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[Laydeeworeblak]

I have a D5100 Nikon and every time I try to take pictures at my daughter's track meet, they come out blurry. I have it on the sport setting. It takes the repetitive pics but I'm not mastering it. I'm using the AF-S Nikkor 70-300mm lens…...

Any help is appreciated. I'm attaching an example pic.

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[Merco_61]

Can  you show us the EXIF data as well? It is difficult to give advice without information on shutter speed, aperture, ISO and focus mode.

[Ron]

From the photograph you posted I see a couple of problems. The first one is a bit of blurriness due to camera shake. The 70-300 is not a fast lens so you may need to go to auto ISO or bump your static ISO to a higher number. A good monopod would also be a big help here.

 

The second thing I see is a bit of back focusing. The objects in the background are sharper than the subject, which I assume is the lead runner. This could be a lens problem or an operator error. And, it also goes back to the monopod suggestion... While the 70-300 is a slow lens, it's also a fairly heavy lens which can be difficult to hand hold... especially at slow shutter speeds.

 

To provide any further insight, we need the metadata Peter requested.

 

--Ron