100 Meter Sprints

73Rocks

I finally caught a break in the weather and was able to take in the South Dakota Region 1B track meet. The conditions were near perfect . . . the only thing that was off was the fact that it was partly cloudy which made it tough to keep switching my White Balance all the time.

Today . . . not so much! Rain all day again (this makes it 11 out of the last 12 weekends it has rained or snowed in my neck of the woods). :cry
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Just thought I would share 4 of my better 100 Meter Sprint pics. This track is unique in the fact that it drops off about 3 feet at the end which allows me to give my shots a “larger than life” perspective.
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Shot with my trusty Canon 50D and my Canon 70-200 f2.8 IS at 1/2000 sec – f3.5 – ISO 250.
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Thanks for looking.

johng

I guess I'm just not a fan of showing all lanes. Lots of dead space and runners that are too far back. The potential compelling shots are when runners are close together IMO. Shot 1 & 2 have that potential but only 2 of the athletes in each. By framing tighter on just the athletes close you see more detail. Take shot #1 - does the athlete 8 feet back really add to the story? And getting him in the frame causes dead space on the right hand side. Just my .02

Molotov Everything

I think I agree with johng's sentiment. In shots 1,2 and 4 my eyes go right to the two people in front anyways so why not frame it tighter on them. The third shot though is an exception, I think that worked out just fine shooting all lanes at once, but you could really crop out some of the blurred pavement at the bottom of the frame.

donek

Agree on the horizontals. My body spends 95% of it's time verticle. Your White Balance is kind of dull looking as well. Notice how the shaded skin in 1,2,&3 looks gray. I almost always shoot with a cloudy white balance, even when there are no clouds in the sky. It really gives your colors more punch and avoids the auto white balance making a mess of things.

73Rocks

Points well taken guys . . . thanks for the CC. The white balance outdoors is one of my biggest headaches. Inside, once I get my camera set with the grey card I don't need to worry. I just need to work on my outdoor shots more.

Because I am regulated to a 4 X 6 format for my business, I am kind of stuck with how I crop my shots. I would just love to have a wide angle lens and catch all 8 runners as they near the finish line but after shelling out $2,000+ for my 70-200 f2.8 IS a wide angle lens is a long ways off. Maybe by the start of next season.

Again - thanks a lot for taking the time to critique my shots.