Photo Assignment September '07: Action

[handicap18]

Lets get out there and see some movement. Use your camera to show movement of any kind. Stop action like at a sporting event. Slow movement like a car going by but just seeing a streak of light. Maybe use rear curtain sync with a flash to show something has moved, but the flash captures the stop action. Maybe use a slower shutter speed at a baseball game to capture the movement of the bat.

Maybe there's a small water fall or water fountain near you. Take a picture using different shutter speeds to give a different type of action. Real fast to show the water droplets, and realy slow to give that milky white look to the water.

Action comes in many forms. I know this is a big season for high school fall sports starting back up or other kids fall sports.

Get out there and use your camera. Use it. Learn it. Love it. Then post it.

Please try to keep the posts to pictures that were taken during this month. If you run late and can't post till October, thats ok. We wont deduct points. Also try to post the EXIFdata. That can help with the learning process. ISO, Shutter speed, aperture, white balance, any EC (+/-), meter mode. These are the most useful ones.

Remember the most important thing about these assignments..... HAVE FUN and Learn.

 

[Suburbanmom]

I'll start out, but I really wish I had used a slower shutter speed.

Nikon D50; 1/250; f/11.0; 300mm; ISO 200; White Balance: Manual; Exposure: Shutter Priority

 

[mikamah]

First day of kindergarten- gotta get in line.

 

[jann1033]

# xposure time: 0.0006 s (1/1600)
# Aperture: f/4.0
# ISO equiv.: 100
# Whitebalance: Manual

# Exposure time: 0.020 s (1/50)
# Aperture: f/8.0
# ISO equiv.: 100
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b332/jann1033/local%20color/20070904presdqueisle015copy
.jpg# Exposure time: 0.0012 s (1/800)
# Aperture: f/4.5
# ISO equiv.: 100

# Exposure time: 0.0063 s (1/160)
# Aperture: f/4.0
# ISO equiv.: 100
1/160, f8

# Exposure time: 0.0020 s (1/500)
# Aperture: f/4.0
# ISO equiv.: 100
oddly enough, i was trying to take different action shots before i read the assignment for this month but 2 hrs after handicap posted it so i guess this sort of maybe kind of counts since it was 9/4
edited cause i had to look up lake erie surfer guy's exif up and it just dawned on me i think photobucket might put in the max aperture in stead of the actual aperture used sometimes so i 'll check those sometime as well( it did for one)

 

[allie5]

Couple from my kids sports day:


EXIF
Camera make: Canon
Camera model: Canon EOS 30D
Flash used: No
Focal length: 70.0mm (35mm equivalent: 491mm)
CCD width: 5.13mm
Exposure time: 0.0012 s (1/800)
Aperture: f/6.3
ISO equiv.: 400
Whitebalance: Auto
Metering Mode: matrix

Exposure time: 0.0005 s (1/2000)
Aperture: f/7.1
ISO equiv.: 400

 

[woj68]

Couple from my kids sports day:


EXIF
Camera make: Canon
Camera model: Canon EOS 30D
Flash used: No
Focal length: 70.0mm (35mm equivalent: 491mm)
CCD width: 5.13mm
Exposure time: 0.0012 s (1/800)
Aperture: f/6.3
ISO equiv.: 400
Whitebalance: Auto
Metering Mode: matrix

Exposure time: 0.0005 s (1/2000)
Aperture: f/7.1
ISO equiv.: 400

Very nice, great colors and sharpness Allie.

 

[woj68]

Some shots taken of my son's football team (130 lbs & under).

EXIF
Camera: Canon 30D
Lens: 70-200mm f/2.8 with 1.4 t/c
Shooting Mode: Aperture Priority
Shutter Speed: 1/1000
Aperture: 4.5
EC: 0
ISO: 125
Focal Length: 210mm
White balance: Auto
Center point AF
AI Servo used in high speed burst mode

EXIF
Camera: Canon 30D
Lens: 70-200mm f/2.8 with 1.4 t/c
Shooting Mode: Aperture Priority
Shutter Speed: 1/640
Aperture: 4.0
EC: -1/3
ISO: 200
Focal Length: 280mm
White balance: Auto
Center point AF
AI Servo used in high speed burst mode

 

[tinksdad]

Camera: Nikon D200
Exposure: 0.003 sec (1/400)
Aperture: f/11
Focal Length: 105 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: 0/6 EV

 

[DueyDooDah]

Make: Canon
Model: EOS 30D
Exposure time: 1/100"
F number: F16
Exposure Program: Manual
ISO Speed Rating: 100
Shutter Speed: 6.64 TV
Aperture: 8 AV
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Metering Mode: Spot
Focal Length: 300
White Balance: Auto

 

[Master Mason]

One from yesterday

IS0 100
1/2500
f 2.8
170mm
Antique B&W in Lightroom

 

[dcg0317]

Bee coming in for a landing. Shot raw, crop from original, minor adj. with levels and curves, smart sharpen in CS2

Canon 40d
Canon 85 mm f/1.8
1/500 sec
ISO 200
f/8.0
AV mode
AWB
Evaluative metering

 

[Anewman]

 

[iluvdisnee]

A few from our trip we just returned from:

 

[Khokhonutt]

Fast car:

Fast ride:

Fast marching:

 

[Gdad]

A couple from the other night- messing around in the pool with the water resistant Pentax W30.

 

[handicap18]

A few more shots from the Phillies/Rockies game I went to last week. These are more on the action side than one's I posted on the baseball thread.

 

[FirstTimertoDiz]

From my husband's football team this week:

 

[Renysmom]

All of these photo's are gorgeous.. I wish I could learn how to do them..maybe one day

 

[Pea-n-Me]

Can't decide whether to post the "mess up" or the capture first.

OK, first the mess up - I cut off the top of the rocket, but it seems to show the action better (focus issues aside ). I think I was startled!

1/500, f4.0, 16mm, WB manual

I got the whole rocket here, but it somehow doesn't seem as exciting. I best keep practicing.

1/640, f4.0, 14.9mm, WB manual

 

[NostalgicDad]

This was at a criterium bike race last weekend actually sponsored by my team and this is one of my teammates. I have 2 hobbies. It's obvious which one I was doing on this day......

Nikon D80
Nikon 70-300VR @ 70mm
1/160 sec
f/14
ISO 100