Steve,

1/500 of a second should be more then fast enough, and 1/250 would work for them
coming off the ferry. Which dock will you be shotting at?

As a contiunation of my response about the guitar shot. The Nikon 50mm f1.8
costs slightly more then $100. It is an excellent low light lens. I would
sugest picking one up for low light shotting, and if you need something a little
longer, pick up a Nikon 105mm f2.8, or a Tamron 90mm f2.8, both are excellent
low light lenses.

Scott in tAComa

--- In Nikon-D50@yahoogroups.com, Steve <mykonosisl@...> wrote:
>
> I approached a local bicycle shop about doing some "work" for them .I
> may or may not get paid for the images I produce. I am o.k with taking
> a couple of photographs for them as long as my name gets used in the
> promo.. I only have the kit lenses that came with my Nikon d50. The
> 18-55 lens and 55-200. I was thinking of sitting and getting a few
> shots and standing and getting a few shots. The ferry
> traffic,Washington state ferries, is at it's busiest around 5:00 p.m I
> thought I'd go down to the ferry terminal around 4:30 and shoot until
> around 6:00 . Just in case other ferry traffic has more bicyclists, it
> can happen.
>
> Here are the questions. Do I shoot aperture priority and let the
> camera do everything else? Do I shoot shutter priority, if so, what
> setting? Do I shoot manual 1/1000 or is that too high?
>
> If you've routinely shot bicyclists in any setting in which they're in
> motion, please chime in, thanks!
>