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Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

07/21/2007 07:54:43 PM · #26

Wow Skip, those are some cool shots!

skylercall

Canon EOS-7D

07/21/2007 08:14:29 PM · #27

Here are some shots I took of my uncle and cousins this last week:

This was my first time photographing any watersports so it was a learning experience.

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mgrover63

Nikon D80

Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 VR DG IF-ED

07/21/2007 08:48:50 PM · #28

Here a couple I shot this spring.

skylercall

Canon EOS-7D

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

07/21/2007 11:15:37 PM · #29

Originally posted by mgrover63:

What aperture and focal length was this shot at?

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Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 VR DG IF-ED

07/22/2007 01:44:38 AM · #30

Shooting simple sports candids is a worthwhile effort also... especially in minor league and professional sports. Most team managers, pitching coaches, and hitting coaches have had previous experience in professional baseball.

mgrover63

Nikon D80

07/22/2007 09:35:30 PM · #31

Originally posted by skylercall:

Originally posted by mgrover63:

What aperture and focal length was this shot at?

Focal Length: 200mm
Aperture: F2.8
Shutter Speed: 1/4000
ISO 400

dwterry

Canon EOS-1D Mark III

Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Nikon

07/23/2007 12:10:07 AM · #32

Did someone say sports?

:-)

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levyj413

Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

07/23/2007 12:14:25 AM · #33

Here are a few of my softball teammates. Unfortunately, we play at the end of the day, so the light's pretty directional. Also, since I pitch, I can't get any of us playing defense. :)

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MadMan2k

Sony Alpha a6400

Tamron 70-180mm F/2.8 Di III VXD

07/23/2007 12:22:27 AM · #34

Some shots of basketball matches at a retreat I went to last week. They're kind of hard to shoot up close, but the focus tracking on the 1D helped.. sometimes it thought the background was a better idea, though, disadvantage of a wide angle I guess. Not far enough out of focus for it to be sure.

Frisbee games are hell. Less predictable than b-ball, the frisbee goes super fast, other players get in the way almost all the time, etc. Don't have any to show from those.

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07/23/2007 02:17:24 PM · #35

To Sports Fans:

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Death can result from unexpected places and events...

07/25/2007 12:38:38 AM · #36

This is one of the better photos I have gotten recently at an American Legion baseball game. I hate shooting at this field because I have to shoot through a chain link fence most of the time.

Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS USM

07/25/2007 12:45:31 AM · #37

Here's another shot of a stolen base attempt. I love shooting this shot and I do it regularly. The action at 2nd base is probably the most dynamic of the infield action photos from any angle...

Skip

Canon EOS-1D X

07/25/2007 03:39:10 PM · #38

to really be able to nail shots, you have to know your sport. it also helps to learn the subject. the more you know, the more you can anticipate.

after watching a couple of beau's earlier runs, i knew he would one hand the hurdle. all i had to do was wait for this moment.

MattO

Nikon D4

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II

07/26/2007 12:34:12 AM · #39

OK so I started this thread and then pretty much had a couple of weeks of down time, and even this week its mostly boring "camps" preparing for high school sports to start back up. Tonight I headed out to the local dirt track as they had a night of racing that involved 12 "Nascar" stars. Here are a few Sportraits and a couple of action shots.

MattO

Edit to add the local guys gave up their seats for a night and let the Nascar stars jump in and drive them, they put on a good show and I enjoyed shooting it.

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07/26/2007 12:50:46 AM · #40

Here's some more of that crazy second base action...

I do believe that the best action photos in a baseball game come from second base... :)

zerocusa

Canon EOS-1D Mark II

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II

07/26/2007 04:22:14 AM · #41

a shot from the pits during Super GT in Sepang, Malaysia

Larger image

jan_vdw

Canon EOS-40D

Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM

07/26/2007 04:33:21 AM · #42

Awesome shot zerocusa!
I'm a tad partial to shots of motorsport...

MattO

Nikon D4

07/26/2007 11:41:59 PM · #43

Soccer camp tonight for the paper. While I normally wouldnt post non game stuff, I wanted to show a couple of examples from tonight. I am learning to shoot tight and watch for emotions(something I've really had trouble with in the past) that usually requires me to shoot a burst and hope that emotion and peak action meet somewhere in a frame, 8.5 FPS and fast focusing lens help in this pursuit.

MattO

07/27/2007 12:51:34 AM · #44

Sergeant Slaughter was the guest entertainment at tonight's baseball game :) Another blast from the past... great thing about Slaughter... he was autographing for free, and he was handing out pictures that he would autograph as well. He's not a pocket digger like Rosco P. Coltrane was :)

jan_vdw

Canon EOS-40D

Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM

07/27/2007 12:52:05 AM · #45

The Renault Formula 1 road show is in Johannesburg this weekend. They started assembling the cars yesterday. A few shots from that. Any comments and crit is most welcome.

zerocusa

Canon EOS-1D Mark II

Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III

07/27/2007 11:07:30 PM · #46

Some from the 2007 Proton Malaysian Open Super Series (badminton)
Am looking forward to the Badminton World Championship coming August!

Sony Dwi Kuncoro of Indonesia

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Sara Persson of Sweden

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Wong Choong Hann of Malaysia

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Lin Dan of China

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Peter Gade of Denmark

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RamblinR

Olympus 12-40mm f/2.8 Pro

07/27/2007 11:45:30 PM · #47

These pictures are great. I have recently purchased a 70-200 f4 IS USM canon lens and have been trying to take action shots but don't seem to be having much luck. I took some this morning of surfers, got home and they are just too out of focus for my liking (nothing like what has been shown here).

Thought about my settings and realized that I had the IS still in Mode 1 and gather that is why my shots are out of focus. (I'm new to all this and there's enough buttons on the camera to remember about let alone the lens, sheeeesh)

What settings do you guys use. IS mode 2? AI Servo Focusing? Centre focus point (through the lens that is - and follow the subject with that point)? Av and largest aperture in low light but what Tv setting do you prefer for action shots when there is enough light? Do you turn IS off altogether if shutter speeds are high?

Trying to work out how to get this right. Need any help you can offer.

Thanks

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