USASA Nationals Snowboard GS

donekdonek Registered Users Posts: 655 Major grins
edited April 10, 2009 in Sports
These were shot with a D700 and the sigma 50-500. I wasn't as happy with the longer shots. In the future, I think I'll leave it at home for snowboard stuff and stick with the 70-200 on the D300 or D700.

1. 50-500 at 500mm. You can see some loss of IQ around the face.
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2. Another 500mm shot
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3. Images seemd to clean up at the shorter focal length. (195mm)
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4. 110mm
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5. 116mm
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All images shot in Aperture priority, wide open (4-6.3), ISO 500, +1ev, WB corrected in Capture NX2 with contrast, sharpening, and crop.

let me know if these are too be to be practical on the forum.
Sean Martin
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  • Ann McRaeAnn McRae Registered Users Posts: 4,584 Major grins
    edited April 8, 2009
    These are great, Sean. 3 and 4 are wonderful!

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  • rontront Registered Users Posts: 1,473 Major grins
    edited April 8, 2009
    Awesome shots here!! Very well done!!

    Ron
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  • SoonerShawnSoonerShawn Registered Users Posts: 128 Major grins
    edited April 9, 2009
    Love em!!! Great work in some harsh conditions.
  • rwellsrwells Registered Users Posts: 6,084 Major grins
    edited April 9, 2009
    Great shots thumb.gif


    One the first shot, the focus is in front of the face. The blue netting near the bottom right, I can almost read those labels. Front boot is in focus also. Looks like that's why the face is a little soft.
    Randy
  • donekdonek Registered Users Posts: 655 Major grins
    edited April 10, 2009
    rwells wrote:
    Great shots thumb.gif


    One the first shot, the focus is in front of the face. The blue netting near the bottom right, I can almost read those labels. Front boot is in focus also. Looks like that's why the face is a little soft.

    I shot around 200 images. Everyone on the long end seemd to have the same issue, while things were fine on the shorter end.
    Sean Martin
    www.seanmartinphoto.com

    __________________________________________________
    it's not the size of the lens that matters... It's how you focus it.

    aaaaa.... who am I kidding!

    whoever dies with the biggest coolest piece of glass, wins!
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