Boys HighSchool Basketball - Davis High, Utah

MaleficZ

http://tcgphoto.smugmug.com/gallery/1046211

I thought these games where longer! I only ended up with 15 usable shots. I guess thats what I get when I show up late. My favorites from the game:

Steve Cavigliano

Nice work Mal Really nice exposures and good faces. Those last two are really sharp


Steve

MaleficZ

Can anyone give me some pointers on shooting sports? I hear I should set the auto focus point to the bottom of the frame. Is there anything else?

ian408

I like the expression on #12's face. Lots of emotion there. The first three
shots could use a tighter crop. You've also cut off hands and feet in the
first two. I see you're shooting with a 200 wide open (I think it's wide open).
Are you shooting from the far court? Can you position yourself nearer the
basket with say an 50 or 85 f/1.8 and maybe get a bit faster shutter speed?

Depending on where you want to focus, you can either set center point or
one below that. The advantage of one below is that you can frame more of
the player in the shot. The disadvantage is that if anything is OOF, it shouldn't
be the face.

MaleficZ

Right now all I have to shoot sports with is the 70-200 F/4L. The 70-200 L IS is next on my list, fallowed by a lense that will be alot wider. I might spring for a 50mm f/1.8 here soon... so yeah. I'll see what I can do. thanks for your help.

ian408

The 70-200 f/2.8 will be a great addition to your collection and
should work well for b-ball.

Great stuff. Look forward to more.

Ian

wxwax

Super job on the white balance.

MaleficZ

wxwax wrote:

Super job on the white balance.

Auto WhiteBalance all the way!