Category Archives: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

I’m continuing with the images from the balloon ride… probably for a week or so, so I hope you like them! I really was wondering if the red and purple balloon in the bottom corner was in trouble it went so low… but it would have been an exciting ride for the passengers. I love theContinue reading “Reflected Balloons…”

Kid’s football is fun to shoot, but use a high shutter speed to freeze the action. Unless you have a high-end late model DSLR, use the centre focussing spot and crop: it will focus faster than the other spots. Hardware: Canon EOS 1D MkIIN, EF 70-200 f/2.8 Exposure: ISO400, 1/640s @ f/8, 200mm Post: crop,Continue reading “Watching the ball…”

Setting a slow shutter speed – by action photography standards – meant the wheels and background in this shot were blurred. Hardware: Canon EOS 1D MkIIN, 70-200 f/2.8L Exposure: ISO400 1/100s @ f/32, 105mm Post: Nothing significant.

This rider has caught one of the sideline barriers on his footpeg but he kept going, hoping it would fall off. The shot isn’t fantastic, but it just shows how you need to be ready for action when it happens. Hardware: Canon EOS-1D MKIIN, EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS, 580EX flash Exposure: ISO1600, 1/250s @ f/5,Continue reading “Bike bag…”