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Buying Guide: Selecting The Right Camera

Purchasing digital cameras can be overwhelming. There are so many digital cameras to choose from and a lot of websites that sell them that it can be hard to narrow down the search. Fortunately, armed with a little research, you can not only choose the digital camera you want, but you can also make a successful purchase online.

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33 Examples Of Action Photography

We have all at one time or another been captivated by sports images. It may be Kirk Gibson's World Series Homerun, and the image of him running the bases, overcoming the pain he was in or an image of high flying Michael Jordan slam dunking a basketball with his tongue out.

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Action Photography Tips

You need two things to get good action photos: some basic action-shooting skills, and some knowledge of the activity you're photographing. The skills include panning, peak action, follow-focusing, prefocusing and developing a sense of timing.

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Steve Meyes: Capturing Great Action

"Action photography requires a degree of mental sharpness, so that you can quickly and successfully analyze the scene, as well as technical proficiency. Shooting action usually means capturing your subjects in a moment of physical exertion, or in the middle of some athletic challenge or accomplishment. "

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RedBull: Illume Photo Contest

The Red Bull Illume Image Quest showcases the globe's very best action and adventure sports images and honors the photographers behind them.

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National Geographic

"Lifes An Adventure" photo contest. Send in your best action shot and you could win prizes from Marmot.

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