HS Field Hockey

wmstummewmstumme Registered Users Posts: 466 Major grins
edited September 30, 2009 in Sports
I think I have the exclusive on FH on this board. :wink

I know there's not a great following, but my kids/wife love FH, so I now do too. Finally was able to get out for a few days, and here are some.

C & C always welcome.

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Regards

Will
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  • CalexPhotoCalexPhoto Registered Users Posts: 98 Big grins
    edited September 29, 2009
    wmstumme wrote:
    I think I have the exclusive on FH on this board. mwink.gif

    I know there's not a great following, but my kids/wife love FH, so I now do too. Finally was able to get out for a few days, and here are some.

    C & C always welcome.

    662527062_N5r5k-L-1.jpg

    662517482_CEcwq-L-1.jpg

    662877346_GXsmC-L-1.jpg

    662872971_C3bZc-L-1.jpg

    659921668_UC4TT-L.jpg
    Neat, looks like they could use a better pitch/field. Love the looks/anticipation in the last shot.
    LT
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  • cletuscletus Registered Users Posts: 1,930 Major grins
    edited September 29, 2009
    I love that fourth shot! The visual lines are great. Love that slightly out of focus player in the background. Great shot!

    The last shot is really good as well. Good eye for seeing stuff like that. Some sports shooters tend to miss that type of stuff. It's just too bad the focus starts getting soft on the girl on the left.

    Lots of good expressions in the third shot. Is this full frame or is it cropped down? If you had a bit more room to keep from chopping off background heads I think it would work better ne_nau.gif

    Second shot is another nice action capture. Shame you can't see their eyes!

    First shot is nice but it feels flat compared to the others... the jerseys aren't as bright.
  • wmstummewmstumme Registered Users Posts: 466 Major grins
    edited September 30, 2009
    Thanks for the feedback--some really good comments!
    CalexPhoto wrote:
    Neat, looks like they could use a better pitch/field.
    It really is a terrible field. What's funny is that I was thinking how much better it looks in the pictures. If you think it is bad in these shots--you should see it in person.
    cletus wrote:
    The last shot is really good as well. Good eye for seeing stuff like that. Some sports shooters tend to miss that type of stuff. It's just too bad the focus starts getting soft on the girl on the left.
    Thanks--The penalty corner thing in FH is pretty unique, where the defenders have to wait in the goal until the ball is put in play. I'm using a Sigma 50-500 wide open, from the sideline--so about 20-30 yards away. The goal is about 12 feet wide, and the girls line up from side to side. The DOF isn't enough to get them all. The background is so ugly, I don't want to have it any more in focus than absolutely necessary.
    cletus wrote:
    Lots of good expressions in the third shot. Is this full frame or is it cropped down? If you had a bit more room to keep from chopping off background heads I think it would work better ne_nau.gif
    It is pretty much full frame. I had the original about 2 or 3 degrees tilted to the right (and it could probably still go a degree to the left)--so the only cropping was done after rotating the image just to trim the edges. I actually thought about cropping this one closer, but I've been having some issues with customer's incompatible print sizes if I crop too close.
    cletus wrote:
    Second shot is another nice action capture. Shame you can't see their eyes!
    Good point. In FH, I have to really fight to just catch their face since they are usually looking down. Even if the face is up, the eyes are usually looking down, which I think makes the eyelids come down a bit. Not sure what else to do other than being a bit more selective on which are the "keeper" shots.
    cletus wrote:
    First shot is nice but it feels flat compared to the others... the jerseys aren't as bright.
    I see it now that you mention it. THe day varied from bright sun to cloudy--and this one was during a cloudy spot. I think a little nudge with levels should help
    Regards

    Will
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