[Abbygirl]

This weeks photo challenge is capturing action by using fast shutter speeds!

I love speed photography, you never know exactly how your photo is going to turn out, it's exciting and strangely satisfying freezing moving objects.
It's also a great way to learn the functions on your camera, and learn new skills.

The subject matter can be of anything you like as long as you've frozen motion using your shutter speed

Googling will give heaps of information for those unsure of how to achieve fast shutter speeds. But you basically want to have your shutter speed above 1/1000


and a couple of photos as examples..

http://www.flickr.com/photos/marikagirl/68.../in/photostream

http://www.flickr.com/photos/marikagirl/70...in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/marikagirl/70...in/photostream/





I'm so excited to see the entries!!



The rules:
One photo per person which has been taken this week (starting TUESDAY). Everyone is welcome to join in. Competition will start Tuesday with submissions ending the following Monday.

If you wish, please note your rating after your image:
Rating 1 Beginner (just got my camera)
Rating 2 Amateur (learning about settings)
Rating 3 Hobbyist (have a good grasp of the theory)
Rating 4 Semi Pro (improved well beyond when I started)
Rating 5 Pro/serious hobbyist (I'm well experienced and have been doing this for quite a while)

All images must be up by next MONDAY at (9pm EDST, 8pm EST, 7.30pm CST, 6pm WST) for inclusion.

Remember the EB rules state images within posts must be smaller than 500 (wide) x 470 (high) pixels and 100kb.


Challenge history for the winner:


Black and white perspective - Abbygirl
Shadows - winkwink
Props - Jalex
Numbers - apocketfull
Circle - mummy26
Coke - rbat
Abstract - mummy26
The Natural World - Abbygirl
Bokeh - blue4me
Love - Abbygirl
Favourite things - Red Cabbage
Creepy crawlies - Goggles
Four Colours - Nut
Take a walk - Jalex
Christmas - rbat
Relax - Mummy26
Fear - Peanut
Solitude - Mr Gadget
3 - iplantedpeastoday
10 mins from home & low light - staremperor
Hair - Raven74
Somewhere to Sit - paris-stella
Elegance - rbat
Food, Glorious Food - Staremperor
Architecture from a different point of view - ~spirited~
Painting with light - Angel#82
Express Yourself - BlueLavander
Water - rbat
Springtime - madreader
Rustic - ~spirited~
The Domestic Interior - Staremperor
Emotion- I sowed peas today
Medical/Health Care - madreader
Creatures Great and Small - Red Cabbage
Baby/Kids - MonieG
My Town-Boysrus
Yellow- lady_luck
Taste - Jalex
Warmth- madreader
Diptych/Triptych - LouLuu
The Daily Grind **ladybug**
Architecture- Kat5
Your Street - Nut
Minimalism- Ev
Song Title - millie71
Hunger - angel82
From a different perspective: Gemnic
Landscape (without people please) - Lilliewhite
Signs of Autumn - Ev
Action - Macbeth
Elements - raven74
Vintage - rbat
Australia - Red Cabbage
The Letter L - *~Bluebird~*
Fairy tales - me3922
Black and white - lady_luck
Feet - Peanut
Portrait - Lou~c

[mummy26]

Ohh, one of my favourite themes, might try out my sound trigger

[Bryden]

Congrats Abbygirl, yours was a beautiful image.

Great topic choice - I would have of picked something similar, the whole motion thing (both slow and fast captures) often stumps me. I'm really looking forward to this weeks challenge!

Mummy26 - sound trigger? I think I need to go google

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This post has been edited by Bryden: 03/04/2012, 12:02 PM

[mummy26]

A friend made it for me, it's an awesome contraption

[Abbygirl]

I'd love to have a sound trigger, that would be awesome!

[mummy26]

My entry unless I get a better one
http://www.flickr.com/photos/28286225@N02/.../in/photostream

[madreader]

2012-04-03_IMG_8981psd by madreader, on Flickr

Hi all - look, I FINALLY got an entry in!
Can't wait to see what everyone comes up with - please note birds are FAR more difficult to capture than I was expecting, especially with my kit zoom lens.
Hope everyone & their families are well, or getting better at least.
Cheers

PS - Ohhhh, a sound trigger, I didn't know they existed!

[Mrs SW]

Loving yours Mummy26!

[mummy26]

Thanks Mrs SW
On the sound trigger, finding a ready made one is expensive. A friend made mine and his using a YouTube tutorial, all up it cost about $40. It's quite an ugly thing but it is really sensitive. I didn't use it for my photo, I should have, I would have got the crown nice and sharp. I was running out of light so couldn't get the shutter speed fast enough

[rbat]

Congratulations on your win M

My week has been crazy busy, will try and go out tomorrow.