shutter or aperture priority

[Marc]

you are shooting high school track, you understand all the rules, isolate subject, start or finish line.
shoot around turn.

but, i would like to know

shoot manual, shutter or aperture priority.

what's most important?

the isolation of subject? or getting the subject sharp , in focus and exposed correctly?

[Marc]

wow, this is a really popularr forum, at least 9 looked at my post, and there answers, well, i could shoot for si now.

and i spent 25.00 on top of that.

well, another day tomorrow, maybe i'll get 10 lookers and more great responces.

marc

Hi Marc,
I tend to shoot at shutter priority when shooting sports or any action for that matter out doors and I would use manual settings indoors with the emphasis on highest shutter speed to freeze action if that is the desired effect. You will have to be the final judge of what shutter speed you set depending on the effect you want. High shutter speeds and large apertures will help isolate you subject from the background and make a much more effective photograph.
Exposure accuracy is paramount of course, regardless what you're shooting. With action, control of the shutter speed is critical to achieve the effect you want.
On the flip side shooting in aperture priority is the way to go if you are shooting scenics or anything where you want lots of depth of field and you set the aperture to f8 or smaller to achieve that effect.

Hope this helps.
Cheers, Mike

[Marc]

thanks, that is just the answer i was looking for.

shutter prioity, has to be used for sports like track, aperture is second to the movement.
of course a high shutter, will guarantee large aperture.

thankyou
marc

[LarryRyder]

I shoot with aperture priority unless the like is very stable (No clouds, indoor etc) then I use manual. The only time I use shutter priority is if I want motion blur so that I can control the effect.

I always shoot at the largest aperture to minimize the backgrounds which will always then use the highest shutter speed for the ISO in use.

From other posts I have seen aperture priority is used much more for action then shutter priority

As far as responses on this form it may take awhile to recover, which I hope it will. It was closed for over a week and many people may not even know it is open and of course some will not come back at all. I for one consider the $25 to be a good deal unless no one else joins but even then it is only a minor waste. Please be patient.

[Chris_Lax]

I shoot equestrian and nearly always shoot aperture priority (usually f1.4-f4), just keep an eye on the shutter speed and adjust the ISO accordingly. I wish canon had an auto ISO adjustment mode!
Chris

[AllanSchroeder]

Outdoors, in changing light, I always shoot in Aperture priority.

Like a previous poster mentioned, a fast shutter speed comes with a large aperture.

Indoors, like an arena, I always shoot in Manual.