Great tips, Rich. One correction, though:


Quote Originally Posted by Richard Lane
Your "best mode" for Outdoor Sports in constantly changing lighting would be Manual Mode with Auto ISO. Set your aperture to it's widest setting that will allow you at least 1/1000sec, then use Auto ISO and let the camera adjust the ISO.

That option won't work for Chris. He's shooting with a T1i, which means that in manual mode, ISO is manual too. Setting the mode dial to M (manual mode) with ISO on Auto actually sets the camera to a fixed ISO 400. Only the more recent Canon bodies (7D, T2i, 1D IV, 60D, T3i, and even the'lowly' T3) have the capability to automatically adjust the ISO for a correct exposure in Manual mode (and I must admit - it's a very handy feature for shooting in rapidly changing conditions).