Professional photographer here for 2 decades chiming in. Is this the same photo people were saying used 1/8000th shutter speed? 1/8000 is extreme overkill for an event like this imo. You would only use this setting to capture fast moving objects, think car races, sports events, etc. Not a subject standing still at a podium. Even people dancing would easily be frozen sharp under 1/1000th in full sun like this. And you don't want to overkill your shutter speed for no reason because you are forced to raise your iso to compensate which makes for more grainy photos. No you want that crisp clear perfect photo, lowest iso possible, professional knows exactly what f-stop, shutter speed and iso combo they need for that perfect crisp photo. Personally I think 1/8000 is just overkill on the shutter for something like this, it's so far above what you would need, I would have prioritized iso and fstop instead, unless I thought I needed to be prepared to capture something at high speed. Now I'm not accusing him of anything, all photographers have their personal style and techniques so maybe he's just a high speed in broad daylight no matter the situation kind of guy who likes high iso and a nearly closed fstop.
He said he was shooting the flag waving above the stage when the action started. Not sure how strong the wind was but maybe just compensating for movement.
Professional photographer here for 2 decades chiming in. Is this the same photo people were saying used 1/8000th shutter speed? 1/8000 is extreme overkill for an event like this imo. You would only use this setting to capture fast moving objects, think car races, sports events, etc. Not a subject standing still at a podium. Even people dancing would easily be frozen sharp under 1/1000th in full sun like this. And you don't want to overkill your shutter speed for no reason because you are forced to raise your iso to compensate which makes for more grainy photos. No you want that crisp clear perfect photo, lowest iso possible, professional knows exactly what f-stop, shutter speed and iso combo they need for that perfect crisp photo. Personally I think 1/8000 is just overkill on the shutter for something like this, it's so far above what you would need, I would have prioritized iso and fstop instead, unless I thought I needed to be prepared to capture something at high speed. Now I'm not accusing him of anything, all photographers have their personal style and techniques so maybe he's just a high speed in broad daylight no matter the situation kind of guy who likes high iso and a nearly closed fstop.
He said he was shooting the flag waving above the stage when the action started. Not sure how strong the wind was but maybe just compensating for movement.