I'm headed to France at the moment to conduct a photo workshop to capture the beautiful white horses of the Camargue running through water. This picture is from a previous workshop. It's one of the setups I arrange. We put two stallions together in shallow water and photograph the dramatic interaction between them. With action like this, it's no time to use slow shutter speeds. The ideal is to have every detail tack sharp, including the churning water. It is exciting to witness the power play between the two horses, but it's also amazing to be able to freeze a dynamic moment in time and examine every detail in a still photograph. My settings for this shot were 1/2000, f/8, 1600 ISO. I used auto ISO and manual exposure mode because this guaranteed me the specific shutter speed and aperture I wanted.
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May 30, 2018, 3:48:34 PM
Lorraine Piskin - Do you remember or have the info on the Manual settings you chose?
I'm very anxious to trust Manual mode and would like to try to use it for the future.
You're also handholding so I'm
wondering if you are image stabilizing which I'm sure you are, and my question, are you using a fast shutter speed to get the horses in motion sharp? Are you factoring in the ISO in your calculations too?
May 16, 2018, 1:22:58 PM
Jim - Hi Richard, I took this shot when I was still shooting with the 5D Mark III and a 70-200mm. The pictures I'll be shooting over the course of the next week will be with the 1Dx Mark II and the 100-400mm. Double the number of frames per second makes a big difference.
May 16, 2018, 9:20:47 AM
Richard - Hello Jim,you really get around. Is this with your 1DX Mark ll 100-400? Thank you,Richard.