Next on the list is candid photography. In any motorsport championship, candid photography is very easy to get pictures of. Most of the photos of the Race Queens on the previous page were posed shots. On this page, the combination of the EOS 5's Evaluative metering and Program AE mode also made things easy for candid photography. Discussion inside the pit Crew member adjusting the car The first photo above was shot with the EOS 5's built-in flash as the ISO 100 film used and the EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 USM zoom lens do not allow a handhold able shutter speed to record this scene without flash. For the next shot of the crew member, the Image Stabilizer feature of the EF 75-300mm IS USM allowed me to shoot the scene at slower shutter speed of only 1/15 sec. handheld. The outdoor shot (below, left) was easy - I framed the scene at the 300mm setting of the EF 75-300mm IS USM, focused on the man with the cap (left), waited for the right moment and clicked. This is the result. As for the close-up shot of the Race Queen, it was a case of waiting for her gaze and clicked the shutter when she did exactly that. Outdoor candid Got her attention     About-to-be ready driver Compressed perspective The Image Stabilizer lens was again used for the shot of the masked driver. Actually the camera recommended shutter speed in P mode was more than enough to avoid camera shake (1/125 sec) at this setting of 200mm but the IS feature has been left switched on most of the time when I went around the pits for candid photography. The lone driver against the quite-empty seatings (shot during qualifying day) of the Grandstand was given more impact at the 300mm treatment as the compressed telephoto perspective made it look as though the background was very near. Still-life and abstract photography are other classic examples of other subject matters that can be photographed with the EOS 5 in its Program AE mode and 16-zone Evaluative metering combination. All the participating cars had different colors and brandings on them, representing their respective sponsors and teams, so a shot like this one below, was not that difficult to achieve. Abstract of one of the cars Race tyres and rims The shot of the tyres and rims above happened to be one of those situations that I came across while trying to look for interesting subjects to shoot with the EOS 5. Of course, this was one of the angles I had with these tyres, not necessarily the best of the lot but will do nicely where the Program AE/Evaluative metering combination is concerned. << Back to Main . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .