Soccer Field shots-Blurry! Nikon D50

If you go to www.nikonians.org there is a community of people that can answer any questions you have and they're very friendly. They even have a special D50 forum just to discuss how to get the best from your camera.

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Your blurry photos are most likely caused by camera movement.

When shooting with large zooms, any camera motion is amplified many times. It is difficult to hold a camera steady enough; you really need a tripod.

I have had good luck with hand holding a camera at 10X zoom if I lean my shoulder against a building, pole, tree, etc.

On a bright sunny day, you can use the "shutter priority" setting and then set the shutter speed to 1/500th of a second or faster. This can cancel out some of the camera movement.

Here is a free short course in photography:

http://www.shortcourses.com/using/index.htm

Understanding exposure can be very helpful when using the manual controls on your camera.
Here is a very short course in exposure:

http://www.pbase.com/otfchallenge/the_basics

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I don't shoot much digital but the concepts are no different from using film type cameras. An advantage of digital is that you can practice your art and achieve almost instant feedback and incur very minimal cost (batteries). Depending on the speed of the object, you will need to learn to move your camera in sync with it rather than capturing it as it comes into view. Practice by photographing moving vehicles until you get it right. If you can manually adjust the shutter speed, make it as fast as will allow but keep in mind that the ''depth of field'' (relative front to back focal distance) will be reduced. You cannot very easily use high shutter speeds when an object is moving toward or away from you...only across your field of view. Blurring can also be done intentionally to give the impression of speed. It's just something you need to practice. Good luck and have fun.