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My niece Allison received her blackbelt in Taekwon-Do yesterday. And the event gave me the chance to do some honest to goodness sportshooting. Pretty pleased with the results but wanted some input.
Settings: Canon 30D, 24-70, AV 2.8 (as had been suggested earlier here in a post by David I think), ISO 800 or 1600, shutter speeds averaged between 1/320th and 1/640th. Most were underexposed even with that do to the poor lighting. I corrected highlights in Lightroom by as much as 1 stop.
Wondering if using exposure compensation in the camera by 1/3 or 2/3 would have worked better. Am I seeing mostly the graininess and limitation of the camera, or is their some overall blur from not enough shutter speed. Looks like I missed the focus in the narrow depth of field in a few shots. Any other techniques to try?
Thanks for any help! And hope you enjoy the photos.
Oh dear, just what the male population needs, a woman who can fight.. ;D
(seriously, good luck to her!)The shots are good, color & exposure look ok, if anything maybe a touch cold – not a big deal.
I would bet all the white in the clothing has thrown your meter if you needed a lot of push in the post.
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A picture is thousand words that takes less than a second while a thousand words is a picture that takes a month.
Oh dear, just what the male population needs, a woman who can fight.. ;D
(seriously, good luck to her!)Right, although that’s her and her brother sparring (also a black belt), so it’s been good for them!
My problem is determining how much to set it on the shoot. I can’t really assess very well the IQ in that little LCD screen. So if it’s in the ball park I don’t worry too much about it. Wish I had at least tried a few with exposure compensation however. Live and learn. Another niece has started lessons, so perhaps down the road, I’ll have another chance to get better at it.
I really appreciate you’re advice, David. Thanks.
Thank you, Aaron.
She got as good as she gave. I obviously was trying to showcase her since I’m proud of her. But the other students, a father and his daughter, did well also. It’s a great sport, and you have to admire the discipline, knowledge, maturity as well as the fitness that all the students attain.
You can really see how they treat others with respect. It tends to take the whininess out of people and makes them such a pleasure to be around. However, the instructor said he refused to let one student test a while back for the black belt because he judged him too arrogant. Character is ranked as important as the other skills.
You might never know my niece is a black belt just meeting her casually.
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