although if there were any grey lenses that'll be the rare 'Tropical' finish that Nikon carried on some of its pro glass. Long, fast glass only required probably because you can't get in that tight to the players....

As for the shot, wide aperture like f/4 to create shallow Dof for the bokeh, and a shutter speed like 1/100th to help you handhold but not freeze the club mid-swing.
 
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specialman said:
Probably 300mm - 600mm, although if there were any grey lenses that'll be the rare 'Tropical' finish that Nikon carried on some of its pro glass. Long, fast glass only required probably because you can't get in that tight to the players....

As for the shot, wide aperture like f/4 to create shallow Dof for the bokeh, and a shutter speed like 1/100th to help you handhold but not freeze the club mid-swing.
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If you're taking pictures mid swing during a tournament you may find it'll be your last ;)
 
Stratman said:
If you're taking pictures mid swing during a tournament you may find it'll be your last ;)
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And never try to take shots of "Tigers" at golf tournaments, because they can be particularly tetchy, particularly when they hit their first drive OOB;)
Am I right tin thinking, that you cannot take any more photos at the Open Championship now, something lese to do with "Tetchy Tigers" I believe?
 
andy700 said:
And never try to take shots of "Tigers" at golf tournaments, because they can be particularly tetchy, particularly when they hit their first drive OOB;)
Am I right tin thinking, that you cannot take any more photos at the Open Championship now, something lese to do with "Tetchy Tigers" I believe?
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Paying punters all have to go through a security search as they enter the course, where mobile phones and cameras are taken off them (they are stored and can be reclaimed on leaving).

Accredited photographers know the rules and also know the consequences of breaking them.
 
Stratman said:
Paying punters all have to go through a security search as they enter the course, where mobile phones and cameras are taken off them (they are stored and can be reclaimed on leaving).

Accredited photographers know the rules and also know the consequences of breaking them.
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I always wonder if golf really does need that kind of quiet - and at one time I played off a 4 handicap - if tetchy tiger is going to be distracted by the soft clicking of a shutter how does he get on with birdsong, aircraft noise etc
 
Stratman said:
If you're taking pictures mid swing during a tournament you may find it'll be your last ;)
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Too true, although I can't imagine you'd be able to hear the shutter going if someone was using a 600mm lens from a few hundred metres away... But then again.... :)

Probably true at high-end comps but club comps at the local course may be a bit more flexible. Or, to the OP, doing it at the practise ground with a mate as the subject might be a good place to start, providing the management are okay with it.....
 
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