rosawendel
06-20-09, 09:02 AM
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Grand-Am at Mid-Ohio 2009 (Friday) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rosawendel/sets/72157619883793323/detail/) (some 21 pages - I don't expect anyone to go through them all)
Some background (and a question at the end).
First, I should note that I'm not a fan of the Grand-Am, but I'm going to be on vacation when the ALMS is in town, and I had an agenda to work on: Panning.
So to the trrack with a new camera (Nikon D300), a new monopod (I never had a monopod before), and a strong desire to improve my panning skills. The morning sessions were cloudy, with sun in the early afternoon. I spent most of my time learning the nuances of the autofocus mechanism, learning how to shoot in the high-speed shutter mode, and working out different shutter speeds for the lighting conditions (I shot in "shutter priority" mode) - all with varying levels of success.
Here's my question: At the end of the day I shot about 1,500 shots. after running through the raw list, i found I had about 300 "keepers", using only the criteria of "sharp focus" and "reasonable composition" as a guide (I do like the sharper focus gained with a monopod - that was a good choice). Should I expect to have that many "throwaways" normally?
Grand-Am at Mid-Ohio 2009 (Friday) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rosawendel/sets/72157619883793323/detail/) (some 21 pages - I don't expect anyone to go through them all)
Some background (and a question at the end).
First, I should note that I'm not a fan of the Grand-Am, but I'm going to be on vacation when the ALMS is in town, and I had an agenda to work on: Panning.
So to the trrack with a new camera (Nikon D300), a new monopod (I never had a monopod before), and a strong desire to improve my panning skills. The morning sessions were cloudy, with sun in the early afternoon. I spent most of my time learning the nuances of the autofocus mechanism, learning how to shoot in the high-speed shutter mode, and working out different shutter speeds for the lighting conditions (I shot in "shutter priority" mode) - all with varying levels of success.
Here's my question: At the end of the day I shot about 1,500 shots. after running through the raw list, i found I had about 300 "keepers", using only the criteria of "sharp focus" and "reasonable composition" as a guide (I do like the sharper focus gained with a monopod - that was a good choice). Should I expect to have that many "throwaways" normally?