Hello everyone,
Tomorrow I am off to the Robin Hood stages and was wondering what I should be doing with my camera!? The main things I was wondering about are:
- AF points, I guess you use AI Servo (continuously re focusing) but do you have the auto AF points, where it selects whichever points it can to focus on, or do you manually select a point (the middle one for example, and then make sure you get that spot on a certain place every time?) and if you use manual AF point selection, which one do you use and where do you point it? (bonnnet, side, windscreen...)
- Use AV set to the lowest F number (I don't have any fast lenses, the highest I can go F3.5 wide open) OR TV set to give background blur, but what speed, 1/100th?

All Help appreciated,

Scott.
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Oooo any more info, like location etc??

I'm free tomorrow, guessing its in Nottingham.

Yup,

Robin Hood Stages (http://www.robinhoodforeststages.co.uk/)

Scott.

Scott, I should use centre point only for close car shots and bottom point if you want a bit of scenery. Try TV mode at 1/320 and iso 200 as a starting point, depending on available light.

Nick.

Thanks :thumb:

Scott.

Come on guys, I need some more help!
Best to stand on the inside or outside of a corner? I guess on the inside you can not get hit by flying crap!!??

Scott.

OMG!!:eek2:

More to the point, on the inside, you're less likely to get hit by flying CARS :D

Here are some of my attempts, Iam still finding it hard to get the correct focus......any c/c welcome....:wonder:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v394/padgo/IMG_1571.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v394/padgo/IMG_1587.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v394/padgo/IMG_1730.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v394/padgo/IMG_1739.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v394/padgo/IMG_1779.jpg

i know it may sound strange but you could have tried to use a slightly slower shutter speed and then panning with your main subject, can add an effect of speed or motion.not the easiest thing to achieve but get it right and it looks good

i would say the photos of the red scoob and the evo are the closest you have come to capturing a senses of speed.clone the people out in photoshop and try to blur the background a bit a hey presto good photos