Just stumbled upon this thread, and first let me say that your shots are better then anything I could take. I've NEVER taken a sports shot in my life.
So now that is out there, I'm curious about your choice of aperture. I was looking at some of the photos and it appeared to be at f/4.0. Is that intentional? I think some of these shots would be even better with more separation of the subject from the background. Something at f/2.8 maybe?
Either way, nice work!
I can't speak for MDalby, but I use f4 because you need some latitude with focusing and movement. Fast subjects, even with a fast action camera and AI focus... You need a little extra. Besides, when shooting with flash, the Aperture is also used to control the amount of flash.... Hell, sometimes I'm at 4.5 or higher due to the fact the 5DII can only sync at 1/200 and not 1/250 like most cameras.
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I can't speak for MDalby, but I use f4 because you need some latitude with focusing and movement. Fast subjects, even with a fast action camera and AI focus... You need a little extra. Besides, when shooting with flash, the Aperture is also used to control the amount of flash.... Hell, sometimes I'm at 4.5 or higher due to the fact the 5DII can only sync at 1/200 and not 1/250 like most cameras.