And your camera??™s wide-angle setting can, in fact, have
a role in action photography. But the essence of many action shots is a highly magnified
immediacy??”something you can only get with the lens zoomed all the way in to the telephoto
position. Try zooming in tight for action shots??”check out the difference between these pictures,
and decide for yourself which ones are more exciting:
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Experiment with Action Mode
Your camera might have something called Action or Sports mode, like the one on the
following dial (it looks like a running person).
If that??™s the case, consider using it to take these kinds of pictures. Action mode is usually
designed to use the highest possible shutter speed available with no additional effort on your
part. And that??™s great.
But, beware??”not all Action modes work the same way. I have found that some cameras,
when set to Action mode, disable focus locking. Most digital cameras lock in the focus the
moment that you apply slight pressure to the shutter release, and I recommend using that
technique to help reduce the inevitable shutter lag when taking pictures in fast-changing
situations. With some models of camera, though, the lens will continue to autofocus
continuously, right up to the moment of exposure, even if you try applying some pressure
to the shutter release.
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