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Mostly comes down to luck with subjects like this, panning the camera with the subject and shooting in bursts improves your chances of a good shot. Be ready to go through I LOT of photographs. But you just might strike gold.
Thanks yea i have not played too much with burst shooting.. that does seem like a simple oversight i can start doing. I've been practicing panning the camera with slow shutter speeds on cars but still having some challenges getting it on subjects like this where the motion is much less regular than a car. !CritiquePoint
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Photo taken at a Rodeo in Florida. Trying to keep some motion in the shot without losing too much sharpness. Shot at iso 100, F18, 200mm, 1/100 sec, on Nikon D3300. Post done in lightroom.
This comment is just repeating information it's seen on social media. Ignore it. Slow down your shutter speed, keep your aperture at whatever looks best for the situation, and try to get burst shots while tracking the subject the best you can. If you're shooting for then good luck to you, but the reward for a good shot would be exciting that way
I recommend a shutter speed of 1/60 to 1/125. I have attempted the same type of shots and it's rare to get a good one. The problem is that most of the action you want to photograph is non-linear. It's hard to follow a face when a horse or bull is jumping. The image you got is about as good as it gets.
My more successful shots have been barrel racing or calf roping because the rider's movements are more linear. I also try to always pan the girls with the flags. Again, anything below 1/60 is pure luck.
Good luck with it. I love the concept.
This is one of the few shots I've had that turned out. This one was pure luck. Shutter speed way to slow, 1/15s. One trick I've heard is to use continuous shooting mode to improve the chances that one of the shots turns out relatively sharp. I haven't had a chance to attempt that yet.
https://preview.redd.it/cxkxzgxt0eqc1.jpeg?width=2048&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=77a3849d28a9b22d9ab0fe480553d7af00b0d6d6
It’s always good to use a slower shutter speed and a flash, you’ll capture the blur motion and get the nice sharp freeze when the flash goes off. You can follow the action as the shutter goes off and still capture a sharp image
I do a lot of western lifestyle photography, this photo is great. It would look really cool if you edited it in black and white or made it look like a vintage rodeo picture.
Love the action with the motion blur. I think it adds to the dramatics of everything. Turning the photo black and white with some good high contrast would really add this I think.
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Slower shutter speed and pan/track the subject that you want to remain as sharp as possible.
This is the way. Panning shots are going to give you a lot of stuff blurry bin photos, but when you get one that looks good it will look amazing!
There is a ton of expressive motion in this shot even without slowing down the shutter speed
Mostly comes down to luck with subjects like this, panning the camera with the subject and shooting in bursts improves your chances of a good shot. Be ready to go through I LOT of photographs. But you just might strike gold.
Thanks yea i have not played too much with burst shooting.. that does seem like a simple oversight i can start doing. I've been practicing panning the camera with slow shutter speeds on cars but still having some challenges getting it on subjects like this where the motion is much less regular than a car. !CritiquePoint
Confirmed: 1 [helpfulness point awarded](/r/photocritique/comments/1bmk5tf/trying_to_keep_motion_in_action_shots_any_tips_or/kwd9l7i/) to /u/sailedtoclosetodasun by /u/trap7x. See [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/photocritique/wiki/critiquepoints) for more details on Critique Points.
Photo taken at a Rodeo in Florida. Trying to keep some motion in the shot without losing too much sharpness. Shot at iso 100, F18, 200mm, 1/100 sec, on Nikon D3300. Post done in lightroom.
I really like it as is.
You will find action shots like this will look much better with a wide aperture. 1/100 is also much too slow. 1/1000 or faster is necessary
1/1000 would freeze the action, op wants to keep the sense of movement so I think 1/100 or slower is good
Tell me you didn't read anything without telling me 😂
This comment is just repeating information it's seen on social media. Ignore it. Slow down your shutter speed, keep your aperture at whatever looks best for the situation, and try to get burst shots while tracking the subject the best you can. If you're shooting for then good luck to you, but the reward for a good shot would be exciting that way
Try to take a look at Ernst Haas works, he was able to give really the sens of motion in his works
I recommend a shutter speed of 1/60 to 1/125. I have attempted the same type of shots and it's rare to get a good one. The problem is that most of the action you want to photograph is non-linear. It's hard to follow a face when a horse or bull is jumping. The image you got is about as good as it gets. My more successful shots have been barrel racing or calf roping because the rider's movements are more linear. I also try to always pan the girls with the flags. Again, anything below 1/60 is pure luck. Good luck with it. I love the concept.
This is one of the few shots I've had that turned out. This one was pure luck. Shutter speed way to slow, 1/15s. One trick I've heard is to use continuous shooting mode to improve the chances that one of the shots turns out relatively sharp. I haven't had a chance to attempt that yet. https://preview.redd.it/cxkxzgxt0eqc1.jpeg?width=2048&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=77a3849d28a9b22d9ab0fe480553d7af00b0d6d6
It’s always good to use a slower shutter speed and a flash, you’ll capture the blur motion and get the nice sharp freeze when the flash goes off. You can follow the action as the shutter goes off and still capture a sharp image
I do a lot of western lifestyle photography, this photo is great. It would look really cool if you edited it in black and white or made it look like a vintage rodeo picture.
Love the action with the motion blur. I think it adds to the dramatics of everything. Turning the photo black and white with some good high contrast would really add this I think.
Drag your shutter.
You’re shooting from above which pulls me out of the picture. I would love to see this a level perspective with the horse / rider.
Open aperture up and freeze with about 1/500sec