Playin' the ponies.

[BrandonSi]

First attempt at shooting horse races.. it was actually kind of tough.

These were ISO 100, 1/500 or 1/600 seconds, tV. 75-300mm, 300d. If anyone desperately needs the full exif let me know, i'll pull it out.

Any tips or tricks when shooting races like this? Suggestions?

http://www.audielite.com/images/arlington/Race_1_Framed.jpg

http://www.audielite.com/images/arlington/Race_2_Framed.jpg

[DavidEB]

Brandon -

action can be very tough to shoot, you did a good job.

The more depth-of-field you have the easier it is to get shots in focus. Also with a long lens (I assume you're zoomed out to 300mm) you need a faster shutter to handhold.

If you can, put camera on tripod, point at the bend in the track, pre-focus (and then turn off AF) and then you can use slower shutter speeds.

Bump your ISO to 800 to get a smaller aperature (larger f-number) for more depth of field. Also if not using a tripod, you might increase your shutter speed to 1/200 or even 1/400 (using up 1 or 2 of the extra exposure stops you get in going from ISO 100 to ISO 800 which is 3 stops).

[BrandonSi]

Brandon -

action can be very tough to shoot, you did a good job.

The more depth-of-field you have the easier it is to get shots in focus. Also with a long lens (I assume you're zoomed out to 300mm) you need a faster shutter to handhold.

If you can, put camera on tripod, point at the bend in the track, pre-focus (and then turn off AF) and then you can use slower shutter speeds.

Bump your ISO to 800 to get a smaller aperature (larger f-number) for more depth of field. Also if not using a tripod, you might increase your shutter speed to 1/200 or even 1/400 (using up 1 or 2 of the extra exposure stops you get in going from ISO 100 to ISO 800 which is 3 stops).


Wow! Great ideas! I feel dumb for not asking *before* I went!! :) Thanks!

[PhotosGuy]

What he said!