Last nights rugby

gsgarygsgary Registered Users Posts: 1,350 Major grins
edited May 26, 2006 in Sports
A local team v Bretagne Nantes, a French team touring the UK
All shots ISO 1600 which is not good with the 10D but i have started shooting with manual settings metering off the grass, most of these have no noise reduction or very little, shot between 7.00pm and 8.30pm overcast with some light rain
What do you think ?

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Comments

  • Pam7Pam7 Registered Users Posts: 16 Big grins
    edited May 24, 2006
    great shots.

    I like how you cropped and caught the action.

    The colors look great.

    Basic question, how do you meter off of the grass. It really seems to work.

    http://Pam7.smugmug.com
  • DJ-S1DJ-S1 Registered Users Posts: 2,303 Major grins
    edited May 24, 2006
    Gary, I'm just going on memory here but if I remember your first threads of rugby shots correctly you were pretty much a newb at it, am I right? If so, then I would say you have taken great strides and gotten very good at it. thumb.gif Well done!

    Might be fun to go find that first thread and see the differences.

    Of course, if I've got you confused with someone else, then, um, never mind! :D
  • gsgarygsgary Registered Users Posts: 1,350 Major grins
    edited May 25, 2006
    Pam7 wrote:
    great shots.

    I like how you cropped and caught the action.

    The colors look great.

    Basic question, how do you meter off of the grass. It really seems to work.

    http://Pam7.smugmug.com

    I don't know if i am doing it right but i set it to AV set the apperture to what i want for DOF normally wide open, point at different areas of the grass and take an average and transfer those settings to manual take a shot check histogram and adjust if needed
  • gsgarygsgary Registered Users Posts: 1,350 Major grins
    edited May 25, 2006
    DJ-S1 wrote:
    Gary, I'm just going on memory here but if I remember your first threads of rugby shots correctly you were pretty much a newb at it, am I right? If so, then I would say you have taken great strides and gotten very good at it. thumb.gif Well done!

    Might be fun to go find that first thread and see the differences.

    Of course, if I've got you confused with someone else, then, um, never mind! :D

    Thankyou for your kind comments, i have had a DSLR for about a year bought it from a member on here and been shooting rugby for less than a year, last night i asked if i would shoot some of the home games for the biggest local Rugby League club
  • saurorasaurora Registered Users Posts: 4,320 Major grins
    edited May 25, 2006
    DJ-S1 wrote:
    Gary, I'm just going on memory here but if I remember your first threads of rugby shots correctly you were pretty much a newb at it, am I right? If so, then I would say you have taken great strides and gotten very good at it. thumb.gif Well done!

    Might be fun to go find that first thread and see the differences.

    Of course, if I've got you confused with someone else, then, um, never mind! :D

    I agree, Gary. Your stuff gets better and better all the time. Your exposure is right on and your composition has improved vastly. Boy, Rugby sure looks painful!!! :hurt
  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,953 moderator
    edited May 25, 2006
    The French play rugby? I thought the standard call was for retreat lol3.gif

    All kidding aside, these are pretty nice shots. Good call to go to manual
    mode as well.

    Ian
    Moderator Journeys/Sports/Big Picture :: Need some help with dgrin?
  • gsgarygsgary Registered Users Posts: 1,350 Major grins
    edited May 25, 2006
    saurora wrote:
    I agree, Gary. Your stuff gets better and better all the time. Your exposure is right on and your composition has improved vastly. Boy, Rugby sure looks painful!!! :hurt

    Thank's Saurora
    I hope i can get even better, most of the learning process has been done on here
  • gsgarygsgary Registered Users Posts: 1,350 Major grins
    edited May 25, 2006
    ian408 wrote:
    The French play rugby? I thought the standard call was for retreat lol3.gif

    All kidding aside, these are pretty nice shots. Good call to go to manual
    mode as well.

    Ian

    Thank's Ian
    I think my next purchase will be a light meter
  • SeamusSeamus Registered Users Posts: 1,573 Major grins
    edited May 25, 2006
    gsgary wrote:
    last night i asked if i would shoot some of the home games for the biggest local Rugby League club

    Great news Gary thumb.gif
  • gsgarygsgary Registered Users Posts: 1,350 Major grins
    edited May 25, 2006
    Seamus wrote:
    Great news Gary thumb.gif

    Thank's Seamus, its the Sheffield Eagles
  • gsgarygsgary Registered Users Posts: 1,350 Major grins
    edited May 25, 2006
    Got 2 shots in the program for tomorrow night
  • SeamusSeamus Registered Users Posts: 1,573 Major grins
    edited May 25, 2006
    gsgary wrote:
    Got 2 shots in the program for tomorrow night

    Sky Sports cover a lot of rugy league, I will keep an eye out for you on the sidelines thumb.gif

    Shay.
  • gsgarygsgary Registered Users Posts: 1,350 Major grins
    edited May 26, 2006
    Seamus wrote:
    Sky Sports cover a lot of rugy league, I will keep an eye out for you on the sidelines thumb.gif

    Shay.

    My mate is shooting Bradford Bulls , but i will be the good looking one :D
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