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Lee Yuan Sheng
05-04-2011, 12:30 AM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://improvephotography.com/736/10-tips-for-capturing-action-packed-moments/' target='_blank'>http://improvephotography.com/736/1...packed-moments/</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"Action Photography Tip #1: Plan ahead!&nbsp;Carefully plan where you will set up. &nbsp;This is probably the biggest mistake for action photographers. &nbsp;I can&rsquo;t tell you how many parents I see on the sidelines shooting their son&rsquo;s soccer game from the middle of the field. &nbsp;Since the action will mostly occur near the goal, that is a much better place to set up."</em></p><p><em><img height="300" src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/dht/auto/1304463297.usr15670.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #d2d2bb;" width="249" />&nbsp;</em></p><p>Here are some general tips for shooting anything that moves fast. Tip number nine requires a little more explanation from me: Shooting with both eyes open is best done via using your dominant eye through the viewfinder; not doing so leads to a very confusing experience! Note that cameras in general are designed for use with the right eye, so if you are left eye dominant, handling the camera will get a little trickier, so it will be something that will need extra practice to be totally comfortable with. <a href="http://www.archeryweb.com/archery/eyedom.htm" target="_blank">Here is a link on a test</a> that will determine your dominant eye.</p>

ptyork
05-04-2011, 11:35 PM
I actually had to test my eyes it had been so long since I'd thought of eye dominance. Luckily, I'm right. Good tips. I'll have to give the two-eye thing a try.

Lee Yuan Sheng
05-05-2011, 12:55 AM
Given my time in the military I learned early on my dominant eye; alas it is the left eye. Combined with being right-handed, it complicates a lot of things!

Jason Dunn
05-06-2011, 10:24 PM
Fascinating - I'm left-handed, but right-eye dominant. Not surprising though, because I'm right dominant with everything else (playing bass, holding a hockey stick, scissors, etc.).