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Skydiver69

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Can this image be saved. I used manual focus on the finish line area and used servo (sport) mode on my EOS 400D to snap the cyclist coming in (my brother). This could be a good pic but I need to know if I can 'invert' the focus ie cyclist in focus and background out of focus?

Any help will be most appreciated.

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I dont think so. Thats why focus is so important... its something you cant really change after the event.

You can blur the banner... but not get your brother in focus. Its a shame... I guess you could try to sharpen him selectively.. but dont expect perfection.

I know this doesnt help with this particular photo... but i think if you keep your finger half-pressed on the shutter button you will get a beep when something is in focus.

Use only your centre focus point.

Focus on a previous person crossing the line and keep that ready for when your brother comes.

Use continuous shooting... more chance of one coming out in focus.

Hope that helps.
 
Quick & dirty edit using Gimp and the refocus it plugin, could be better with more time spent on it.

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Right, erm on the 400D i don't think the Sports mode is any good to be honest. But then again, It might be because i want to do everything manual

Next Time, Try and do these

Set it to M (Manual) Mode
Set the F number to F5.0
Set the ISO to around 400
And use Centre Focusing Point

Just a thought, just that is where my camera can freeze everything in motion :thumbs:
 
That's certainly a lot better, Susane.
 
Janice, Would my advice i gave him work? (In the thread just above the last one you posted?)
 
Janice said:
That's certainly a lot better, Susane.
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Thanks Janice. :)


Skydiver if this image is really important to you link me to a large, hi-res copy of the original and I'll spend some time on it tomorrow. PM me the link if you don't want to put the link in the thread.
 
Thank you for the offer Susane.

What web service would you recomend for that? Flickr? Photobucket? another I haven't mentioned?
 
It is pretty good, and it will pull back a shot thats a bit "off" but it does has it's limits, here a combination or two passes and then bluring the background has pulled it back quite nicely.
A lot of photographers seem to be using it for general or capture sharpening as part of their workflow, I must admit I haven't tried this approach but I can't see why it wouldn't work, I prefer PK sharpener for my workflow but it's person choice.
Edit, I used 2 passes as I find 2 passes using a lower setting better than 1 pass of a higher setting,. Wayne
 
Techno-Geek said:
Next Time, Try and do these

Set it to M (Manual) Mode
Set the F number to F5.0
Set the ISO to around 400
And use Centre Focusing Point

Just a thought, just that is where my camera can freeze everything in motion :thumbs:
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eerm havent you missed a great chunk of info out.. like the shutter speed and how to get the correct exposure?

I do a lot of sport and did my first cycle race on sunday ( have a ganders here www.kipax.com) and it was a heck of a lot harder than i thought :( ... it was veterans but wow where they fast! :)
 
its just a thought but you could try DXO theres a trial version on there web site for i think 15 days , its worth a go as you wont loose anything
yours gwh
 
Dxo compensates for lens aberations (with certain lens) it's not made to fix out of focus images. Wayne
 
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