poetic photo by k. lynne Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 I took this photo with my e510, no flash, no tripod, yet i could not get good focused photos of this ferris wheel while it was moving, even with a fast shutter speed, any ideas?<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathew_mcgee Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 kick the ISO up to like 640 or 800. you're only at an eigth of a second shutter speed, so maybe camera shake is the cause of what looks like not being in focus. also, bring the aperture down if you can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaijin Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 I like the shot as is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathew_mcgee Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 er, numerically I mean. I'm going to assume it's the kit lens and you can't open it up any farther than what its at so getting the ISO higher would be your best bet. unless you'd want to zoom out a little and then crop... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hugh_croft Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 I like it as it is too ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poetic photo by k. lynne Posted July 24, 2008 Author Share Posted July 24, 2008 not this photo, i took this with the ferris wheel not in motion. The others, where it is in motion are way to blurry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Wiggins Photography Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 The only solution is higher ISO 800 or 1600 and 1/500 sec, with the wide aperture, but them you will loose depth of field depending on the focal length. I would just experment, this is a good subject to learn the limits of the camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerjporter Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 were you letting the camera auto focus, or were you in manual focus where you picked a focus spot and left it there? sometimes the manual focus trick can get you an extra little boost of speed to catch what you want. boosting the iso is really the only viable trick however. i do like this photo also. when i take my kids to our local amusement park, i usually only take my point and shoot, but the flash is always off and the iso is always up, i like the slightly blurry look of it, it heightens the franticness and sheer cotton candy induced insanity of the night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathew_mcgee Posted July 26, 2008 Share Posted July 26, 2008 [[the others, where it is in motion are way too blurry]] like I said, you're only at 1/8s. despite what you may think, an eighth of a second is a long time, so it is understandable that a moving ferris wheel, which can probably complete one whole revolution in about a minute, would move noticeably in just an eighth of a second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
le_grand Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 dont change a thing it is great like that. the light the colors even the movement iin the back great shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warren_lafever Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 here is something that might be stupid. focus when its not moving then set to manual focus and then when it moves take the photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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