Diving competition

Hello my nephew is in a diving competition that I will be attending and I have

a canon 20D any tips on taking pictures for this is my first. I do have a canon

zoom lens. Thank you much

use a tripod

 

fast shutter speeds will stop action for a neat effect

 

slower shutter speeds (1/30 or so) along w/ following the subject (if you're using a pan/tilt head) will also do neat things.

 

Don't use the on-camera flash if you can help it.

 

 

Have fun!

A fast lense like an 85/1.8 or a 135/2.0 and high ISO as you want your shutter speed to be up around 1/250 or higher.

Do a custom white balance before the competition begins, especially if you are shooting Jpeg. Not as essential if you are shooting Raw, but helpful even then too.

Thank you all for taking the time out of your lives and answering my Diving/photo question. All of your replies will be of great help to me. Cannot wait to try this out. Take care and thank you again!

Here's how I was taught to photograph birds, which has some similarity to photogrphing

divers. ISO and aperture set to get shutter speed faster than 1/250. Use AIServo. Set to

multiple exposures. Set focus area to the center dot alone. You might want to shoot

somebody else first and check your histogram/white balance etc. Try some birds on the

wing, too. Practice. It's an athletic skill as well, and a bit more difficult than it looks.

Thank you Steve thats very helpful and another day because of you I learn something new.