The lead group passes the 5 mile mark at the Honolulu Marathon in Hawaii.
Photo © John Brown All Rights Reserved
If you plan to enter the 2009 in December, you might want to start training for the event now. Thousands of runners and wheelchair racers will be trying to finish the 26 mile long jaunt through he streets of Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, USA, including thousands of people from Asia.
If you're going to photograph the event please keep in mind that the race starts at 5 AM. It will be dark and the leading runners will be moving very fast.
Although action photography in darkness could present a photographic challenge, it's fairly easy to overcome if you follow a few simple steps.
Use a powerful flash, not the pop-up one that your camera might have come with. Preset the focus to avoid hunting and adjust your flash exposure compensation to -1 or -2. You don't want to completely blow out the runners bibs as they will throw lots of that flash you're using back at you. First curtain synch is easiest
Continuous shooting mode if possible and red-eye reduction ON.
Look through your viewfinder with one eye and focus the other eye on the runners as they approach the shooting zone.
Shoot the pack from an angle or the front to help eliminate blur.
Practice a few shots before the runners zoom by if shooting digital and review your histogram. You should be able to capture something passable.
Of course all of this gets easier as the sun rises and the slow moving joggers start to clog the streets, but try to have some photo fun with the lead group too!
Aloha!
John Brown Photojournalist On LIGHTSTALKERS
My Mondo Library Photography
My Photoshelter Photography Archive Homepage
Photo © John Brown All Rights Reserved
If you plan to enter the 2009 in December, you might want to start training for the event now. Thousands of runners and wheelchair racers will be trying to finish the 26 mile long jaunt through he streets of Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, USA, including thousands of people from Asia.
If you're going to photograph the event please keep in mind that the race starts at 5 AM. It will be dark and the leading runners will be moving very fast.
Although action photography in darkness could present a photographic challenge, it's fairly easy to overcome if you follow a few simple steps.
Use a powerful flash, not the pop-up one that your camera might have come with. Preset the focus to avoid hunting and adjust your flash exposure compensation to -1 or -2. You don't want to completely blow out the runners bibs as they will throw lots of that flash you're using back at you. First curtain synch is easiest
Continuous shooting mode if possible and red-eye reduction ON.
Look through your viewfinder with one eye and focus the other eye on the runners as they approach the shooting zone.
Shoot the pack from an angle or the front to help eliminate blur.
Practice a few shots before the runners zoom by if shooting digital and review your histogram. You should be able to capture something passable.
Of course all of this gets easier as the sun rises and the slow moving joggers start to clog the streets, but try to have some photo fun with the lead group too!
Aloha!
John Brown Photojournalist On LIGHTSTALKERS
My Mondo Library Photography
My Photoshelter Photography Archive Homepage
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