Canon - Motocross

Scotland

Hi, I've got a canon 1000D and my boyfriend races motocross, wanting to start taken photos of him riding but unsure of what settings to set my camera too. also what would be the best lens for this?

Any help greatly appreciated.

Thank you

Jeffro

What lenses do you have? Are you looking to buy a new lens?

Shoot with a large aperture and fast shutter speed to stop action and separate the subject from the background, and fill flash to reduce shadows, if you're close enough.

mercphoto

Get a 70-200/2.8 lens. For shots that are head-on go large aperture. For shots that are mostly profile slow the shutter down and pan with the bike to show some motion. The flash is a good suggestion too. This is going to take a lot of practice, shooting motocross well isn't particularly easy.

Jeffro

I use the 70-200/f2.8 quite a bit, but the cheaper, lighter 70-200 f/4 would be a good choice too.

Slowing the shutter speed to show action is a good idea....giving the sense of speed, but keeping your subject sharp/stopped.


F/11 @ 1/180 (ISO 400 / 145mm)


F/4 @ 1/1000 (ISO 400 / 200mm)


F/9.5 @ 1/250 (ISO 400 / 180mm)


F/8 @ 1/100 (ISO 100 / 23mm / flash on HS sync)


F/4 @ 1/400 (ISO 100 / 23mm / HS sync)


F/5.6 @ 1/200 (ISO 100 / 17mm / HS sync)

Practice, practice, practice....in fact shooting during practice will get you ready for the racing.