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05/16/2008 11:21:10 AM · #1 |
| I'm shooting a rugby tournament this weekend, which I've never done before. And I'm using a lens I've never used before, the canon 300mm 2.8. Anyone have any tips for me? Where do I stand? What settings do I use? It should be a very bright day. I always have major focusing issues, and I'm not sure how much of that is my slowish lens (sigma 24-70 2.8) and how much is me. Any suggestions?? |
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05/16/2008 11:33:30 AM · #2 |
That's one fine lens to shoot rugby with. I think it's an easy sport to cover in the sense that the action is repetitive, the same kind of movements happen over and over again. If you already know how rugby works you'll be able to try and predict where the action is going to go next.
Some tips:
Once the action has moved to one side of the pitch, it will probably stay there for a while. Do walk around to be close to the action, chances that they'll be back on the other side by the time you get there are small.
If you see a line-out coming, run to the place where it's going to happen to get a good shot of it. They'll proobably take about 30 seconds to get ready for it, so make use of that timeframe.
Positioningwise, I choose either the side where there are no people (at the locations I shoot they all tend to gather on one side only) or so that I have the sun in my back to get as much light as possible.
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05/16/2008 11:35:29 AM · #3 |
| pay attention to the action. rugby players could hurt upon contact. |
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05/16/2008 12:11:36 PM · #4 |
| Ok thanks, I'll watch for that. I've never seen rugby and am not much of a sports person! But I like shooting it. |
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05/16/2008 12:27:26 PM · #5 |
There is a classic shot you could try for and that is the scrum half passing out of the back of either a scrum or a ruck/maul... the idea is to get in line with who he is going to pass to and wait for the pass... have the cam focussed on him and snap the shot just as it is leaving his hand. Something akin to this one although i think i was a bit infront of him.. my vision of the shot is being more to the left and looking "down the barrel" of his pass and hopefully you might get some eye contact (and a clear bg ;)):
If you stand near one of the corners for a while (facing the team which look like scoring more tries) you can also try to get the "dive" shot of someone scoring. But with the 300 prime, you might have troubles, i'd say a 70-200 would be more suited to that.
Good luck and have fun - shooting rugby is good fun - and yes - watch out for any "set pieces" where the play slows, run to the posistion to get the action shot and you should come away with some great shots! :) |
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05/16/2008 01:10:00 PM · #6 |
A 300 mm limits your p.o.v..
It is a great sports lens however.
1) find a clean bg. Don't have any advertising it at all possible. Rugby is OK. McDonalds bad.
2)Open the lens. A soft d.o.f. focused only on the action is desired.
3) Find a spot where you can get the shots you want on the field.
4) With that lens, let the shots come to you.
5) If you know Rugby, anticipate the shot that is coming to you.
This thread will help.
This thread too.
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05/16/2008 02:03:09 PM · #7 |
When I shot my first rugby match, someone I spoke to, who shoots a lot of rugby, pointed out to me the tradition of clapping the opposing team off the pitch at the end of the match. I made sure that I had plenty of card space and got a picture of every player (from both sides) being clapped off the pitch.
Re: the 300. I think that perhaps if you're a lone shooter, it might be a bit limiting.
Definitely get close to the line-outs when they happen, preferably with a shorter lens, too.
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