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Postby shakey on Tue Aug 22, 2006 1:41 am

A few more snowboarding shots. These are from part of the NSW junior comp off Big Air at Perisher last weekend.

All taken with 28-200 G (3.5 - 5.6) on D70

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1/2000, f 7.1, ISO 400 at 200 mm

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1/800, f 7.1, ISO 400 at 200 mm

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1/200 f 14.0, ISO 200 at 200 mm
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Postby Oscar on Tue Aug 22, 2006 8:49 am

Great action shots Shakey. The kids would love them too. #2 is a beauty. Cheers, Mick.
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Postby JordanP on Tue Aug 22, 2006 8:53 am

Hi,

I'm a fan of #3. The angle is good - a sense on "How High? :shock: " plus it eliminates the more cluttered backgrounds. There is a little motion blur on the tail of the board which I also thinks adds to this action shot.

Wish I was there.....
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Postby Jonas on Tue Aug 22, 2006 12:51 pm

Nice photos Shakey. Great colour and movement.

I was wondering why you didn't open the lens up to about 5.6 so the skiers stand out a bit more from the background? It would also allowed a higher shutter speed to freeze the action.
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Postby shakey on Tue Aug 22, 2006 9:26 pm

Jonas wrote:I was wondering why you didn't open the lens up to about 5.6 so the skiers stand out a bit more from the background? It would also allowed a higher shutter speed to freeze the action.


I was playing around with different settings to see what I could do. It was in my mind that the 28-200G at its longest end and widest aperture may be too soft, so that's why I closed it down a little. But I agree that a greater separation of the subject from the background would be better.

I'm fairly happy with the shutter speeds. I like a bit of motion blurr as long as some part of the main subject is sharp. Thats what I was looking for in shot #3. This is 1/200 at 200 mm on d70 sensor size.

I love action photography but there's lots to learn :) :) :)
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