Motorsports with a T2i and a Canon 70-300mm IS USM lens.
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MotoGP with a XTi and a Canon 70-300mm IS USM lens.
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For a first-timer: don't worry about settings, worry about framing. Find a place with a clear view of the racers where you can get the target in the center of the frame, filling as much of the frame as possible. Track the target all of the way to the point that you have it framed the way you want, then push the shutter button. Motorsports action photography is a lot like a golf swing. In both cases, smoothness and follow-through lead to a good shot.
For a first-timer, don't worry about filters, worry about framing and tracking the target. Don't worry about settings: put the camera in Program AE, Auto ISO and AI Servo constant tracking autofocus and Evaluative metering. For a first-timer, work on getting the bike in frame. Let the camera make the exposure choices while you work on learning how to track and capture the racers.
There are more elaborate and advanced techniques using shutter speed and framing and angles and settings and filters that you can learn after you have some experience with motorsports action photography. For a first attempt, just concentrate on getting the basics and getting decent images of the riders that fill the frame.
