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Glen Fouche posted in the group Action Photography
In contrast to the frozen action images, I started panning the subject in order to show motion and speed, but when using a lower shutter speed, unfortunately we then have a small aperture with huge depth of focus… panning hides what would have been an in-focus background, and therefore would be very difficult to separate the subject from the…Read More
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Glen Fouche posted in the group Action Photography
When I first started shooting sport & action, I was completely focused on the world we don’t normally see with the naked eye, the close up, sharp frozen images… I hadn’t learnt how to show the speed and movement by motion blur… but if cropped close enough the stationary frozen front wheel is not as prominent…
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Who said a wide focal length cannot be used for action photography? I thought since the previous image was taken with a 300mm; I would go to the opposite end. Here I used a 14-24 f2.8 lens at 14mm. I wanted to tell a story, where the whole event and all the officials (don’t forget the guy with the rake) were all showing their interest in the…Read More
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I agree with Jacques. Excellent choice of a wide angle – it shows context, displaying the pit and the impressive distance achieved by the jumper. The official on the other side, with their gaze fixed on the jumper, adds to the scene.
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Glen Fouche posted in the group Action Photography
Fixed focal length lenses require planning… as the subject placement is more difficult than when using a zoom lens. Late afternoon sun showing texture and depth in the background, so I selected a spot where the rider would fill the frame (remember it’s a fixed 300mm so your legs are the zoom) and I waited for a rider with high contrasting…Read More
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Excellent action shot! I like how you framed the rider and the dust behind him, leaving more space in front to indicate the force around the bend and the taking of a new direction.
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Glen Fouche posted in the group Action Photography
Track Cycling very often has restricted access … To separate the subject from the background is a conflict – open the aperture for shallow depth of field, and that will speed up the shutter and freeze the action, I therefore chose to pan in order to blur the background (that otherwise would have been in focus) and also needed to show movement…Read More
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Danie covered panning briefly in his Basic Photography Class on Saturday, emphasising its importance for sports or wildlife photographers in selecting the appropriate shutter speeds for their subjects. This image of a track cycling event by Glen, taken at 1/160th of a second, demonstrates an excellent panning technique.
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Glen Fouche posted in the group Action Photography
I spent a lot of time trying to capture motion in one frame, and forgot about the background images, the stationary images that show motion.. Understanding the sport is vital, and although these images are still, the emotions are enormous, and the concentration is immense.
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A collection (possibly a slide show) of Mono Conversion Track Cycling Images… testing how the DPC Platform works.
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Lesson learnt… next time i will first crop images to suit the layout of the slide show…
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Hi Glen, We would have preferred a 16×9 ratio, but these slideshows are around 16×6 if you want to crop it in Lightroom.
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Well… her we go.. learning how to navigate and upload images… thought to try out with a few images shot for “The Bubbly Bar” @ The Village Stables Market. Have to admit I had to drink each set up to ensure the champagne was fresh and full of bubbles.. The shoot did get a lot more complicated as time went on … oops.
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Glen, reflective surfaces are not easy to photograph, you need to purchase the following book https://www.amazon.com/Light-Science-Magic-Introduction-Photographic-dp-0367860260/dp/0367860260/ref=dp_ob_title_bk
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I love the image Glen. I think the wide angle paid off. I used to take a lot of school athletics photos when I was still a teacher. Never thought to go wide. Always from the front.