U16 Hoops, any c&c?

L40L40 Registered Users Posts: 24 Big grins
edited September 23, 2009 in Sports
Shots from a recent U16 tournament in Denmark. Very varying lighting depending on time of day. The shots below are at f2.8, 1/320 ISO 3200 to 1/400 ISO 1200. As I am trying to improve my shooting I'd be grateful for any c&c...

Thx


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  • GP ImagesGP Images Registered Users Posts: 152 Major grins
    edited September 22, 2009
    Not sure what your gear is, but not much more you can do other than flash or camera that is better with higher ISO ne_nau.gif
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  • JohnBiggsJohnBiggs Registered Users Posts: 841 Major grins
    edited September 22, 2009
    I like the shots. The first one is great. Keep it up.

    Is that Nikon btw? seems noisy
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  • ASkipASkip Registered Users Posts: 224 Major grins
    edited September 22, 2009
    L40 wrote:
    Shots from a recent U16 tournament in Denmark. Very varying lighting depending on time of day. The shots below are at f2.8, 1/320 ISO 3200 to 1/400 ISO 1200. As I am trying to improve my shooting I'd be grateful for any c&c...

    Thx

    I like them! A little noisy so I suppose a noise filtering program might help (I use noiseware). But you have lots of intensity and good expressions. and the light looks pretty good for a gym to me. Never even occurred to me that people play basketball in Denmark... cool.
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  • rainbowrainbow Registered Users Posts: 2,765 Major grins
    edited September 22, 2009
    Nice shots under demanding conditions. I like the portrait orientation of the first two better than the landscape of the last two. This usually works better for basketball.

    For basketball and volleyball, I like the f/2 that I can get out of my Canon 135L and 85 f/1.8. This makes the difference in being able to lower the ISO to 1600 or 800 on my 40D. Then I just pick a spot each half or quarter to take shots of (eg - under the basket, or top of the key guards dribbling or shooting...).

    Thanks for sharing.
  • L40L40 Registered Users Posts: 24 Big grins
    edited September 22, 2009
    Thx for the comments (all critique welcome).

    These are shot with a D90 and a Sigma 70-200/2.8. The lens is really a bit long for indoor on a DX body, hence the portrait format on most shots. Also, it has a bit of a front focus problem so it has been sent in for adjustment. Pics shot in RAW, a little pp in lightroom, and then exported to jpg. Picasa does degrade the quality a bit as well.

    Pics 3 and 4 quite heavily cropped. No noiseware. Will try that. Thx for the tip.

    I am thinking about the 50/1.8. As can shoot from the floor most of the time it will probably work well for the action round the near basket.
  • GringriffGringriff Registered Users Posts: 340 Major grins
    edited September 23, 2009
    L40 wrote:
    I am thinking about the 50/1.8. As can shoot from the floor most of the time it will probably work well for the action round the near basket.

    Hi L40,

    Thanks for posting.

    I am not sure if your camera is full frame or crop (like my Canon), but I find a 50mm works well right on the baseline for shots in the paint area. A little further away (like in the corners) I prefer the 85mm. With these two primes I was able to get by with the lower ISO (1600 limit) that I had last season. However, I am looking forward to trying the 70-200 f/2.8 with the 50D as it does better at higher ISO.

    Also I agree that I prefer basketball shots in portrait mode.

    Andy
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  • L40L40 Registered Users Posts: 24 Big grins
    edited September 23, 2009
    Gringriff wrote:
    Hi L40,

    Thanks for posting.

    I am not sure if your camera is full frame or crop (like my Canon), but I find a 50mm works well right on the baseline for shots in the paint area. A little further away (like in the corners) I prefer the 85mm. With these two primes I was able to get by with the lower ISO (1600 limit) that I had last season. However, I am looking forward to trying the 70-200 f/2.8 with the 50D as it does better at higher ISO.

    Also I agree that I prefer basketball shots in portrait mode.

    Andy

    The D90 is a "crop" sensor effectively making the 70-200 into a 105-300. Maybe I just have to go for a prime, to get an additional 1.5-2 steps. Then it will be possible to shoot at ISO 400-1200 most of the time.

    Anyway, thx to all for the insights on lenses and noise processing and portrait/landscape. At least I can try the noiseware for free to see the results.
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