Same-old, really :) I really seriously struggled this time around. Not only did it rain but the light was getting very dim, even more so than last week. I had to put the 200mm f/2.8 away and shoot with the 100mm, and even then I felt like I was pushing my luck. You'll see that a few of the photos I chose are still a little soft. The runners were the hardest to shoot as they move faster and the trees weren't exactly helping with the lighting.
SR does not help much when your subject is moving. It also doesn't help much when you notice you've somehow nudged the switch to "off". Luckily I found that one during the swimming stage. http://www.multisport.net.nz/photos/714-2010-02-18-frontrunner-surf-n-turf-photos.html There's one more race left in the series and it's held in a different location. I've heard the forecast isn't so good but I'll wait and see as it's rarely accurate this far out. I'm currently wishing the camera had more focus points, with an extra set closer to the edges. I tend to be using the edges a lot with these races. I'm shooting at an acute angle to the ocean with a long lens which causes the foreground to blur so I end up cropping it out. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
