darn, cant shoot sportbike pics on manual....wtf?

[saturnin]

Ok, so far i've been shooting on TV and AV, pics are ok but there is no motion to them. Today i went out and shot on full manual, just got home and so dissapointed. Most pics look overexposed and jsut nasty.
It was a super sunny day. I've been reading this site and following directions but i still cant get a good moving photo on manual.

Today i shot everything from 2.8 to 7.0 Iso 200-400 shutter speed from 1/320 and up.

What do i need to work on? When i shot on TV lets say, i check the settings and i try to make them the same for manual but the pics just overexpose.
When its sunny do i shoot 2.8 or higher. I dunno..lol..

[Floriantrojer.com]

When you say you want motion, why would you shoot at iso 200-400 and 1/320th or higher?

Use TV mode, dial in a shutter speed you feel comfortable with (1/100th for example) and pan the subject when taking photos.

It's a matter of practise to get good motion blurred photos, just do it over and over again.

[saturnin]

yah....i know..but i would like to do all manual

[cosworth]

I know this corner well.

You have to set it to 1/250th and practice panning Sat. Set it to TV mode and get a monopod. Collapse the pod under the camera and use it sort of like a steadycam. Set the focus to manual and focus for the corner where the bikes are. You'll have lots of DOF so everything will be sharp in this light. Eventually you can get down to 1/160th and get some sharp shots. Maybe even slower...

Yeah the metering is off and you've got some blown out pics but it you've shot in RAW these would be saveable.

You've got the right idea on the tilt. You'll get the panning soon and the composition is dependent on if there is an ant biting you and you get the bike in the shot. Expect about 300 shots before you find the settings and panning you'll like to work with.

With exif you're set since you don't have to write all this crap down anymore. Get the settings say like this for mission and their speeds. A little bit less harsh on the light but you'll get the idea of where you can end up.

1/160th, F14, ISO 200

http://www.jasonhollister.com/images/Processed/mission1b.jpg

[saturnin]

i'm partialy blaming it on the lens..lol.... but yah....i went back today and took pics on TV mode and they were ok.....still coudnt get the extreme motion tho....check bscb and u'll see..one of them had ok motion....
heh..thanks for the tip..i was on corner one all day
and it was super sunny so i coudlnt tell form the LCd wha they were like...they all seemed ok....

[Mike R]

When panning use contuinuous shooting mode, You will end up with better images from panning, sorry I can't help with you question about over exposure.

[StealthLude]

you got some metering problems in the first set... You try differnet metering modes? Looks like you got plenty of light, use ISO 100 and set your camera to Av mode.

Or shoot everything in 100% manual mode after metering...

[saturnin]

i was all over the place today with the settings....after while it all looked the same to me on the LCD..lol...

[ssim]

yah....i know..but i would like to do all manual

Why are you hung up on being able to do everything in manual. If you are getting final images that you are satisfied with my using TV or AV mode, is that all that really matters at the end of the day.

I do use manual, albeit sparingly. I've found that I can control the camera and get the exposure that I want/need using AV mode.

You have recieved some very good advice here so far.

[grego]

i was all over the place today with the settings....after while it all looked the same to me on the LCD..lol...

Never use the LCD to check for results. Unless something is really blown out or really underexposed or just fully out of focus. Other than that, its not a good indicator of anything(unless you are using the histogram).