HS Softball

Mason2016Mason2016 Registered Users Posts: 11 Big grins
edited May 5, 2012 in Sports
Borrowed my nephew’s camera to take some photos of my daughter’s senior season and thought I would post some pics to learn what I need to do better.




Thanks for looking

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  • Mason2016Mason2016 Registered Users Posts: 11 Big grins
    edited April 10, 2012
  • Mason2016Mason2016 Registered Users Posts: 11 Big grins
    edited April 10, 2012
  • Mason2016Mason2016 Registered Users Posts: 11 Big grins
    edited April 10, 2012
  • Mason2016Mason2016 Registered Users Posts: 11 Big grins
    edited April 10, 2012
  • Mason2016Mason2016 Registered Users Posts: 11 Big grins
    edited April 10, 2012
  • jmp2204jmp2204 Registered Users Posts: 197 Major grins
    edited April 11, 2012
    very nice !
  • Mason2016Mason2016 Registered Users Posts: 11 Big grins
    edited April 11, 2012
    Thank you
  • Mike JMike J Registered Users Posts: 1,029 Major grins
    edited April 12, 2012
    There's no EXIF data attached to these images. Can you share what equipment you used here and the modes you used to shoot these with? That will help us figure out what is going on here. The good - you caught some good action so your understanding of the game and what to look for is good. The bad - to me all of these suffer from one or more technical issues - focus, low shutter speed, exposure. These could have been caused by giving the camera too much control so knowing your settings would be helpful. Looks like a bright day so I don't think being able to keep the shutter speed high enough would have been issue but don't know...

    #2 I like this one the best but looks like the focus is on the glove and not her face? Could also crop this one tighter. One thing I learned here is to shoot tight and crop even tighter.

    #3 - horizon doesn't look quite straight. Wish there was a little more room under her feet.

    #4,5 Exposure issue but there just isn't any detail to these shots. Are they severely cropped? Is it an artifact of posting?

    #6 - Shutter speed too low. Look at the motion in her hand. Great expression though. Again I'd look more at the bottom or just crop tighter.

    You've got a good feel for the game and where the action is going to be so build off that. Take a look here and here for some examples of other's softball work. I've learned a ton here so it's a great place to learn.
    Mike J

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  • Mason2016Mason2016 Registered Users Posts: 11 Big grins
    edited April 12, 2012
    The equipment I used Canon rebel XS EF 75-300 f 4-5.6.
    Center focus point mostly on single shot AF.
    I started shooting raw + jpeg first but fps was slow.
    The last few games i shot just jpeg's.

    1. Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE
    Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/3200
    Av( Aperture Value ) 5.6
    Metering Mode Center-Weighted Average Metering
    Exposure Compensation 0
    ISO Speed 400

    2. Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE
    Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/2000
    Av( Aperture Value ) 5.6
    Metering Mode Center-Weighted Average Metering
    Exposure Compensation 0
    ISO Speed 400


    3. Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE
    Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/1600
    Av( Aperture Value ) 5.6
    Metering Mode Partial Metering
    Exposure Compensation 0
    ISO Speed 400


    4. Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/1000
    Av( Aperture Value ) 5.0
    ISO Speed 100

    5. Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/500
    Av( Aperture Value ) 5.0
    ISO Speed 100

    6. Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE
    Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/640
    Av( Aperture Value ) 5.6
    Metering Mode Partial Metering
    Exposure Compensation 0
    ISO Speed 800
    Shot through the fence
  • Mason2016Mason2016 Registered Users Posts: 11 Big grins
    edited April 12, 2012
    Thanks Mike.
    4. was cropped the most
    5. was cropped some.
    3. didn't get any more under the feet I need to work on better framing

    Thanks for Looking I would really like to get better.
    Also anybody have equipment suggestions. I want to get my own gear but have a very tight budget.
  • KingdomphotoKingdomphoto Registered Users Posts: 11 Big grins
    edited May 4, 2012
    Shot #6...Kung-Fu baseball...lol
  • zSCOTTzzSCOTTz Registered Users Posts: 169 Major grins
    edited May 4, 2012
    I like number 2 the best too. You need to work on keeping your horizons straight, shooting tighter, crop even tighter, less dead space, and you can get rid of unflattering backgrounds. Number 2 would have been better had the ball been near the glove, I cropped it tighter to show you.Image1.jpg
  • Mason2016Mason2016 Registered Users Posts: 11 Big grins
    edited May 5, 2012
    Thanks I do need to get in tighter. Hopefully i can get me a camera in a few more weeks and shoot more.
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