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SHOOT WITH A PRO

We arrange for our PhotoPlus Apprentice to spend a day at Donington Park to rev up his action photos with leading motorsports photographer Jakob Ebrey

TECHNIQUE ASSESSMENT

At the start of the track day at Donington Park, Jakob gave Mark a few tips to get his Canon EOS 5D Mark IV set up for the action

Tv MODE FOR MOVEMENT

ALTHOUGH Mark was confident in using Manual mode for photographing landscapes, setting his aperture and shutter speed independently, it was better to use the Shutter priority (Tv) mode as Jakob suggested, so that he could enter a fast shutter speed of at least 1/1000 sec. His Canon EOS 5D Mark IV DSLR would then set the aperture automatically for a good exposure. Shutter speeds like this are crucial for freezing the very fast race cars on the track.

HIGH ISO FOR FAST ACTION

MARK was used to setting his ISO around 100-200 and using a tripod for his scenic photography, as it doesn’t matter how long his exposures are. “But with motorsports you need fast shutter speeds, and to achieve 1/1000 sec to 1/5000 sec, he needed to trust his Canon EOS camera’s sensor would deal with any noise, and use an ISO between 800-1600, depending on the light levels during the day,” advises Jakob.

HOT SHOT #1

Lens Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM Exposure 1/1000 secs, f/4.5, ISO320

MARK’S COMMENT

Jakob led us around the edge of Donington Park track to start off by shooting the cars coming over the hill down to Craner Curves. With a shutter speed of 1/1000 sec and my AF on Servo, I set about trying to focus on the F4 cars as they flew past!