sports photography with eos1000d + 55-250

hye everyone.....i'm a very beginner of dslr photography......i really want a suggestion or trick or tips or a max setting to shot outdoor soccer sports.......tq appreciated it....:

Hi, I don't know what max setting is but I can say if you're a beginner Tv mode will be easiest. Set the shutter on 1/250 since you are using 55-250mm lens. If it's blurry make the shutter speed faster.

You will probrably get motion blur at 1/250, as your outside you should be able to get the correct exposure at much higher speeds. I would look at a minimum of 1/500th for fast moving sports. The quicker the better to freeze the action.

ChewieT wrote in post #11729899
You will probrably get motion blur at 1/250, as your outside you should be able to get the correct exposure at much higher speeds. I would look at a minimum of 1/500th for fast moving sports. The quicker the better to freeze the action.

Depends on the sport but yeah, outdoors will be easy to get something much faster like 500th + which is always better.

cikgoo wrote in post #11729668
hye everyone.....i'm a very beginner of dslr photography......i really want a suggestion or trick or tips or a max setting to shot outdoor soccer sports.......tq appreciated it....:

(tv)
shutter 1/500
AF = AI servo
Center point focus

You'll find the most success on a really bright, cloudy day (even lighting...diffused) and a high shutter speed. In football they say that 1/600 is the magic number. Soccer is probably similar. Your setup can get outstanding shots, but it will be tricky for a couple reasons:

1. Your lens (55-250) is a great lens, but it has a couple limitations: It isn't a low light lens, so shooting in good light is essential. Also, it does much better when the aperature is set at 7.1 or more, which means you really need strong light. Bright days are good.

2. The Rebel XS (1000D) has a slow frame rate in raw (1.5 fps). That means you have to aim carefully to get the magic shot.

That said, you could get great photos with that setup with practice.

Av, WIDE OPEN. This will give you the fastest shutter speed possible with proper exposure.

Tv mode is typically used for panning.

thanks a lot......i'll post the result soon.....

cikgoo wrote in post #11729668
hye everyone.....i'm a very beginner of dslr photography......i really want a suggestion or trick or tips or a max setting to shot outdoor soccer sports.......tq appreciated it....:

I would shoot in TV mode with as high a shutter speed as you can get, 1/500 - 1/1000 sec depending on the light, using AI servo


Canon 55-250IS

with XSi (450D)

Watch any of the auto modes - easily fooled by white/dark clothes.
I would suggest manual, see if you can manage shutter speed of 1/500 or shorter.

Play around. Freezing motion is nice, but ~some~ motion blur in the ball, an hand or foot can add a nice dynamic to the photo.

Most of what you see above will give you issues.

Try this instead.
Manual mode.
Aperture f/5.6
Set shutter speed to 1/500 to begin with.
Aim at the grass and adjust ISO to bring the needle to the center.

Now you have calibrated manual mode to give reasonable exposures, regardless of the color of the player's clothes. As long as there's not a dramatic change in lighting, this will work.

If the images come out blurry, see if the ISO range allows you to go to 1/1000. If you are on ISO 800, you have to go to 1600 to match that, for example.

Follow the action with tight framing and use a fast shutter speed.

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Don't forget about video. Most of the soccer players (especially on the professional level) are top-notch actors. They'll get lightly grazed by another player, fall down (suspciously in a safe roll) and then comes the Shakespear. They're good.

Now, if they were American football players, on the other hand, they would get right back up. They save the acting for when they score.

as ive heard before...when shooting sports go to max focal length and stay there the rest of the time

this generally holds true