Cloudy soccer :)

nipprdog · April 13, 2009

Last Saturday's (apr 4)opening day was cloudless, but a couple nights last week, I got to shoot in some nice, overcast skies.

D300, 300 2.8, 1.4TC
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Thanks for looking. Comments welcomed.

Frog Lady · April 13, 2009

You've captured the essence of youth soccer

I like the tunnel shot - a typical ritual that often gets missed. Also, it looks like you were midfield for the shot of the keeper; or is it a really small field?

cheers,

C.

shphotos · April 13, 2009

These are great. I love the expressions. My favorite is #5-there's something about a ponytail flying that I can't resist.

Toshido · April 13, 2009

I love the tongues sticking out of the mouths. Can't wait till my kids start concentrating enough to do that

Mike J · April 14, 2009

Gotta love those overcast days. One thing we get a lot of here in Oregon. This is a great series. Nice rich colors but not overdone - as I have done lately

. Definitely wallet-opening worthy for the parent crowd. As a parent, I would be happy to buy any of these.

Love the sharpness of the 300 f/2.8 with the TC. I'm drooling for that setup now. How do you shoot this? Are you on a monopod?

nipprdog · April 14, 2009

Frog Lady wrote:

You've captured the essence of youth soccer I like the tunnel shot - a typical ritual that often gets missed. Also, it looks like you were midfield for the shot of the keeper; or is it a really small field?

cheers,

C.

Thanks, Colleen. I started shooting the tunnel this season. The keeper shot was from midfield. I shoot about 75% from the corner, and the rest around midfield.

nipprdog · April 14, 2009

shphotos wrote:

These are great. I love the expressions. My favorite is #5-there's something about a ponytail flying that I can't resist.

Thanks, Susan. How about two ponytails flying;

nipprdog · April 14, 2009

Toshido wrote:

I love the tongues sticking out of the mouths. Can't wait till my kids start concentrating enough to do that

Thanks.

nipprdog · April 14, 2009

Mike J wrote:

Gotta love those overcast days. One thing we get a lot of here in Oregon. This is a great series. Nice rich colors but not overdone - as I have done lately . Definitely wallet-opening worthy for the parent crowd. As a parent, I would be happy to buy any of these.

Love the sharpness of the 300 f/2.8 with the TC. I'm drooling for that setup now. How do you shoot this? Are you on a monopod?

Thanks, Mike. Yes, I use a monopod.

Mitchell · April 14, 2009

Gotta love those cloudy days.

I really like #5.

Sadly, soccer is over for me down here for now.:cry