Photographing Snowboarders

[gr9719]

I am new to photography and mainly looking to learn about shooting good phots of snowboarders in action. The question I have is what is needed to shoto a good picture with tons of light and snow all around. I use a Canon XTI and have a 25-55 lens and a 75-300 lens. Is all I really need a polarizing filter for each lens? Would I need a hood for the lens? I’ll probably just shoot auto mode until I get more comfortable with the Av and other modes.

I really appreciate any advice. I’ll post photos once we get some snow. Thanks!

[wulf]

I'm not sure auto-mode will give you optimal results. You will have a fairly demanding set of parameters - apart from the cold, you'll have a lot of light and be trying to capture fast action. The latter two might work well together but I would suggest taking the time until you get snow to learn more about the different modes available on your camera.

Wulf