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I agree there. What many people don't stop to think about is that if you are wanting to freeze fast action (in fact it doesn't have to be particualry fast for this to apply), the necessary shutter speed is often way into territory where VR is not necessary.

I have not tried the flare effect in photoshop something to try. For me the fun is in trying. There is so much in photography I have not tried and I do value your comments. I had a look at your website, and you have some good up close photo's that work well so I will have a go. My next challenge sports wise is to get some shots for a spot the ball competition I need to create for a youth foo...

Hi Ryan, Great pictures! Thanks for including the technical details and the description. It all helps me learn! Thank you, if you want to know anything more, just ask. I'm willing to reveal all of my techniques. More of my work can be seen here: www.ryanbater.co.uk , Thanks :)

Yes your right Spartacus i think i'll try it it thanks.

A few more - these have been through a Kubota filter called "super happy fun" then resized, so lots of dist bunnies and other crap on them ;-)

For me it is a case of apples and oranges, EVF can be useful. I have Canon slrs and as a walk about an Olympus EPL1 with a VF3 EVF. ( By the way the standard lens on the EPL1 which feels really flimsy delivers outrageously sharp images for a camera and lens kit that cost me £249!- see Innerleithen Chimneys on my portfolio) Without the EVF the EPL1 is half the camera, with it , you ha...

@steve_eb - Hey Steve, just a pointer if you shoot in raw and dont edit your photos in photoshop or similar they will always appear a little soft focus and colours a little drab. This is because no editing is done in camera.

"The old 'beauty is in the eye of the beholder' adage has never been truer than with sports photography. A competition to win a photo pass for an NFL game at Wembley was won by a photo that left a lot of people scratching their heads. If you've got access to Facebook, here it is - winning photo " looking at that shot i SHOULD of entered mine!! lol I like to think there were a few entered ...

Blagging the first trackside pass is the trickiest part - after that it gets easier! To get my first media pass at Rockingham Speedway, I managed to use a combination of: example of work from public areas; promise of free use of some images; old boy net; the blarney; getting a sympathetic ear at just the right time. Once done, I used those images to tout for sponsorship and had a newspaper and ...

Servo mode works fine for me and kites, no focus problems at all.

A tripod is great for long-focus lenses but does stop you moving to follow the action. Also, if you go to football matches, it has been known for the ball to come your way! For goalmouth incidents I used to stand on the edge of the penalty area, as near to the bye-line as I dare, prefocus on the penalty spot, and hope that I could follow the action with half a turn of the focussing either way. ...

I would probably let the competitors know you will be using a strobe flash and where you will be, if the trails are tight through the trees, it could put them off. You'd get some good results though.

I agree too with (most) of the advice, I would add that if there is a lot of 'shutter lag' then by going on to manual focus & exposure settings you may find the lag reduced (as the camera has less calculations/focussing etc. to do), practice plenty & try to work out how soon to press the shutter before the optimum point (obviously following the shot through) & you may be able to capture the sho...

65, surely?

Have just got mine......well about 3 hours ago. Started my Pentax use with the K110D then the K200D and now the K5; can't wait for the battery to be fully charged so I can start playing with it!!