Kerry v Dublin

Ballyman

Was at the game in Parnell Park today with OnLooker.

I'd appreciate some comments from the sports lads here on these. It was a lot more difficult than I thought it would be and I only managed to get about 10 usable (or what I think are useable) images from the game. I also had the camera in Manual and forgot to change the shutter speed as the day brightened so have plenty of overexposed shots also

I was using a Sigma 70-200 with a 1.4x converter and most of them are fairly soft comparded to what the 70-200 can manage on its own.

What do ye think of these four?? I think I was messing with the Zoom on the lens a bit too much also when the play got close instead of leaving it at 200mm and trying to fill the frame so I have heads and arms etc. missing on loads of them. Any advice is appreciated.

Ricky91t

Nice set of shots,I shot a kerry Game once and moving from local clubs to a county club is a scary difference,Skill and speed and just on a whole level!

Photos are nice and sharp and 4 would be my fave!

If you don't mind me being nosey,Did you have accredation or just go in as onlookers backup photographer or something?

Paulw

Great selection of photos there. But, they seem to lack a bit of vibrance or saturation. Great capture of the action.

OnLooker

Good to meet you Ballyman. Nice shots

I will stick mine up later. I went on the beer after the game.

countryjimbo

Great shots, that lens with the 1.4 teleconverter done very well. How fast was the focus?

4 is the best but the others are all quite strong. Try cropping tighter, maybe even crop out the trailing leg of the Dublin play just to just closer to the action.

1st one looks like they're going for headers!
No.2 like the way you caught both players turning at speed and all eyes on the ball.
No3 - Good facial expressions, again I'd crop tighter to exclude the player out of focus and the guy on the sideline.

Good day out!

CabanSail

As a totally non-sport person I would say that my favourite would be #2.

Really like the way that the left legs match have a repetition, but are also different & the attention directed at the ball. Just a pity about the boot coming out of the hip. That would be easily cloned out.

City-Exile

Not bad at all, considering the glass.
I'd imagine that combination would have struggled under lower light.
It certainly wasn't a wasted trip for you anyway.

Paulw

CabanSail wrote: »

Just a pity about the boot coming out of the hip. That would be easily cloned out.

You can't go cloning out parts of images. :eek:

Well, for publication, cloning of such would be a major no-no.

But, of course, if it's just for yourself, it's a matter of time and taste.

CabanSail

Paulw wrote: »

You can't go cloning out parts of images. :eek:

Well, for publication, cloning of such would be a major no-no.

But, of course, if it's just for yourself, it's a matter of time and taste.

I was just commenting on the image itself & think that the extra limb is a bit distracting.

What editing is allowable for Sports images that are to be published?

Paulw

CabanSail wrote: »

What editing is allowable for Sports images that are to be published?

White balance adjustment, saturation, brightness, cropping. No editing of the image, such as cloning, is permitted.

Hence, you sometimes see limbs coming in/out of the frame.

City-Exile

These images are a visual record of a sporting fixture.
They aren't photo shoot shots of a model in a studio.
Next thing we know, there will be calls to clone pretty people into the crowd.

Paulw

City-Exile wrote: »

These images are a visual record of a sporting fixture.
Next thing we know, there will be calls to clone pretty people into the crowd.

Or calls to clone out the ends of a rugby ball to make it more round (like a football)??

City-Exile

Paulw wrote: »

Or calls to clone out the ends of a rugby ball to make it more round (like a football)??

I said crop, not clone!

Ballyman

OnLooker wrote: »

Good to meet you Ballyman. Nice shots

I will stick mine up later. I went on the beer after the game.

Good man. Beer is important too. Did you get the camera sorted out??

Ballyman

Another question, do ye mainly use centre point AF or the 9 (or more) point AF?

Reason I ask is because I found that a lot of the time when two players were together I often had the centre point inbetween the players and ended up woth the crowd in focus rather than the players.

Would it be better to have all the focus points on or is this just par for the course??

"countryjimbo" - The AF was fast enough for me anyway. The lens didn't hunt once although the lighting was very good.

I did notice it a little slower than normal though when it had to focus initially, as in if a subject was very badly OOF then it was a little slow to get to proper focus but once the AF locked onto the subject then it very very rarely lost it and was plenty fast.

Without the 1.4x though it's a totally different story. No probs whatsoever, bar reach

Paulw

Ballyman wrote: »

Another question, do ye mainly use centre point AF or the 9 (or more) point AF?

I'd only ever use the centre focus point. Having multiple points enabled will cause you more problems than worth your while, as you will have the issue you describe - focus point locks on something you don't want.

So, set it to the centre focus point, and shoot away.

padocon

Great pics! They Are so sharp!

LeoB

OnLooker wrote: »

Good to meet you Ballyman. Nice shots

I will stick mine up later. I went on the beer after the game.

Ah Onlooker we look to you for inspiration and off you go on the beer:)

Nice shots ballyman.

OnLooker

A few from Sunday. Having problems with my 40D at the moment so had to switch to the 400d

Ballyman

Nice ones. I like the 3rd Donaghy one best. There's a big diffeence between these and mine in sharpness terms.

How do I stop myself from buying a 300mm f2.8?? If herself sees it she'll go mental as she knows what it costs

Paulw

Ballyman wrote: »

How do I stop myself from buying a 300mm f2.8?? If herself sees it she'll go mental as she knows what it costs

You can't stop yourself. Once you start in to sport, you want bigger and bigger lenses. LOL. It never ends.

As for herself - hide the lens. Don't take it out when she's around.

City-Exile

DO NOT BUY A Canon 300mm f/2.8!!!!
You will soon be looking for a 1D Mk III and then a Canon 400mm f/2.8
It's a slippery slope and could cost you your marriage!
If that happens, she's entitled to half of your gear.

padocon

Onlooker super shots! So sharp!

kensutz

Good meeting you tonight Ballyman. You're getting the bug now going to every match possible

Ballyman

Good to meet you too.

I'm going to have to get myself a 300mm. This 70-200 just doesn't cut the mustard

kensutz

Lol, just getting the photos ready to send off to the Turkish Football Federation. Can't believe they asked me to send them in but not complaining