Youth Swim Meet

[eigga]

Spent the day at the pool... Comments Welcome

Mark III
300 2.8
ISO 1600
f/3.2
1/400- 1/600

#1
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff66/mcgomez13/IMG_0822.jpg

#2
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff66/mcgomez13/55.jpg

#3
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff66/mcgomez13/IMG_0430.jpg

#4
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff66/mcgomez13/IMG_0576.jpg

[manutd101]

I like #2 the best. What shutter speed/aperture were you using?

[Ockie]

I like #2 the best. What shutter speed/aperture were you using?

I took the liberty of copying this from EXIF data:
# Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/500 second = 0.002 second
# Lens F-Number/F-Stop = 32/10 = F3.2
:)

[Paul S]

Matt, nice job on your web site :D

Were those taken indoors ? or was the day really overcast ?

Can't wait to use a 300mm for swimming.

love watersports

Paul

[eigga]

Thanks Paul.

I was averaging 400-600 shutter speed. It was indoors but the pool has massive windows along the top... I was using +2/3 EV and the metering of the Mark III was very consistent given all the refections from the windows. As I have mentioned before my only knock on the Mark III is it focuses too good sometimes by picking up single drops of water in front of the swimmers face

The 300 is nice...a little tight for the closest lane but otherwise allowed for great shots.

[racketman]

some great expressions captured with that lens :mrgreen:

[Darsk47]

Nice job. Love seeing the eyes.

[Palladium]

... my only knock on the Mark III is it focuses too good sometimes by picking up single drops of water in front of the swimmers face ....

Fantastic Images - regarding the focusing issues with the water droplets - what did you have the focus speed switching set at ?

[eigga]

regarding the focusing issues with the water droplets - what did you have the focus speed switching set at ?

I had it set exactly in the middle for this event.

Thanks Toby, Darsk, and Palladium for the comments!

[Palladium]

I had it set exactly in the middle for this event.

Thanks Toby, Darsk, and Palladium for the comments!

YMMV but I keep my sensitivity to between the middle and slow ;)

[alisaeo]

Just love the eyes in #3, great capture!

[eigga]

Thanks Alisaeo

Palladium... I just might dial it back for the next meet. I have to cover 5 lanes and the races average about 45 seconds. Just dont have time to check my results other than a quick histogram check now and then.

Anybody have experience covering swim meets and using slow vs fast focus speed C-Fn

[manutd101]

I took the liberty of copying this from EXIF data:
# Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/500 second = 0.002 second
# Lens F-Number/F-Stop = 32/10 = F3.2
:)
Bwaah, I was on my mac and I haven't installed an EXIF browser yet, so...