HS Basketball - What did I do wrong on this shot?

MDalby

I had strobe problems. I just got my new La Crosse charger and apparently I didn't charge the batteries correctly :scratch

So, without strobe this is what I got last night.

I am getting pretty frustrated. Maybe I just am not going to get what I want until I get my White Lightning flash into production. I am waiting for my triggers.

What could i have done differently given no strobe?

I have really started using my 50mm 1.4 lens a lot and opening up to F/2.

Any help is appreciated.





Photo #1 - Why are the hands and basketball so soft. Is this called ghosting? The face is still soft. Am I not able to get both the face and the basketball focused? The face is still not as clean as I would like. Given that my !@$%!@#$% strobe wasn't working... By the way, I used 35% intensity on my USM. Is this about what you guys use on USM?



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donek

I think you've made some huge improvements in a relatively short period of time. #1 is the worst you've got here. Depending on the distance to your subject and your focus lock settings, this could just be the focus is locked a little too far away. The others all seem well timed and quite sharp given your approach.

MDalby

Thanks guys for the advice. Sean, I learned a lot from you.

I will give hte single point a shot and see how that works.

MD

MDalby

jlw wrote:

you just need to adjust your expectations...

jlw,

That is what I keep telling my wife. If she would just lower her expections I am sure that I can make her happy

I just want to do things right and get good results. It is just going to take time to figure things out.

Thanks again for the great help.

MD