donaldjledet
Senior Member
what could i have done to make photo better?
d7100 70-300 4.5-5.5 nikkor lens
iso200
1/1000sec.
f/8
116mm focal
d7100 70-300 4.5-5.5 nikkor lens
iso200
1/1000sec.
f/8
116mm focal
thundering herd!
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I would have gotten a tighter shot to start with (closer to the action). Then I would have brightened up the picture a little, to give it better definition (saturation). Then I would have cropped it a little tighter to keep the focus on the horses. Allow me to show you my version, using your picture:
WileyCoyote
Banned
Zoomed in closer! And I'm not totally sure, but it looks like the horizon is slanted down to the right just a tad. But that may just be me.
Whiskeyman
Senior Member
You should have taken this shot from further to the left than you did, to catch the horses coming straight at you. Either that, or waited until all of the horses entered the turn and your shot is more perpendicular to the horses path.
Get rid of the rails in the foreground; it's too great of a distraction.
Zoom in, use a larger telephoto lens or move closer to make your subject more of the picture. Or a combination of all three.
How did you set exposure? You could have used the green grass as an approximate 18% reflectance surface to determine your exposure.
And did I say to get rid of the rails?
WM
BTW, was this taken at Louisiana Downs in Bossier Parrish?
Get rid of the rails in the foreground; it's too great of a distraction.
Zoom in, use a larger telephoto lens or move closer to make your subject more of the picture. Or a combination of all three.
How did you set exposure? You could have used the green grass as an approximate 18% reflectance surface to determine your exposure.
And did I say to get rid of the rails?
WM
BTW, was this taken at Louisiana Downs in Bossier Parrish?
donaldjledet
Senior Member
thanks for the advice.
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no fair grounds in new orleans,la
Whiskeyman
Senior Member
If you have the opportunity to do so, try the track during training periods. Earlier in the day can give you better light, with much less contrast, and you can get a much more personal images.
There are lots of opportunities at the race track besides the races.
WM
There are lots of opportunities at the race track besides the races.
WM
donaldjledet
Senior Member
Cause i'm a fan so i can't get any closer then the rail at the stands. So should i get a longer zoom, or a prime lens with a longer distance?
Thanks
Thanks
Excellent picture of the railing. To bad the back ground was cluttered up with a herd of horses.
Just joking to make a point.
The camera locked focus on the rail instead of the intended herd of horses. Have to watch out for objects in the foreground because the camera isn't able to read your mind and know that you really weren't trying to take a picture of the railing.
Spot focus / center weighted would have told the camera what your intent was.
Just joking to make a point.
The camera locked focus on the rail instead of the intended herd of horses. Have to watch out for objects in the foreground because the camera isn't able to read your mind and know that you really weren't trying to take a picture of the railing.
Spot focus / center weighted would have told the camera what your intent was.
Whiskeyman
Senior Member
That depends on how much money you have and what you want to do. Were I you, I'd go for the fastest lens I could afford to use a shallower depth of field to isolate my subject. While saying that, your photo was shot at 116mm. You've got out to 300 mm with that lens, and exposure doesn't seem to be an issue. Zoom out and try it again. Experiment with your camera/len's field of view before the race to find the best spot to photograph the horses and riders before they get on the track. This will take a bit of patience and practice to get right.
If you can't get closer, then try to get further around the turn so that you don't involve so much extra space; crop your image in the camera when you take the picture.
Your picture was taken with a 70-300 zoom @118mm... Just zoom in to around 250-300 and you should be a lot better.