Preset Focus
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Preset focus shooting - technique in which focus is set at a predetermined setting and the shutter is released when the subject moves into the focus point.
TRICK: you can get most AF Nikon cameras to wait and release the shutter only when an object has moved into a preset focus distance if you set the AE-L/AF-L button to AF ON (set in a custom function) and then keep the shutter pressed all the way ...
You need to preset focus and aperture before you press the shutter at just the right moment.
The GXR offers several useful additions to the usual 'auto or manual' focus options, including a customizable 'Snap AF' (preset focus distance) and Infinity focus.
Use the first few fireworks to set the focus and set your camera to use that for future shots. This will save a second or two in focus time for each image. If your camera can't preset focus, set it to Landscape Mode.
 See also: Focus, Shutter, Image, Grade, Photography
  
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