Need advice on skating photography

[big_lan]

Hello guys.

I have an interest in taking photos of aggressive inline skaters on the move.
And tips?

Lighting has to be natural almost all the time.

some sample gallery sites for reference.

http://omocomo.net/

http://www.es-sk8.gr.jp/

and a local contributer.

http://community.webshots.com/album/158006378nvsxmf



please feel free to post your views on this topic.

I am currently using a Nikon Coolpix 3200, but will be upgrading to a FZ10 hopefully soon (I am a student, and might need to depend heavily on savings ang pow colection before i can come up with anything decent)


big

[superman]

Panning?

[big_lan]

thanks!

been using that quite a bit, the effect of motion blur somehow appeals to a lot of people in the community.

but specifically any shutter speeds to recommend for an optimal effect?

skaters usually grind no more than15k/h

big

[user111]

use manual focus and preset and approx distance from u to the skater. angle, focal length, etc all up to u