Soccer Action shots

[iceemn360]

Im practicing shooting sports for the school newspaper at UCSD. Here are some of my first sports attempts

k20d and da*300

I added vignettes to some of these to see how i like them

 

[TitusvileSurfer]

Nice work

 

[IPT]

in deed. They look good.

 

[gketell]

I don't want to steal your thread so thought I would ask. May I post some soccer photos I took a couple of weeks ago too?
GK

 

[iceemn360]

I don't want to steal your thread so thought I would ask. May I post some soccer photos I took a couple of weeks ago too?
GK

go right on ahead!

 

[gketell]

Thanks. They aren't on the quality level of yours but I like them.

All shot with a Canon 40D with 70-200 f/2.8L with 1.4x multiplier. Quick edits with iPhoto to boost Definition and Sharpness and drop Brightness due to those shirts.


If anyone has any input to improve my technique please share!!

 

[TitusvileSurfer]

Ahhh the 70-200 f/2.8 (IS) is my faithful lover

 

[t5Nitro]

iceemn rocking the pentax!

 

[Reef Bass]

gtekell, I like the player's concentration / tongue in #4. #5/6 needs to tie his shoes!

 

[gketell]

gtekell, I like the player's concentration / tongue in #4.

Heh, yeah. If you like at the boy in #3 and #7 you'll see his tongue is out a bit too. In fact he is one of our most active players and so I have probably 30 shots of him and in every one of them, his tongue is out. I just hope he never trips and falls.

#5/6 needs to tie his shoes!

(oops, I thought I got rid of that duplicate.) Untied shoes is very common at this age. The ref paused the game 4 or 5 times to let the kids tie their shoes. I would have thought that by 10 and 11 that wouldn't be a problem any more, but oh well. :hammer:

I love the 70-200, it allows you to crop in to get the great composition from the "good" shot. It is so much better than I am. (Especially noticeable in #4.)