The weekly photo challenge over at the Digital Photography School site is “Fast Cars,” but I really don’t care a whit about cars, so I’ve been focusing instead on capturing motion and movement in general.

Needs some refinement of technique, but this is the best I had today.

Hand held, manual focus, TV mode. Used a flash with a diffuser filter over it, with the exposure value set at -3, coupled with a slow shutter speed. I didn’t want to completely stop the motion, but just highlight a moment of it. Needs some work.

Other info:

Exposure: f/5.6 1/8s, ISO 1600
Exposure Mode: Auto
Focal Length: 85.0 mm
Lens: EF-S17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Flash: Fired, compulsory mode
Metering Mode: Spot
Subject Distance: 0.5m
Custom Rendered: Normal process
White Balance: Auto
Scene Capture Type: Standard
Model: Canon EOS40D
Camera Raw
White Balance: Custom
Temperature: 3250° K
Tint: +16
Blacks: 10
Brightness: +63
Contrast: +40