Here are some shots of a recent game I covered



Missed goal by Blue Moon Originals, on Flickr


Fighting for the ball by Blue Moon Originals, on Flickr


Punching the ball away by Blue Moon Originals, on Flickr


USF Women's Soccer by Blue Moon Originals, on Flickr


Desperation shot by Blue Moon Originals, on Flickr


USF Women's Soccer by Blue Moon Originals, on Flickr


USF Women's Soccer by Blue Moon Originals, on Flickr

The rest are here

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bluemoo...7631614703563/

Awesome. I've coached against that team some years back..

Originally Posted by perroneford Awesome. I've coached against that team some years back..

Thank you. We have a very good soccer program here at USF. I've been loving my D800.

Originally Posted by FearNothing321 Here are some shots of a recent game I covered

These are great.

I've been shooting Soccer with the same camera and lens, and agree that it works well (i'm shooting 14 year olds, so probably not putting it to the same test as you).

The flip throw is really cool to see in person. I hadn't heard of this until about a week ago, then saw it done by a player on an opposing team. Really cool.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bluemoo...57631614703563

Originally Posted by T. Bombadil These are great. I've been shooting Soccer with the same camera and lens, and agree that it works well (i'm shooting 14 year olds, so probably not putting it to the same test as you). The flip throw is really cool to see in person. I hadn't heard of this until about a week ago, then saw it done by a player on an opposing team. Really cool. http://www.flickr.com/photos/bluemoo...57631614703563

Thank you

yeah she did the flip throw in a few times in the game

These are just not cropped tight enough. Look at #2. Crop out the person in the background and get closer to the action. You need more isolation to have more compelling soccer photos.

Originally Posted by Mitchell These are just not cropped tight enough. Look at #2. Crop out the person in the background and get closer to the action. You need more isolation to have more compelling soccer photos.

The metadata indicates that these were shot at f/2.8 (at least, all that i checked were).

How can isolation be further increased?

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Originally Posted by T. Bombadil The metadata indicates that these were shot at f/2.8 (at least, all that i checked were). How can isolation be further increased?

By cropping...There is a lot of good action that is nevertheless diminished by distractions in the background and periphery.

Originally Posted by jhefti By cropping...There is a lot of good action that is nevertheless diminished by distractions in the background and periphery.

OK, thanks. I saw the word "isolation" and thought there was something else I needed to know about controlling depth of field.

Yea I agree I do need to go back and re-crop some of my images

Originally Posted by T. Bombadil OK, thanks. I saw the word "isolation" and thought there was something else I needed to know about controlling depth of field.

Sorry, but I meant that these were poorly cropped. The subjects need to be better isolated by cropping them to eliminate distracting and unnecessary elements in these photos.

They also seem to be a bit underexposed on my monitor.