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JohnnyO Nov 2014 7:13pm, 25 Nov 2014 17,829 posts	Quote Pin JohnnyO You can learn a lot on Flickr
halfpint Nov 2014 7:21pm, 25 Nov 2014 18,875 posts	Quote Pin halfpint I feel like I have a good eye but the pictures never come out quite how I want. I'm sure it's down to the technical stuff which I am clueless about. I keep stopping the car to take pics as I scoot about for work but all I have is my phone - the camera isn't the best! I could have a decent camera in the car at the ready.
sLickster Nov 2014 7:27pm, 25 Nov 2014 1,647 posts	Quote Pin sLickster I am a complete novice, but having got a second hand DSLR camera/lens for £150 off our regular parkrun photographer I've been taking a few shots at sporting events. Though maybe I should starter 'easier' as it seems quite tricky to get good clear crisp images of 'moving' people with my skill/lens! However, I went along to a cyclo-cross event for the first time at the weekend and was pleased with at least a few images that came out well and captured the mood of the event - see: facebook.com One thing I've noted is just how many people use the images as their facebook profile/cove pic, even when the images aren't exactly clear and focussed! This was particularly the case from teh first XC of the season the week before: facebook.com What I'm finding difficult is that ideally I want to get some nice 'background' around a runner/cyclist, but in order to get a crisp shot of the person I need to be more 'zoomed' in and thus lose anything other than the runner - any suggestions?
Reinhold Messner Nov 2014 7:35pm, 25 Nov 2014 583 posts	Quote Pin Reinhold Messner Set the camera to shutter priority and about 1/500 shutter speed. Auto ISO should be fine but maybe limit it to something about 600 (it'll be daylight so that'll be okay). Beyond that all you can do is focus correctly. Decide where the runner will be in the frame and choose a focus point there. Have I missed anything?
Reinhold Messner Nov 2014 7:37pm, 25 Nov 2014 584 posts	Quote Pin Reinhold Messner Having clicked on your link, you're doing fine.
sLickster Nov 2014 7:43pm, 25 Nov 2014 1,648 posts	Quote Pin sLickster Ok, thanks. Though I'm still at the stage where I'm trying to work out what a good shot is and so to this point...I've just left the camera on the pre-defined 'sport' mode, so I might start to try some more manual settings as suggested.
halfpint Nov 2014 7:47pm, 25 Nov 2014 18,876 posts	Quote Pin halfpint I work on the basis that the more photos I take the more likely I am to get a good one. Those cyclocross photos make me want to try it for myself. All that mud
Cuddy Nov 2014 7:54pm, 25 Nov 2014 4,326 posts	Quote Pin Cuddy My photography teacher said that even the pros only get a good shot or two in about 100. Depends obviously on what your definition of good is!
Hanneke Nov 2014 12:42am, 26 Nov 2014 67,034 posts	Quote Pin Hanneke Yeah, in the olden days, I used to be happy if there was one good shot on a roll of film. I was nifty in rolling it and used to get about 40 photo's out of a roll... Now with digital and large memory cards, it is very tempting to just shoot away in RAW format and do the actual photography behind your computer with photoshop...
Cuddy Nov 2014 8:58pm, 26 Nov 2014 4,327 posts	Quote Pin Cuddy But that's cheating Hann! But seriously, isn't the sunset pretty enough as it is already? I stopped my subscription to DP Magazine because I got fed up of constant photoshop tutorials for messing about with beautiful nature.