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02/07/2004 08:10:11 AM · #1 |
I have a Fuji FinePix S5000 and am very plrased with it's performance so far. It is my fun camera for taking lot's of candids ect and is the digital companion to my Nikon SLR 35mm.
I have had great success taking sporting shots with it out side but my indoor shots are sub par. I take mainly track and field pics and was wondering if anyone has any tips as to taking better indoor shots when out of flash range? I am getting great stop action when setting the ISO @ 800 and the shutter at 200-250 but the pics are a little dark. Any help or info would be greatly appretiated.
Thanks,
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02/07/2004 08:41:42 AM · #2 |
I guess if you're in shutter priority and setting to 1/200-250 the likelihood is the camera has the aperture wide open, and simply can't get enough light in..
I've experienced a couple of events indoors, and it is hard work because there just isn't enough light. What I tend to do is take slightly dark shots and then increase the brightness in PS. Unfortunately at high ISOs this has a tendency to make noise more obvious.
1/200-250 is still reasonably fast.. You may want to try a slower shutter (1/120-160 maybe), depending on how fast the action is. |
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02/07/2004 11:46:44 AM · #3 |
Unfortunately I don't think that you have provided enough information for us to be able to help you. I would really appreciate a few example pictures that I can look at, but my first guess would be that you have got some fairly light areas in your picture -- this is leading to your cameras metre under exposing the shots. This is a problem in all situations, and you might want to try spot metering if this is the case.
For us to be able to help you more maybe you could provide some sample pictures as I mentioned above, or at least the following information -- what shooting mode you are in, what metering mode you are in.
If you're shots are continuously coming out underexposed, and there are bright areas in your picture then you will have to spot metre off the subject, and set your exposure compensation to make up for the white background.
I hope that this helps, if not just provide a little bit more information and I'm sure that many people here will be happy to help you. |
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02/07/2004 11:54:08 AM · #4 |
Well, you said that the shots were a little dark, and I had a similar problem. I bought a external flash, (charges up quicker) and I use that. The coverage on mine is about 10 yards. I dont know what is availible for your camera, but you should look into an external flash unit. BTW, I got my flash at //www.provantage.com for about 50 less than sony wanted. They have VERY good service.
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02/07/2004 01:30:42 PM · #5 |
Like you, I'm experiencing my first season of indoor sports photography. Whith me, it's swimming - a difficult sport to shoot in any condition.
The top photo of the backstroker was taken with my 717's flash on high, f2.3, iso 200, 1/125 shutter speed. I'm pleased with the results, especially the color of the water.
The butterfly photo was taken without flash, f2.3, iso 400, 1/160 shutter speed. I did a lot of brigtness/contrast tweaking in PaintShop Pro to make this photo reasonably enjoyable to look at.
One thing to be aware of is your white balance. Most gyms and pools have florescent lighting, so set your ballance accordingly.
Take a lot of practice shots (I often take 40 to 50 at a swim meet), and you'll eventually discover how to make your indoor shots as good as they can be.
PS: I'm really looking forward to outdoor track and field season - there's nothing like the drama of a pole vaulter clearing the bar, or a sprinter making a perfect hand off, for demonstrating exciting sports photography.
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02/07/2004 02:17:44 PM · #6 |
Thanks for the feedback everyone. The pics were taken in shutter priority mode. The ISO was at 800 and the shutter speed was at 200 with f2.8.
I have some pics to post. Is there a way that I can upload them directly from my hard drive to here?
Message edited by author 2004-02-07 19:27:28. |
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02/08/2004 03:49:58 AM · #7 |
You can upload them into your portfolio, which if I recall correctly is fairly self-explanatory but I haven't done it for a while so I can't quite remember the procedure.
I just checked, in the menu under my home -- just click my portfolio and enter the picture into the text field at the top of that page.
I believe that you have already told us what the problem is however in your previous post, it would appear to me as though you're shooting in a shutter speed that your camera cannot use in the lighting that you have. The easiest way to check this is to shoot in aperture priority with your aperture wide open and find out what shutter speed you get. If your shutter speed is lower than what you're getting at the moment, then the problem is that you are setting far too high a shutter speed. You may be able to correct some of this in Photoshop, but it will make your pictures both noisier and shadows less detailed.
Post a few of your pictures and I'm sure many people here will be happy to help by trying to find out if they can make them look reasonable for you. |
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