From a recent JV tournament.

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These are very good. It's SO hard to get isolation like that at the college level. You just rarely see it.

Originally Posted by perroneford These are very good. It's SO hard to get isolation like that at the college level. You just rarely see it.

Sorry, that's a high school team.

Originally Posted by Tosser Sorry, that's a high school team.

Yes, I could tell by the ball.

Terriffic shots IMO. These are lucky kids to have you shooting them.
How'd you get your high end-line vantage point?

Originally Posted by Icebear Terriffic shots IMO. These are lucky kids to have you shooting them. How'd you get your high end-line vantage point?

The gym is "U" shaped with stands on one end, and I was about 1/2 way up. All were shot with a 300mm f2.8.

Originally Posted by Tosser The gym is "U" shaped with stands on one end, and I was about 1/2 way up. All were shot with a 300mm f2.8.

Awesome vantage point. I sure never thought of the 300 f/2.8 as a volleyball lens, but you sure rocked that monster.

GREAT SHOTS! I shoot a few volleyball matches a year and my images pale in comparison to yours. By the time I get the ISO up high enough to freeze the action my images look very "washed out" compared to yours.

#7 is just AWSOME!

Thanks. Those were all shot at ISO6400. The 1DX really rocks.

Originally Posted by Tosser Thanks. Those were all shot at ISO6400. The 1DX really rocks.

You look like you have your equipment mastered. I do what I can with my 7D . . . a 1DX is well out of my price range.

Originally Posted by 73Rocks You look like you have your equipment mastered. I do what I can with my 7D . . . a 1DX is well out of my price range.

These are some great shots...I'd love to get my hands on a 1DX...been shooting HS football with my 7D...tough!

The camera is a joy to use. It's much better in a lot of ways than the 1DIII I had been using for the last five years. Believe it or not, that was only my second day of owning the 300mm f2.8 lens and shooting volleyball with it (although I have shot the 300mm f4 extensively).

Hopefully I can repeat those results tonight.

Really like that last shot. Were you shooting under the net? Were you tracking the player in hopes of a shot like this?

Great photos! # 7 is awesome.

The last shot was a serve return. The other team had been serving to her some, so I just camped out on her for a bit. I was on the floor shooting under the net at the back row.

Nice shots! I particularly like #1 and #7.

Good clean backgrounds on all but #6. The crop at the knee on #5 is unfortunate, but you'd lose the defender if you moved it to mid-thigh.

Jay

Originally Posted by J Allen These are some great shots...I'd love to get my hands on a 1DX...been shooting HS football with my 7D...tough!

Same here. Been using a 7D for high school sports for about a year now. For basketball and volleyball is does OK. For high school football, when the sun goes down and they turn on the lights it gets real tough.

Been thinking about going to a 6D when they become available. Better processer, higher ISO, and numerous features like multi-image shooting! OR wait for the rumored 7D Mark II.