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8. Action Stopping a moving subject in your image and making it sharp requires a higher shutter speed than a still image. The trick is to make sure you have enough light to use a higher shutter speed, and thus a larger aperture, or can manually increase the camera's sensitivity to light (the ISO rating). For shooting action on sunny days you can generally get away with a shutter speed of 1/350th of second and higher on the camera's Auto ISO setting, but if it's overcast or getting dark, the camera may not be able to open the aperture enough for that shutter speed. In that case try manually increasing the ISO to 400 or more. It's especially important to hold the camera still for action shots (unless you're panning, which we won't get into here). Remember to squeeze the shutter, don't snap it. 9. Telephoto The chief difference between your smartphone and a good digital camera is the lens. Good glass makes good images—tiny plastic lenses do not. Being able to zoom in on your subject and maintain that image quality is what really separates a good camera from a phone. Look for cameras that optically zoom to the equivalent of 200mm or more and offer image stabilization, though it's a still a good idea to put the camera on a tripod whenever you're zooming in a lot. A 20X or 25X optical zoom lets you shoot distant subjects easily, and dangerous subjects from a distance. Backing away and zooming even when you don't have to has the effect of compressing a scene, too, making your nearby bike appear to be right at the foot of a distant mountain, for example. 10. Safety Unless you like really short trips, you should never look through your camera's viewfinder or at its screen and walk at the same time. It's best to leave motorcycle action shots on public roads and/or in traffic to the pros, too. Finally, be wary of storing your camera or its memory cards in extremely high or low temperatures, and take precautions if your camera isn't waterproof. After all, you put a lot of hard work into making your motorcycling images with your newly learned skills—it would be a shame to ruin them, wouldn't it? TOURING TIPS 10 Photography Tips for Your Next Long Ride 9 10 8 www.FavoriteRidesAndDestinations.com | ridermagazine.com PAGE 92 SPRING 2017 ISSUE 01 / VOL. 02