| What gets you all excited about your
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| | Also bear in mind the distance, as your
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| favourite sport? ... the thrill of the
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| | flash will not carry too far … it might
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| chase in horse racing or maybe the
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| | be worth sitting near the basket hoop to
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| atmosphere and tension of a ball game,
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| | catch the action!
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| maybe your favourite player? ... Well if
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| | Blurred Action … a couple of ideas
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| you were to capture some of these scenes
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| | behind blurred action is, firstly … if
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| how would you do it best? For some
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| | you look back at your photos you have
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| digital photography tips, let's take a
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| | taken using Stop Action, you may find one
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| look at a few ideas right now to capture
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| | or two shots that did not freeze the
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| that realism ...
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| | action, which means your camera did not
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| Get Familiar
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| | catch the action at the right moment …
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| It's worth getting familiar with the
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| | so you end up with an interestingly
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| sport before you start shooting, for
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| | blurry effect to your subject.
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| example, how points are scored, what
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| | Secondly, if you're shooting a ball game,
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| causes penalties etc, as this will give
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| | for example, you may get blurring if your
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| you an advantage over others … you will
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| | player moves just as you click your
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| learn to expect where the best action is
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| | shutter. If you did not intend for this
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| likely to be, and you can then capture
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| | to happen, you might be pleasantly
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| those glorious moments.
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| | surprised with the effect!
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| Another great tip, as well as aiming to
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| | Panned Action … the most difficult to
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| catch the action, capture the 'emotion'
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| | accomplish, but probably the most
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| too. Be ready to shoot players' faces
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| | effective shooting technique, once
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| on triumph of a goal, or any other
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| | mastered. The advantage using your
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| emotive action in the game and you will
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| | digital camera is that you can delete
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| bring your photos alive!
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| | unwanted frames and start again, so
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| Be Prepared
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| | here's how panning basically works...
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| Cold and bad weather conditions can
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| | Using your digital camera in automatic
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| quickly rob the life of your digital
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| | mode press the shutter half way down to
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| camera's battery, so it's important to
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| | focus on your subject, moving your camera
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| always carry an extra charged battery
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| | sideways following the action, then
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| especially for outdoor sports.
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| | pressing the shutter fully while still
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| Action Techniques
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| | moving your camera. The effect created
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| Stop Action … you'll very quickly be
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| | is the front of your subject should
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| able to shoot an action shot and 'freeze'
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| | remain in fairly strong focus, while the
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| your subject practically in mid air.
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| | back of your subject should start to
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| Imagine the wheels of a drag car on a
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| | blur, and as it blurs a long trail should
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| dirt road, bouncing off the many bumps
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| | appear, giving a feeling of movement
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| … for those few seconds while the car
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| | like no other effect could possibly
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| is in mid air, snap away to capture the
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| | achieve.
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| action.
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| | Experiment
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| Lighting is not too much of an issue if
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| | By knowing what your digital camera can
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| you're outside on a sunny or partially
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| | do, experiment with different methods to
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| sunny day say at a car race, dog track,
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| | get the best shots. You could try
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| or horse race etc, but you'll maybe need
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| | shooting in continuous mode, then try
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| to make adjustments if you're inside a
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| | panning the camera along with your
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| gymnasium shooting a basketball game, for
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| | subject, whilst he/she or it is in
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| example. If the lighting is bright, then
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| | motion.
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| you'll probably be okay, but depending on
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| | I hope these digital photography tips are
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| the type of lighting, you may need to
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| | helpful. If you can get to grips with
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| activate your fill flash if you shoot
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| | panning, as I have described above,
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| players in action and you find your photo
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| | you're on a winner!
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| colorisation shifting to 'yellow'.
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