First photo post - My Son's Soccer Team.

rdallandrdalland Registered Users Posts: 150 Major grins
edited May 4, 2010 in Sports
Score!

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Shot my first Soccer game recently. Shot with my Nikon D40 and 50-200mm on a monopod, in Auto Sports mode. I wanted to concentrate on following the action. Zooming in and out, and trying to make the shot was enough for me to think about this time out. I figured I would let the camera take care of everything else. This was my favorite shot of the day.


Cropped and slight PP in Photoshop. There is an OOC version here:

http://reid-dalland.smugmug.com/Sports/Soccer-Game-April-18-2010/AYSO04182010033/840816497_8zdGx-X2.jpg



I put more shots from the game, for the team to access, here:

http://reid-dalland.smugmug.com/Sports/Soccer-Game-April-18-2010/11882434_chS79#840659206_7xYG3

Thanks for looking! C&C if you like.

Comments

  • time2smiletime2smile Registered Users Posts: 835 Major grins
    edited May 2, 2010
    It seems as if you did capture the joy of the score,
    thanks for sharing
    Ted....
    It's not what you look at that matters: Its what you see!
    Nikon
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  • PaintguyPaintguy Registered Users Posts: 101 Major grins
    edited May 3, 2010
    Nice shots. I've been shooting my sons team and often find myself on the wrong side of the action.. guess I am too distracted loosing my voice. I normally shoot in Aperture mode to keep my f-stop as low as possible. Have not had a good sunny day yet though... all overcast and a little rain.

    Where is this that they mix boys & girls?
  • MitchellMitchell Registered Users Posts: 3,503 Major grins
    edited May 3, 2010
    Paintguy wrote: »
    Nice shots. I've been shooting my sons team and often find myself on the wrong side of the action.. guess I am too distracted loosing my voice. I normally shoot in Aperture mode to keep my f-stop as low as possible. Have not had a good sunny day yet though... all overcast and a little rain.

    Where is this that they mix boys & girls?

    I shoot a lot of soccer. Don't wish for sunny days. The bright sun generally leads to harsh facial shadows which can make photography difficult. Some of my best shots have been on cloudy and/or rainy days.
    Mitch
    http://clearwaterphotography.smugmug.com/
  • rdallandrdalland Registered Users Posts: 150 Major grins
    edited May 3, 2010
    time2smile wrote: »
    It seems as if you did capture the joy of the score,
    thanks for sharing

    Hi Ted,

    The "joy of the score" and the body language of the opposing team member made this shot for me.

    Thanks for commenting!


    Paintguy wrote: »
    Nice shots. I've been shooting my sons team and often find myself on the wrong side of the action.. guess I am too distracted loosing my voice. I normally shoot in Aperture mode to keep my f-stop as low as possible. Have not had a good sunny day yet though... all overcast and a little rain.

    Where is this that they mix boys & girls?

    This shot was taken on a bright, but overcast day. We live upstate NY, it is the AYSO league.
  • PaintguyPaintguy Registered Users Posts: 101 Major grins
    edited May 4, 2010
    I agree that overcast makes for a beautiful shot with even light that really brings out the bright uniforms. Only had my D90 since December. I guess I am still waiting for an opportunity this season to shoot something different over here around Seattle. A shadow in the grass would be nice :)

    Interesting with the girls mixed in with the boys. Through my job (not photography) I do a lot with AYSO down in southern California and I don't ever remember a mixed team at a tournament. I always remember playing as a kid we would practice against an older girls team at the same field... boy would they take advantage of us.
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