fun soccer camera/lens!

Frog Lady

hi all,

I got a Canon 20D and 100-400 lens just before Christmas, mostly for shooting soccer but had to wait until this week end to really try it out. Man, what a camera and what a lens. Ooh boy, I'm gonna have some fun this spring:clap

Here is an example of my son's friend (4th of a series that you don't even know you're clicking off; my old camera was a Canon Rebel and, while it also had the multiple shot feature, it didn't seem any where near as responsive as the 20D does). Let me know what you think (I'm still learning post processing...)

cheers,

Colleen

DJ-S1

Enjoy your new gear! I just recently got a new (to me) 20D and I'm reaaly loving it. The burst mode really is quick compared to the Rebel, isn't it?

I'll be interested to see more shots this spring, my longest lens right now is 200mm.

JoeL

Thats a great image. I love shooting Soccer, thats my favorite sport to shoot for sure. Kids and soccer is great, the expressions and fun is never ending.

Looks like your on the way to having lots of fun and preserving really nice memories. You did a great job at editing and cropping.

Steve Cavigliano

Colleen,

Looks good Love the action and the facial expressions

Since I am using my work monitor, you may want to take this with a grain of salt. It looks like your pic is a bit too bright and could also use some contrast via applying a bit of curves adjustment.

Yep, I think you are really going to have fun shooting sports with your setup


Steve

Frog Lady

no salt needed

Steve Cavigliano wrote:

Colleen,

Looks good Love the action and the facial expressions

Since I am using my work monitor, you may want to take this with a grain of salt. It looks like your pic is a bit too bright and could also use some contrast via applying a bit of curves adjustment.

Yep, I think you are really going to have fun shooting sports with your setup

Steve

thanks for the comments Steve. I have to admit how surprised I was at what a difference a really good camera can make (in terms of responsiveness). I was equally impressed with the lens when I got home and started playing with the images.

but, I am still a bit of a noob and need to remember to check all settings before I start shooting... the picture looks bright on your monitor not b/c of your monitor but b/c it was shot (on a bright sunny day) at ISO 800 Chalk one up to the learning curve and I'm glad I know as much ps as I do (but there's still lots more to learn)

Frog Lady

thanks!

JoeL wrote:

Thats a great image. I love shooting Soccer, thats my favorite sport to shoot for sure. Kids and soccer is great, the expressions and fun is never ending.

Looks like your on the way to having lots of fun and preserving really nice memories. You did a great job at editing and cropping.

thanks for stopping by and looking Joe. I appreciate your comments and have learned a lot from your other posts. I have to admit though, I'm still torn between cropping for standard print size (ie 4x6) or for the best picture. When I process for other parents, I usually go for standard sizes and grimace at the extra space.

cheers

Steve Cavigliano

Frog Lady wrote:

thanks for the comments Steve. I have to admit how surprised I was at what a difference a really good camera can make (in terms of responsiveness). I was equally impressed with the lens when I got home and started playing with the images.

but, I am still a bit of a noob and need to remember to check all settings before I start shooting... the picture looks bright on your monitor not b/c of your monitor but b/c it was shot (on a bright sunny day) at ISO 800 Chalk one up to the learning curve and I'm glad I know as much ps as I do (but there's still lots more to learn)

Colleen

Regarding the high ISO setting, been there, done that, got lots of bright pics too....

I like to blame it on my age instead of my laziness...lol I'm sure you will do this one again. I know I have done it more than once When will they put the ISO setting in the VF?...

If you liked these at ISO800, just wait until you shoot some soccer at ISO100 or 200. The saturation and clear detail will knock your socks off That's why I always wear 2 pair....


Steve