POTD (Photo of the Day)

Visitors 1

153 of 441 photos

POTD 18 January 2014: Burnage parkrun

I am not really a sports photographer. But while marshalling/stewarding for Burnage parkrun a day after returning from La Palma I took the opportunity to practice my skills. You can see the images worth keeping here: http://photos.imb.biz/client/parkrun140118. I didn't end up with a very got 'hit rate'. I got quite a lot of out of focus images and a few where the motion blur was a little too much.

There are a few lessons I take away from this - firstly if I am going to shoot sport I need to think about how I set my camera up. Back button focusing probably isn't the best way to go! Secondly although I was using auto ISO to try to keep the shutter speed high I need to set the minimum shutter speed higer that I have it. Clearly what works as a minimum shutter speed for theatre work doesn't for sports. Next time I shoot sport I will spend more time thinking about camera settings before I leave home.

PLEASE NOTE: This is not a source of free photographs.
This photograph is (c) Ian M Butterfield. All rights are reserved. No use Is permitted (including non-commercial use) without prior permission. If you wish to use any of my photographs please ask first.

Image Reference: FG0118A-G01025

Categories & Keywords

Category:

Subcategory:

Subcategory Detail:

Keywords:Britain, British, Burnage, Burnage parkrun, Cheshire, EU, England, English, Europe, European, GB, Great Britain, Greater Manchester, Heaton Mersey, Heatons, Manchester, NW, NW England, North West, North West England, Stockport, The Heatons, UK, United Kingdom, challenge, challenges, competition, competitions, game, games, jogger, jogging, northwest, parkrun, people, recreation, runner, running, sport, sports

Ian M Butterfield

POTD 18 January 2014: Burnage parkrun

I am not really a sports photographer. But while marshalling/stewarding for Burnage parkrun a day after returning from La Palma I took the opportunity to practice my skills. You can see the images worth keeping here: http://photos.imb.biz/client/parkrun140118. I didn't end up with a very got 'hit rate'. I got quite a lot of out of focus images and a few where the motion blur was a little too much.

There are a few lessons I take away from this - firstly if I am going to shoot sport I need to think about how I set my camera up. Back button focusing probably isn't the best way to go! Secondly although I was using auto ISO to try to keep the shutter speed high I need to set the minimum shutter speed higer that I have it. Clearly what works as a minimum shutter speed for theatre work doesn't for sports. Next time I shoot sport I will spend more time thinking about camera settings before I leave home.

PLEASE NOTE: This is not a source of free photographs.
This photograph is (c) Ian M Butterfield. All rights are reserved. No use Is permitted (including non-commercial use) without prior permission. If you wish to use any of my photographs please ask first.

Image Reference: FG0118A-G01025