I need a bit of help, if anyone is willing. I am trying to shot a fair at night using a D30 with a Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM Lens mounted. I am trying to get the correct settings for stop motion with particular interest in the rides, and a secondary interest in general crowd shots. I realize that some motion blurring can be a good effect, but for my purposes I want to stop the action.


I have tried aperture, shutter and manual modes but I am having no luck. I used spot metering, locked the meter and reframed, but still no luck. it seemed to me that in shutter priority when I would set the desired speed, it would change as I moved the camera into position. The same thing occurred when I tried using manual mode.


Any tips on how to get what I want?


Thanks, Johyn