Action shots

Well I'm no expert, per se, but here are my tips anyway! You have some options, as always, but my shortlist is:

1. Shoot fast, ie capture the action with a high shutter speed
2. Follow the action by panning the camera - you can then shoot fast or slow
3. If you shoot slow and pan (perhaps because it's dark, or because you want to) you'll blur the background and other parts that are moving relative to your pan, which can be nice
4. If you can't shoot at infinity, pre-focus on something obvious and hit the go button when the object reaches that object
5. Anticipate the unwanted, like other moving objects, and get clear sightlines
6. Use the best focal length for your purpose, bearing in mind that the longer the focal length the harder it will be to 'freeze' the action
7. As always, frame the object well and get as close as you can.

It's not always easy but these simple tips will make your images more interesting and viewable. Trust me, just this once ;-)

An index of sorts

• My art gallery (of sorts!) contains a mix of oils, ink, texta and carpet cleaner
• If you like this sort of thing, my aviation pics blog is here
  
• More specifically my aviation gallery is here
• Even more specifically my airliner art is here
• My floral pics are in this gallery
• And also here, but with extra added animals as well
• And I have an automobile gallery - Austins to Volkswagens via Alfas
  

You'll find lots of images if you poke around on those sites - some are scanned from negatives or prints, or photographed digitally - and some will be 'Photoshopped to death'. I offer no apologies for this, it's merely an extension of the weird and wonderful world of darkroom developing and printing that I entered a long, long time ago!