More Football....

tjl1388

C & C appreciated.

A lot of my stuff came out softer than I would like. Could this be due to the higher iso I set at to achieve faster shutter speeds?

bendruckerphoto

Yep. Can you post some EXIF for us. The details are virtually non-existent, a common effect of noise reduction, especially in-camera noise reduction.

tjl1388

First one (kid catching the pass) ISO 2500, F/16.0, 1/1000, Program Mode

Second one (QB and Center) ISO 2500, F/13.0, 1/750, Program Mode

Third one ISO 2500, F/5.6, 1/8000, Shutter priority.

All with D300, 18-200VR, Noise reduction set at Normal.

Thanks for the help, I appreciate it.

bendruckerphoto

Try shooting in RAW and then selectively removing noise in an application like NoiseNinja.

nipprdog

bendruckerphoto wrote:

Try shooting in RAW and then selectively removing noise in an application like NoiseNinja.

Or better yet, get out of that program mode that is choosing those ridiculous settings that is causing the noise.

ISO 2500 in daylight??

F13 and F16???

you don't need 1/8000 ss for little kids.

Next time try AP at about f5 or f 5.6, ISO 400-500 in sunlight or 640-800 in clouds, and let the camera select the SS.

bendruckerphoto

nipprdog wrote:

Or better yet, get out of that program mode that is choosing those ridiculous settings that is causing the noise.

ISO 2500 in daylight??

F13 and F16???

you don't need 1/8000 ss for little kids.

Next time try AP at about f5 or f 5.6, ISO 400-500 in sunlight or 640-800 in clouds, and let the camera select the SS.

How did I not notice that? I looked straight to the 3rd one and saw F/5.6 and totally missed the f/13 and f/16. Totally unnecessary depth of field and lost light. You can shoot f/8 if you want long DOF, but f/5.6 is fine for sports. Pro sports like baseball and tennis where things are moving really fast need 1/2000 to really freeze the action. Football and basketball need 1/500 to 1/640 in my experience. Little kids sports require even less in the way of fast shutter speeds.

You can set the camera to manual mode and f/5.6 and 1/250-1/500 (wherever you feel comfortable on SS). You can then set it to Auto-ISO, which will maintain your chosen shutter speed and f-stop by varying your ISO.

On a very sunny day, you may need to set a faster shutter speed than necessary since there's lots of light.

Keep in mind that this is the way I shoot sports, not necessarily the best way for everyone. It requires knowledge of exposure and the wherewithal to set the right settings before shooting. As a beginner, your best choice might be shutter priority mode.

tjl1388

Thanks so much for all the help. I have always relied on the camera waaay to much only running manual on non-moving subjects due to learning the new camera.

Thanks again.