Reds vs Force

MadMonkOfFunk · 21st February 2011, 11:07 PM

First go at shooting any type of sports and straight away found that my 70-200 wasn't long or fast enough. Need to try and get better seats next time.
I know they are bad quality because of the high ISO and heavy cropping, but any tips?
Also I used One Shot AF mode, but have read the AI Servo is better?

Quade Clears by MadMonkOfFunk, on Flickr

Missed by millimetres by MadMonkOfFunk, on Flickr

Force try by MadMonkOfFunk, on Flickr

Celebrations by MadMonkOfFunk, on Flickr

Suncorp Stadium by MadMonkOfFunk, on Flickr

C&C appreciated!
Full set here

Aratama_Bashi · 21st February 2011, 11:18 PM

i really like the second one. the crop is wide enough that you can see the fans going nuts in the background

the last one is good too but would loved to have seen it taken with an ultra-wide!

only thing i can suggest to try other than a longer lens, is to set your AF to continuous. not sure if you came up against any focus issues or not, but that's usually the safer bet when shooting action/sports.

MadMonkOfFunk · 21st February 2011, 11:24 PM

The 550D struggled to focus fast enough so none of the shots are really very sharp. I'll try continuous focus (which is AI servo) next home game, hopefully i'll get better seats.

The final one was taken with the kit lens and 18mm on a crop sensor was too long.

Thanks for the feedback!

looktall · 21st February 2011, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Aratama_Bashi

i really like the second one. the crop is wide enough that you can see the fans going nuts in the background

i think the third one is better for the exact same reason except it's full of reds fans.

disci · 23rd February 2011, 10:43 PM

Thanks for sharing mmof. Perhaps not worry about noise - they look ok at this scale. They look pretty sharp too.

Perhaps a bit of cropping for the first 3? Maybe crop in a bit as follows:
Number 1: from top left
Number 2: from the right or bottom right (the best cheering seems straight above the players, so losing some of the cheering in the top right might not be too bad?
Number 3: a bit from the top right?

Three sports posts on page 1 of the gallery? Wow, sport is taking over!

Regards

Des

jerry7 · 23rd February 2011, 11:09 PM

Nice shots.

OT but I can actually see myself in the last shot haha.

MadMonkOfFunk · 23rd February 2011, 11:46 PM

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Originally Posted by disci

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Thanks Des, I might go and actually do some proper editing on them - more than a 15s crop job. The noise from ISO3200 is too much for me, but maybe I can do something about that in PP. The 70-200 F4L is amazingly sharp and the focus is quick even on my 550D, great cheap(ish) sports lens!

Sports are a great thing to take photos of, possibly the most fun i've had so far with my camera. It moves so quickly you've got to always be ready for that one shot.

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Originally Posted by jerry7

Nice shots.

OT but I can actually see myself in the last shot haha.

Thanks Jerry, i've got shots from all around the ground and found a few mates who I didn't realise were there. Did you get any photos?

21st February 2011, 11:07 PM	#1
MadMonkOfFunk Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Brisbane Posts: 232	Reds vs Force First go at shooting any type of sports and straight away found that my 70-200 wasn't long or fast enough. Need to try and get better seats next time. I know they are bad quality because of the high ISO and heavy cropping, but any tips? Also I used One Shot AF mode, but have read the AI Servo is better? Quade Clears by MadMonkOfFunk, on Flickr Missed by millimetres by MadMonkOfFunk, on Flickr Force try by MadMonkOfFunk, on Flickr Celebrations by MadMonkOfFunk, on Flickr Suncorp Stadium by MadMonkOfFunk, on Flickr C&C appreciated! Full set here __________________ PC: i7 920 \| P6T \| 6GB \| 4TB \| GTX285 \| HX-620 \| TJ07 \| HK 3.0 \| EK-285 \| MCP355 \| RX360 \| EK-Multi 250 \| Z-5500 CAMERA: Canon 550D \| 18-55mm IS \| 70-200mm F4L \| 430EX II \| 055XPROB + 322RC2 \| RS-7 \| flickr - only just started

21st February 2011, 11:18 PM	#2
Aratama_Bashi Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Melbourne Posts: 6,138	i really like the second one. the crop is wide enough that you can see the fans going nuts in the background the last one is good too but would loved to have seen it taken with an ultra-wide! only thing i can suggest to try other than a longer lens, is to set your AF to continuous. not sure if you came up against any focus issues or not, but that's usually the safer bet when shooting action/sports. __________________ FS/WTB: Moto Atrix HD M/Media Dock! Click here! PENTAX A muh-fukken K5 :P • Q • DA 35mm f/2.8 MACRO LIMITED • FA 50mm f/1.4 • DA 12 - 24 f/4 • SIGMA 18 - 125 F/3.8 - 5.6 HSM • Tamron 70 - 300 F/4 - 5.6 • 01 Standard Prime Stop mutant dogs getting out of Mexico. Click here.

21st February 2011, 11:24 PM	#3
MadMonkOfFunk Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Brisbane Posts: 232	The 550D struggled to focus fast enough so none of the shots are really very sharp. I'll try continuous focus (which is AI servo) next home game, hopefully i'll get better seats. The final one was taken with the kit lens and 18mm on a crop sensor was too long. Thanks for the feedback! __________________ PC: i7 920 \| P6T \| 6GB \| 4TB \| GTX285 \| HX-620 \| TJ07 \| HK 3.0 \| EK-285 \| MCP355 \| RX360 \| EK-Multi 250 \| Z-5500 CAMERA: Canon 550D \| 18-55mm IS \| 70-200mm F4L \| 430EX II \| 055XPROB + 322RC2 \| RS-7 \| flickr - only just started

23rd February 2011, 10:43 PM	#5
disci Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Brisbane, Aust Posts: 1,370	Thanks for sharing mmof. Perhaps not worry about noise - they look ok at this scale. They look pretty sharp too. Perhaps a bit of cropping for the first 3? Maybe crop in a bit as follows: Number 1: from top left Number 2: from the right or bottom right (the best cheering seems straight above the players, so losing some of the cheering in the top right might not be too bad? Number 3: a bit from the top right? Three sports posts on page 1 of the gallery? Wow, sport is taking over! Regards Des __________________ disci.smugmug.com My Photo Blogs: Wordpress, Blogger, Myspace Last edited by disci; 23rd February 2011 at 10:51 PM.

23rd February 2011, 11:09 PM	#6
jerry7 Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Brisbane Posts: 371	Nice shots. OT but I can actually see myself in the last shot haha.