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mattymx
28th of February 2010 (Sun), 21:39
A couple from the slopes today... Totally unprocessed. But I had a killer sequence of my son doing a rodeo 5 and they were all soft focus. I'll change those settings before I shoot skiers again... Blast away!!!

http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/yy10/motohawk/IMG_6964.jpg

http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/yy10/motohawk/IMG_7008.jpg

http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/yy10/motohawk/IMG_7055.jpg

Here is one from the group that were soft... Bummer!!

http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/yy10/motohawk/IMG_7066.jpg
JeffCanon
1st of March 2010 (Mon), 07:32
What sets did you use? Focus point mode, tracking, ISO,shutter speed, & etc
mattymx
1st of March 2010 (Mon), 10:58
What sets did you use? Focus point mode, tracking, ISO,shutter speed, & etc

For all this I was using SPOT AF for focus (kind of a bad idea) in AI SERVO
F4.0, ISO200, and shutter speed of 1/1500
I was going for total stopped motion in hopes of getting some great spray shots of the snow when the skier hits a jump. Next time out I will slow the SS down to get more of a blurred background.
smmokan
1st of March 2010 (Mon), 11:30
When I shoot skiing, I try to keep the *minimum* SS at 1/2000. Anything else and you're risking motion blur.
NicolasRubio
1st of March 2010 (Mon), 12:00
For all this I was using SPOT AF for focus (kind of a bad idea) in AI SERVO
F4.0, ISO200, and shutter speed of 1/1500
I was going for total stopped motion in hopes of getting some great spray shots of the snow when the skier hits a jump. Next time out I will slow the SS down to get more of a blurred background.

Try AF with Expansion Points. Works great for me!
mattymx
1st of March 2010 (Mon), 12:16
Try AF with Expansion Points. Works great for me!


That is exactly what I will use my next time out. Thanks...
mattymx
1st of March 2010 (Mon), 13:20
Here is another one I liked... Too bad he is dead center, but maybe it works because of the box he is coming off of... maybe?


http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/yy10/motohawk/IMG_7082.jpg
JeffCanon
2nd of March 2010 (Tue), 21:33
last one is nice, cropping some off the right would but him off center, and form a nice leading line from the botton right
syphlix
2nd of March 2010 (Tue), 22:02
yea i agree w cropping a bit off the top and the right for the last one... background is nice and clean as well...
OldNick
3rd of March 2010 (Wed), 02:47
For all this I was using SPOT AF for focus (kind of a bad idea) in AI SERVO
F4.0, ISO200, and shutter speed of 1/1500
I was going for total stopped motion in hopes of getting some great spray shots of the snow when the skier hits a jump. Next time out I will slow the SS down to get more of a blurred background.

Interested to know why spot AF is wrong for this stuff.

I have not done skiers, but kite surfers, and I find that trying to pan for blurred background is not good if they are doing any sort of trick, because you just get motion blur. You can't track all bits at once.
OldNick
3rd of March 2010 (Wed), 02:50
Doesn't matter. I don't have expansion points.
Mikeroscope
3rd of March 2010 (Wed), 10:00
Spot focus is the only thing I can use on skiers and snowboarders. Just sometimes it messes up. Shooting fast moving objects in the snow especially with trees in the background is hard on a little camera.

Good shots. They look really up there, but the only one that conveys that is #1. I would like to see a launch or landing or just something under them to judge how huge the air is.

Just get your kid to do another rodeo five. heck push him to do a nine. My friends always go bigger than their skill level when I bring the camera out.
mattymx
3rd of March 2010 (Wed), 14:05
Spot focus is the only thing I can use on skiers and snowboarders. Just sometimes it messes up. Shooting fast moving objects in the snow especially with trees in the background is hard on a little camera.

Good shots. They look really up there, but the only one that conveys that is #1. I would like to see a launch or landing or just something under them to judge how huge the air is.

Just get your kid to do another rodeo five. heck push him to do a nine. My friends always go bigger than their skill level when I bring the camera out.


I will try some different focus settings when I go to the slopes again this weekend. Also tomorrow I am going to a motocross track to get some shots so I can try some of different settings as well.
My son loves to go big and has a comp this weekend and next as well. This weekend is the Analog "go huck yourself" event and next is a USASA Slopestyle Event. I will shoot those for sure. I never ask him to go bigger. Thats all on his own. And afterall, he is only 14.... Here is something his friend shot with my little Powershot...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CeZAX7HQqM
Mikeroscope
3rd of March 2010 (Wed), 21:20
I will try some different focus settings when I go to the slopes again this weekend. Also tomorrow I am going to a motocross track to get some shots so I can try some of different settings as well.
My son loves to go big and has a comp this weekend and next as well. This weekend is the Analog "go huck yourself" event and next is a USASA Slopestyle Event. I will shoot those for sure. I never ask him to go bigger. Thats all on his own. And afterall, he is only 14.... Here is something his friend shot with my little Powershot...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CeZAX7HQqM

He's 14? holy crap. Nice. Looking forward to seeing your photos from the contests?