European Heineken Cup - Northampton Saints vs London Wasps

ClaireJ

We may have lost but boy did I have fun sat very close to the pitch - I'm usually sat in the stands so to be so close was great fun and a challenge. I'm not used to touch judges, ball boys, TV cameras and even the players being in the way.

Anyway, here's some photos from the day...









I'd be interested in some feedback - please be gentle(!) - it's been a tough week for us Saints supporters and it's going to get tougher still at the weekend.

asylumxl

i like them. i think you did well to capture the action (i used to play in a team for several years). one thing i'd suggest is if you have photoshop cs2 to use "Shadow/Highlights" to bring out detail in the blacks. if you have lightroom or the like you can always use "fill light"

gsgary

These are great shots, what camera and lens did you use ?

wxwax

I like 'em a lot.

I have a bad monitor, so I'll reserve comments on the exposures.

I like how the action fills the frame. I like the moments you've chosen. I like the intensity on the faces. I find the third one, the kicker, to be the weakest - it doesn't really tell much of a story. The other three do.

ClaireJ

Thanks everyone for the feedback.

I was using a Canon 20D with a 75-300mm USM IS Canon lens. I use Adobe Photoshop CS2 and I did try and manage the shadows with the Shadows/ Highlights tool. So I need to work a little harder there!

Wxwax, interesting about the third shot - you're right it doesn't tell a story. I liked it because it's a photo of one of the world's greatest fly halves and having him stood square in front of me isn't likely to happen very often!:D

wxwax

No worries, I reckon these are excellent rugby shots.