Dear reader, if this entry or my other blog entries don't answer your specific photography questions, you can call me on the phone anytime for advice by clicking here.If you are interested in learning how to take good sports photos, try using a zoom or telephoto lens at around 200mm. These long lenses have a tendency to "compress" an image, making depth of field changes more prominent, as well as giving the image much more drama. Another benefit to long lenses are the compositional possibilities; you can usually get rid of distracting background information because the subject usually fills the entire picture space.
The downside to long lenses are few, but keep these in mind:
1. You will need a tripod, as the longer the zoom, the shakier the images can become.
2. The longer the lens, the quicker the focusing will need to be. This is either the camera's autofocus, or your own focusing.
3. You may need to increase the ISO to freeze the action of the moving subjects.
4. An f2.8 zoom lens is ideal for sports photography, but these are very expensive. A cheaper but high quality option is the 180mm or 200mm f2.8 telephoto lens (non zoom). You can buy them used for good prices, and the quality is excellent.
I took this photo at a bike race in Burlington, Vermont.
Title : TELEPHOTO COMPRESSION
Description : Dear reader, if this entry or my other blog entries don't answer your specific photography questions, you can call me on the phone anyti...