warren_prasek1

<B>Well yesterday was a beautiful day for a bunch of crazy people to

force themselves to run 42km (26mi) so I took some shots of the

runners in the 2005 London Marathon:</B>

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<A href="http://www.wprasek.com/photos/showgallery.php?gal=2005-04-

17_london_marathon">http://www.wprasek.com/photos/showgallery.php?

gal=2005-04-17_london_marathon</A>

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I was interested to see how the Tamron 28-75/2.8 and Canon EF-S 10-

22 would cope with fast moving subjects and was pleasantly suprised

at the results with the 20D. Even the humble 50mm/1.8 Mk I did

pretty well.

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Here I'm talking in terms of focus tracking in AI servo mode, not

the aesthetics of these shots, which are less than ideal due to the

harsh light, sometimes in front of me, and busy backgrounds.

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I didn't go for f2.8 and blur the background more because I was

worried the DoF would be too shallow considering the target was

moving toward me rapidly. I did however manage to get some photos of

the top-placed runners including world record holder Paul Tergat:

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<IMG src="http://www.wprasek.com/photos/2005-04-

17_london_marathon//img/050417-1111411_wprasek.jpg">

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Plenty more photos at my site:<B><a

href="http://www.wprasek.com">www.wprasek.com</a></B>. Would love to

get advice from more experienced sports shooters - all feedback

welcome. Thanks

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Warren Prasek<BR>

<B><a href="http://www.wprasek.com">www.wprasek.com</a></B><BR>

photography - web design - interactive media