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i maybe trying to run before i can walk here but am desperate to take a hdr photo!
i have just got a fuji s5600 and wonder how i would set the settings to take the 3 different images
another question is am heading to knockhill in a few weeks and am hoping to take some motion pictures anyone got any recommended settings
any help much appreciated
i have just got a fuji s5600 and wonder how i would set the settings to take the 3 different images
another question is am heading to knockhill in a few weeks and am hoping to take some motion pictures anyone got any recommended settings
any help much appreciated
"motion"? Do you mean car sharp and with blurred background to show movement?
I'm no great shakes, but the basics are to find a suitable corner first. Not sure what type of lens you have. I don't have decent long lens so do a lot of trudging around to find the best spot at the track. I don't know Knockhill well enough to suggest where would be good for you.
Whilst practising, you probably want somewhere the cars are going a bit slower (to make panning easier).
Set shutter priority on the camera and pan with the car and take as many shots as you can as the car passes. Others may suggest better settings, but I'd try around 1/160 - 1/200 initially as a good compromise between fast enough to have a chance of sharpness and slow enough to get some blurring.
Hold the camera well (arms in a normal good supporting position) and pivot at your waist to pan (i.e. don't wave your arms about trying to follow the car).
You may want to take a spare card as you'll end up with lots of shots probably won't be able to tell which ones are worth keeping until you get home.
Not sure what shutter lag you have on that camera but if its not minimal you're going to find it tricky to get the cars in frame. Practise initially a bit zoomed out and get closer as you get the timing right. If you can pre-focus before the car arrives (e.g. on the ground over which it will pass) that will speed things up a bit.
Perhaps some of the more experienced people here can help us both!
I'm no great shakes, but the basics are to find a suitable corner first. Not sure what type of lens you have. I don't have decent long lens so do a lot of trudging around to find the best spot at the track. I don't know Knockhill well enough to suggest where would be good for you.
Whilst practising, you probably want somewhere the cars are going a bit slower (to make panning easier).
Set shutter priority on the camera and pan with the car and take as many shots as you can as the car passes. Others may suggest better settings, but I'd try around 1/160 - 1/200 initially as a good compromise between fast enough to have a chance of sharpness and slow enough to get some blurring.
Hold the camera well (arms in a normal good supporting position) and pivot at your waist to pan (i.e. don't wave your arms about trying to follow the car).
You may want to take a spare card as you'll end up with lots of shots probably won't be able to tell which ones are worth keeping until you get home.
Not sure what shutter lag you have on that camera but if its not minimal you're going to find it tricky to get the cars in frame. Practise initially a bit zoomed out and get closer as you get the timing right. If you can pre-focus before the car arrives (e.g. on the ground over which it will pass) that will speed things up a bit.
Perhaps some of the more experienced people here can help us both!
After doing similar at the weekend (panning/blurry background shots) I found ~ 100th of a second is a good compromise, but range to the car will vary and so the optimum shutter speed required will change too!
Another mistake I made was "stabbing" at the shutter and car location. Be realllllyyyyy smooth, set your desired zoom, watch the car in the viewfinder, don't think your taking pictures, just aim to keep the car in the same place in the viewfinder, and don't let pressing the shutter release make you stop moving with the car...
I'd like to ask what the best autofocus type might well be on a Nikon D70s (might be the same on your camera)... I know to use constant, but which area mode?
Not sure if thats the best advice, but they are the lessons I learnt on my first trip out and to remember next time!
Dave
Another mistake I made was "stabbing" at the shutter and car location. Be realllllyyyyy smooth, set your desired zoom, watch the car in the viewfinder, don't think your taking pictures, just aim to keep the car in the same place in the viewfinder, and don't let pressing the shutter release make you stop moving with the car...
I'd like to ask what the best autofocus type might well be on a Nikon D70s (might be the same on your camera)... I know to use constant, but which area mode?
Not sure if thats the best advice, but they are the lessons I learnt on my first trip out and to remember next time!
Dave
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