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EricKonieczny
13th of June 2005 (Mon), 07:16
The conditions were less than ideal. Hazy, Humid, Cloudy, Light Sprinkle of Rain, about 80 degrees.


I shot in RAW, reworked with RAW Shooter Essenstials and then PS CS


I took like 300 photos and only managed 10-20 keepers. I shot in Manual, with the 70-200 2.8 IS an 20D, so I know the equipment is not the problem. I used all different metering, AI Servo, One shot, etc

What modes would you use for these.

What
Metering
One Shot or AI Servo?
Tripod or monopod?


would you use CFN-4-1?


The majority of the Photos were out of focus because they AF did not track fast enough while they bikers or runners were moving fast.

The only reason I framed them is to show the EXIF data.

#1
http://www.ekreating.com/images/tri/1.jpg



#2

http://www.ekreating.com/images/tri/2.jpg

#3
This was my favorite photo of the day. So simple, just a guy warming up before the race, with a light rain coming down.
http://www.ekreating.com/images/tri/3.jpg


#4
http://www.ekreating.com/images/tri/4.jpg


#5http://www.ekreating.com/images/tri/5.jpg


#6

http://www.ekreating.com/images/tri/6.jpg


#7
http://www.ekreating.com/images/tri/7.jpg


#8http://www.ekreating.com/images/tri/8.jpg



#9
http://www.ekreating.com/images/tri/9.jpg
pdrow
13th of June 2005 (Mon), 15:00
My son is a triathlete, I would lave to have photos like this of him. The ones they take to sell ar ok, but not this good. I can't offer any suggestions, but I wanted to tell you I like them. He has not participated ina tri since I started using the DSLR. This makes me want to shoot one, though.
pam
ARTSPACE
14th of June 2005 (Tue), 13:15
I've shot quite a few tri's and the water shots are definitely the toughest from a metering perspective. The sky, water, and reflection off the water all cause problems for accurrate metering. A polarizing filter will help with these shots. I try to shoot atheletes as they come out of the water using center-weighted average metering, al-servo, and keep my shutter speeds over 250 and the shots seem to come out rather well. Your bike shots look good.