juicesqueezer Loc: Okeechobee, Florida

Took a few shots this morning at Thunder Cross with my newest lens, Nikon 300 f2.8. These were all shot in manual mode, spot focus, 1600 SS, AF-C and ISO at 125. Still getting use to this lens. Not sure if I should have used spot focus. Your opinions are welcomed!

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jkm757 Loc: San Diego, Ca.

Nice stop action shots Juicesqueezer. You might also want to try slowing your shutter speed to around 125 and pan on the subject to give your shots a sense of motion.

Erv Loc: Medina Ohio

Hi Joe,
Well from looking at these and talking with you, I think it was you F2.8 you are seeing making them a little soft. But these are good shots! I don't think by looking at these it is do to the focus setting. I remember now what my problem was. As I panning and Bill watched me, as soon as I saw the viewfinder go dark, I had a little hesitation in my panning. He watched me for a lot of shots and we both came to the same fact that I was not panning after the shutter was tripped. But just enough to make the picture a little soft. And was that hard to get fixed. If my eye didn't see the plane I was shooting I had a hesitation every time.:)
And my fix was putting a tennis ball on an 6-8 foot string. Get it swinging and try to pan and shoot. After a few hours I finally programed my brain and mussels to work right.:):)
Erv

juicesqueezer Loc: Okeechobee, Florida

Thanks for the tip Erv. Yes, that is what I could be doing, however, they were coming straight at me. I was on a monopod as well. Practice, practice!