# some pics from a car show with my T1i and 50mm 1.8 lens.. **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [June 29, 2011, 6:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/some-pics-from-a-car-show-with-my-t1i-and-50mm-1-8-lens/259174 "2011-06-29T18:13:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 6
**Author:** ![KillerBlackbird](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/killerblackbird/32/6525_2.png) [@KillerBlackbird](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KillerBlackbird)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2011, 10:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/some-pics-from-a-car-show-with-my-t1i-and-50mm-1-8-lens/259174/6 "2011-06-29T22:04:53Z")
> [@VW Cabriolet Project for the wifey](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/vw-cabriolet-project-for-the-wifey/38206/98): > > Thanks! The main issue I have is the focus. I starting manually focusing and that seemed to help on some shots. I was shooting in aperture priority, since I don’t fell comfortable using full manual mode. White balance was set on cloudy as per some suggestions I read online. Any of tips for camera setup? > > I really like this little lens. I will post up some pics I took of my daughter in another thread. I usually leave my WB set to AWB (automatic white balance), auto focus, and camera set to manual mode. My eye sight sucks and I can’t see for shit so manually focusing for me doesnt happen too much. I will do the “focus, recompose” method of auto focusing on a subject, switching to MF to keep that part in focus. But doing that with a super shallow depth of field can sometimes cause your subject to become out of focus if you move too much. Best way to learn is on manual mode, try it out sometime. Set your ISO to 100 or 200, aperture to 1.8, then just use the light meter in the view finder to adjust your shutter speed. Its super easy once you do it a few times. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/some-pics-from-a-car-show-with-my-t1i-and-50mm-1-8-lens/259174)._