Maintaining a high speed – Shutter Speed #6

Middle school track shutter speed determines camera settings

The day was cloudy, cold and windy. My spirits suffered under the poor conditions and I knew shooting track, even middle school age kids, was going to be difficult. I’d already decided to shoot at f4, the widest opening on my Nikon 300mm lens. I wanted to maintain emphasis on the runners without a distracting [...]

Gotta love those specular highlights

Gotta love those specular highlights

Never stare into the sun! Unless you’ve a camera in your hand, it’s early in the morning, the rowing crews are beginning the day-long series of races and you only have an hour to work before the next shoot. Again, it’s time to break the rules. Go ahead. Stare into the sun. Only this time [...]