| Two thoughts. LCDs eat batteries, so chimp a few images to get a feel for exposure and then don't use the LCD between shots. And, AF eats batteries, too. Or, at least, it seems to for me. When I've used continuous autofocus, I change batteries often; when I use manual focus, I don't. My feeling is that you could probably save some battery life by prefocusing (ah, the beauty of quick-shift).
Don't worry about being embarrassed. I don't know much about action photography, but there's plenty out there: on the internet and in books. Read, learn, practice, repeat. The only way to get better is to try and fail.
...or maybe that's just what I tell myself when I get embarrassed by failing. |