anniek Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 this is what happens to a greyhound with a shutter speed of 400 :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlc Posted August 8, 2012 Author Share Posted August 8, 2012 :laugh: whoops, I had lots that looked like that today! Looks like there is some fast tail action going on there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kja Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Yay! for my slow dogs :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlc Posted August 8, 2012 Author Share Posted August 8, 2012 :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirislin Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 I'm assuming anniek's suggestion for a shutter speed of 1/4000 or higher is a typo and she means 1/400 No,not a typo..lol One of the main reasons I upgraded from the 400D - which had a max of 4,000 was to get a max of 8,000. I usually shoot as close to 8,000 as I can for action - greyhounds run bloody fast you know! :laugh: I was about to answer Snook to say not a typo at all, but it's already been answered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirislin Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 slower shutter speed if you're going for this effect. Same combo as you have 7D and siggy 17-70, although I suspect one of your little fluffies couldn't go as fast as this little whippet so you might not get quite the same result :laugh: IMG_1588dpptc by kirislin, on Flickr Camera Canon EOS 7D Exposure 0.004 sec (1/250) Aperture f/7.1 Focal Length 70 mm ISO Speed 400 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlc Posted August 8, 2012 Author Share Posted August 8, 2012 (edited) slower shutter speed if you're going for this effect. Same combo as you have 7D and siggy 17-70, although I suspect one of your little fluffies couldn't go as fast as this little whippet so you might not get quite the same result :laugh: IMG_1588dpptc by kirislin, on Flickr Camera Canon EOS 7D Exposure 0.004 sec (1/250) Aperture f/7.1 Focal Length 70 mm ISO Speed 400 That's a great shot, I definatley know Tullys not as fast as a whippet, she played data nd mouse with one at the park one day, she did a great job of keeping close but the whipped was always a few steps ahead. :laugh: Although I suspect they run a lot faster when chasing the lure! About this shot, if the dog is frozen and the ground is moving is that because you were moving the camera too? Is that a panning shot? Edited August 8, 2012 by tlc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirislin Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 (edited) That's a great shot, I definatley know Tullys not as fast as a whippet, she played data nd mouse with one at the park one day, she did a great job of keeping close but the whipped was always a few steps ahead. :laugh: Although I suspect they run a lot faster when chasing the lure! About this shot, if the dog is frozen and the ground is moving is that because you were moving the camera too? Is that a panning shot? Yep, I love panning shots to convey speed. I've been told I have a steady hand with my big heavy camera and lens combo. I even had an experienced racing photographer tell me he couldn't pan as steadily as me. This is a friend of mine at a track day last year. My first time photographing motorbikes. Very slow shutter with no IS IMG_3064dpp by kirislin, on Flickr Camera Canon EOS 7D Exposure 0.013 sec (1/80) Aperture f/13.0 Focal Length 200 mm ISO Speed 100 It's been favourited by alot of men (I assume) on flickr who like girls in leather, I was a bit creeped out when I saw the company my poor girlfriend is now keeping :laugh: Here's another one at 1/80th, it's harder to get slow shots of dogs because they're not rigid like vehicles, bits of them are flexing every which way, so there's alot more luck involved in getting their heads sharp at slow speeds. 5F6A0312dpptcr by kirislin, on Flickr So I suppose my point is, for action shots, you either go very fast, or very slow. Edited August 9, 2012 by Kirislin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlc Posted August 9, 2012 Author Share Posted August 9, 2012 Excellent panning shots, I can imagine how heavy the camera would be if you were using the 70-200, you have the 2.8 yea? With panning, do you lock focus on the subject or can you let the camera track it while your moving? I must go back to an old thread about panning (might have been a challenge) I'm sure I took some at the park one day that were passable, no where near this standard though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirislin Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Excellent panning shots, I can imagine how heavy the camera would be if you were using the 70-200, you have the 2.8 yea? With panning, do you lock focus on the subject or can you let the camera track it while your moving? I must go back to an old thread about panning (might have been a challenge) I'm sure I took some at the park one day that were passable, no where near this standard though. any shots you take where the subject and or you, the photographer are moving, the camera must continue to re focus as it follows the moving subject. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlc Posted August 9, 2012 Author Share Posted August 9, 2012 With my old DSLR, to try these sort of shots, I had to either wait till the subject got close enough or continuously refocus the shutter when the subject got close enough to shoot. Is amazing what new technology there is with cameras now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlc Posted August 16, 2012 Author Share Posted August 16, 2012 A couple from today and a derp shot of the big fella! :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlc Posted August 16, 2012 Author Share Posted August 16, 2012 I'm working on it, they are so quick and by the time I get myself sorted to take the shot the moment has passed. :laugh: these are cropped a bit too. I haven't had much chance to use AI servo (tracking) apart from these running shots, I had a few in a row that the first couple were perfectly in focus but the next few were blurry each one blurrier than the last, not sure what happened there, I think I moved of the subject to much and the camera lost its focus. Anyway I'm having fun figuring it all out. Can't wait for nicer days, we had sun today but the wind was freezing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juddabug Whippets Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 That's the joy of capturing the shots TLC, I'll get a spate of sharp as photos, then a few blurry ones (always the best shots) then sharp in the same sequence. Are you using the continuous shutter shot? Not single shot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlc Posted August 16, 2012 Author Share Posted August 16, 2012 Yep continuous shutter on fast not slow, it's mainly all I use with the dogs out and about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juddabug Whippets Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Awesome! Snap away! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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