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I think I'm getting better but I still have a long way to go. Right now I just want to be able to get a clear shot of the action. Hopefully, timing and composition will come later on after lots of practice. There is so much going on and everything happens so quickly. I missed several good shots because I wasn't ready or I just rushed and blew it. Any way, here are tonights photos with some comments. Please feel free to offer any suggestions that you have.
This shot is clearly not an action shot but I really like it a lot. It was taken with my EF 50mm f/1.4 USM lens, this is by far my sharpest lens. This shot was taken before the game and this boy's expression just seems to sum up what baseball means to me. Man, I love this game! <img src="/metal/html/biggrin.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt="
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<image src="http://findmall.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10325/t6.jpg">
These next three shots are of my son pitching. I have an inexpensive telephoto lens that is pretty slow. It's hard to to get the shutter speed and DOF at full zoom that I would like. I'm not real happy with the clarity either. Also, I need a lot of bright sun light to even begin to get decent shots like these. I will be getting a new Canon "L" class telephoto lens shortly though. <img src="/metal/html/wink.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt="">
<image src="http://findmall.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10325/t1~0.jpg">
These shots were taken on a monopod with a 75-300mm f/5.4 telephoto lens at somewhere around 1/300.
<image src="http://findmall.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10325/t5.jpg">
Because of the focal length the DOF is generally pretty noticeable. I like a lot of DOF in these photos though as it accentuates the subject better.
<image src="http://findmall.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10325/t4.jpg">
Here's my little buddy at the plate. <img src="/metal/html/smile.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=""> Again, due to the slow lens I wasn't able to totally freeze the bat's motion in this shot. Not that I am making excuses but the slight blur on the bat in this photo actually looks pretty good. Regardless, I'd still like the ability to freeze the action.
<image src="http://findmall.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10325/t3~0.jpg">
This shot came together pretty good from a technical perspective. From a composition stand point my timing could have been better and the play could have been a bit more exciting.
<image src="http://findmall.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10325/t2~0.jpg">
These next four shots were taken in a sports mode burst. The one thing I do not like about using the sports mode is that I am forced to use JPG format. You'll notice the clarity and color are off compared to the other photos that were taken in RAW format. With all that said, I love the ability to capture the sequence of a play as it unfolds. My Canon 300D has a pretty slow burst rate. When I upgrade one of the things I will be looking for will be a much faster burst rate.
Photo 1 - He squares up and uses two hands to receive the ball.
<image src="http://findmall.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10325/h1.jpg">
Photo 2 - Keeps his momentum going toward the base as he transfers the ball into his hand.
<image src="http://findmall.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10325/h2.jpg">
Photo 3 - He winds up to throw (not a good thing by the way <img src="/metal/html/frown.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt="">).
<image src="http://findmall.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10325/h3.jpg">
Photo 4 - He fires a strike to first base to get the out! <img src="/metal/html/smile.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt="">
<image src="http://findmall.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10325/h4.jpg">
As I mentioned above, I think I'm getting better at sports photography but I still have a long way to go. There's a lot of skill, patience and luck involved to get really good shots. In fact someone in here posted a link to S.I.'s web site that said they take something like 16,000 shots during the Super Bowl just to get a few keepers. I did somewhere in the neighborhood of 100-125 shots today so I guess percentage wise I'm doing pretty good. <img src="/metal/html/biggrin.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt="">
This shot is clearly not an action shot but I really like it a lot. It was taken with my EF 50mm f/1.4 USM lens, this is by far my sharpest lens. This shot was taken before the game and this boy's expression just seems to sum up what baseball means to me. Man, I love this game! <img src="/metal/html/biggrin.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt="
"><image src="http://findmall.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10325/t6.jpg">
These next three shots are of my son pitching. I have an inexpensive telephoto lens that is pretty slow. It's hard to to get the shutter speed and DOF at full zoom that I would like. I'm not real happy with the clarity either. Also, I need a lot of bright sun light to even begin to get decent shots like these. I will be getting a new Canon "L" class telephoto lens shortly though. <img src="/metal/html/wink.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt="
"><image src="http://findmall.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10325/t1~0.jpg">
These shots were taken on a monopod with a 75-300mm f/5.4 telephoto lens at somewhere around 1/300.
<image src="http://findmall.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10325/t5.jpg">
Because of the focal length the DOF is generally pretty noticeable. I like a lot of DOF in these photos though as it accentuates the subject better.
<image src="http://findmall.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10325/t4.jpg">
Here's my little buddy at the plate. <img src="/metal/html/smile.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt="
"> Again, due to the slow lens I wasn't able to totally freeze the bat's motion in this shot. Not that I am making excuses but the slight blur on the bat in this photo actually looks pretty good. Regardless, I'd still like the ability to freeze the action.<image src="http://findmall.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10325/t3~0.jpg">
This shot came together pretty good from a technical perspective. From a composition stand point my timing could have been better and the play could have been a bit more exciting.
<image src="http://findmall.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10325/t2~0.jpg">
These next four shots were taken in a sports mode burst. The one thing I do not like about using the sports mode is that I am forced to use JPG format. You'll notice the clarity and color are off compared to the other photos that were taken in RAW format. With all that said, I love the ability to capture the sequence of a play as it unfolds. My Canon 300D has a pretty slow burst rate. When I upgrade one of the things I will be looking for will be a much faster burst rate.
Photo 1 - He squares up and uses two hands to receive the ball.
<image src="http://findmall.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10325/h1.jpg">
Photo 2 - Keeps his momentum going toward the base as he transfers the ball into his hand.
<image src="http://findmall.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10325/h2.jpg">
Photo 3 - He winds up to throw (not a good thing by the way <img src="/metal/html/frown.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt="
">).<image src="http://findmall.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10325/h3.jpg">
Photo 4 - He fires a strike to first base to get the out! <img src="/metal/html/smile.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt="
"><image src="http://findmall.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10325/h4.jpg">
As I mentioned above, I think I'm getting better at sports photography but I still have a long way to go. There's a lot of skill, patience and luck involved to get really good shots. In fact someone in here posted a link to S.I.'s web site that said they take something like 16,000 shots during the Super Bowl just to get a few keepers. I did somewhere in the neighborhood of 100-125 shots today so I guess percentage wise I'm doing pretty good. <img src="/metal/html/biggrin.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt="
">