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The AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHER Q 6 CINEMATOGRAPHER o
August 2nd, 1933
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ATHLETIC
By FREDERICK G. BIRD
Good photographs have sometimes been taken of an athlete taking the high jump by amateurs using fairly slow shutter speeds, but several exposures have to be made to get one good one, for though the jumper is not moving at a great speed when
Finish of the 100 yards. 1/400^; sec. exposure.
at the top of the jump, an arm or leg is always flashing across the bar in a totally different direction from which his body is travelling, thus giving a badly blurred effect to the moving member if a slow shutter speed is used. So, to be on the safe side, for the high jump use as high a shutter speed, in reason, as circumstances permit. Usually a greater impression of height is obtained by photographing from a crouch¬ ing position. Even if the amateur prefers the standing viewpoint, it is usually wise to crouch down for the con¬ venience of spectators behind him.
The first row of hurdles
Hurdles. 1/500 th sec. exposure.
A CTION photography appeals at some time or /\ another to most amateur photographers, and / \ provided apparatus of reasonable efficiency is possessed, there is no reason why successful work should not be done right from the start of this fascinating branch of our hobby, provided a certain number of simple hints given here are followed.
The photography of athletic sports incidents is ex¬ tremely interesting, and in most districts ample scope is provided for the amateur photographer who decides to take a series of sports photographs.
School sports often provide splendid oppor¬ tunities for the camera, though at athletic meet¬ ings at which men com¬ pete wonderful running, jumping and hurdling is seen. Whatever the type of sports event selected, permission should always be obtained beforehand, otherwise one runs the risk of being disappointed by having permission refused by a harassed secretary.
Most sports photogra¬ phers try to get good photographs of the high jump and hurdles, what¬ ever else they may miss.
Each of these events requires a fairly fast shut¬ ter speed, i/5ooth sec. being suitable for hurdles, and i/4ooth or i/5ooth sec. being necessary for the high jump. High Jump. 1/400 th sec. exposure.
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