Post your career-best basketball shot!

bikingbets

Shima's fantastic capture prompted this idea for a thread.

I'm interested to see some career-best basketball action shots. So, if you haven't already sold the rights to it, post it here!

I'll start (as I have a two-month career as of today):

wompom1

nice capture and pic.:D

I have been struggling with taking a shot like this but have been unsuccessful at my 10 yr old's games with out a flash.

Can you please tell me yourEXIF data and lens used on this shot?

Thanks for sharing.
wp

bikingbets

wompom1 wrote:

nice capture and pic.:D

I have been struggling with taking a shot like this but have been unsuccessful at my 10 yr old's games with out a flash.

Can you please tell me yourEXIF data and lens used on this shot?

Thanks for sharing.
wp

Thanks.
I used an f/1.8 85mm lens set at f/2.0, ss 1/500, ISO 1600. Although I'd love to use the 70-200 f/2.8, most of the gyms I've been in are too dark, and I've gone to the 85mm, which has yielded much more consistent results.

chuckice

So far this one...

winger

Ok I havent really shot hoops in 2 years but here ya go!








Sorry I couldnt just post one.

winger

chuckice wrote:

So far this one...

That is sweet. From my own experience Women's hoops can be difficult to shoot and produce images the show the drive and energy that you find in mens hoops, partly because with the men you can display in images of dunks and driving thru the paint way more often.
Nice Capture.

chuckice

winger wrote:

That is sweet. From my own experience Women's hoops can be difficult to shoot and produce images the show the drive and energy that you find in mens hoops, partly because with the men you can display in images of dunks and driving thru the paint way more often.
Nice Capture.

Thank you. Definitely...I have quite a few men shots that I'm proud of but I just don't have the volume of women shots that show attacking the basket. Plus it's straight out of body/no crop and nice/clean at iso3200. This is one of my favorite shots of the men...mainly because of the interesting angles...

SitterS

winger wrote:

That is sweet. From my own experience Women's hoops can be difficult to shoot and produce images the show the drive and energy that you find in mens hoops, partly because with the men you can display in images of dunks and driving thru the paint way more often.
Nice Capture.

Love this shot. Do you mind sharing the EXIF data on this.

Shane

chuckice

SitterS wrote:

Love this shot. Do you mind sharing the EXIF data on this.

Shane

Thanks, no problem...D3, 70-200/2.8, 70mm, 1/800s, f4, iso3200, 3700k.

SitterS

chuckice wrote:

Thanks, no problem...D3, 70-200/2.8, 70mm, 1/800s, f4, iso3200, 3700k.

3200...Nice...any noise reduction used on this?

Shane

chuckice

SitterS wrote:

3200...Nice...any noise reduction used on this?

Shane

CaptureNX NR set to "low"...I believe there is a touch of USM as well now that I recall. I can't really tell any practical difference between iso800/1600/3200 on the D3 so I've been sticking with 3200 for most action work.

tjstrider

Uneditedd
No crop or anything straigt from D-Rebel XT

winger

chuckice wrote:

Thank you. Definitely...I have quite a few men shots that I'm proud of but I just don't have the volume of women shots that show attacking the basket.

Yeah I think women's hoops is one of the hardest sports too shoot because of that. You are trying to create similar exciting images that you get with men, but you just dont get the opportunties. When I first started shooting womens hoops I really strugged with that, but then I found other aspects of the game to focus on.

Mr. 2H2O

I'm not a photog like many of you all so I just shoot from the stands. This one is the most action I think I captured this past weekend.

- Mike

Grumpy_one

Age doesn't matter does it.....
My son in the blue shorts.

donek

Probably the most impressive girl in the region.






Same sequence as above, but I don't know what one I like better.

BPerron

chuckice wrote:

So far this one...

Super sharp and crisp...what did you take this with?

KED

Grumpy_one wrote:

My son in the blue shorts.

And the mad ups, relatively speaking at least!

chuckice

BPerron wrote:

Super sharp and crisp...what did you take this with?

Thank you...D3, 70-200/2.8, 70mm, 1/800s, f4, iso3200.

i_worship_the_King

I've only shot 5-10 games, but this by far is my favorite

bikingbets

Great shots everyone!
It's interesting to see the variety of basketball levels. A D-1 basketball team is going to make for a different style of photography than a girls' JV or 6-year-old hoops game.

Keep them coming!

mercphoto

Sorry, I saw "career best" in the Sports section and didn't see the "basketball" part. Need... more... coffee...

chuckice

mercphoto wrote:

Grumpy_one

KED wrote:

And the mad ups, relatively speaking at least!

I had to look that up, from the Urban Dictionary:

1.mad ups Noun. Mad ups can be taken literally to mean the ability to jump high, as to dunk or whatever.

Commonly is also used to indicate great skill or talent in a physical activity when around other people.
"Yo dude, check out my mad ups as I serve up a slam-dunk"

"Did you see that amazing goal Larry just scored? That boy has mad ups."





I'm learning

chuckice

mercphoto wrote:

Sorry, I saw "career best" in the Sports section and didn't see the "basketball" part. Need... more... coffee...

I was beginning to think I needed another pot.

bikingbets

Thanks Grumpy_one and KED. Now I have another term to mortify my teenager with!

Grumpy_one wrote:

I had to look that up, from the Urban Dictionary:

1.mad ups Noun. Mad ups can be taken literally to mean the ability to jump high, as to dunk or whatever.

Commonly is also used to indicate great skill or talent in a physical activity when around other people.
"Yo dude, check out my mad ups as I serve up a slam-dunk"

"Did you see that amazing goal Larry just scored? That boy has mad ups."





I'm learning

KED

Grumpy_one wrote:

I had to look that up, from the Urban Dictionary:

1.mad ups Noun. Mad ups can be taken literally to mean the ability to jump high, as to dunk or whatever.

Commonly is also used to indicate great skill or talent in a physical activity when around other people.
"Yo dude, check out my mad ups as I serve up a slam-dunk"

"Did you see that amazing goal Larry just scored? That boy has mad ups."

I'm learning

Well, I wouldn't expect to hear those exact quotes around the West Fourth St. basketball courts, but you get the idea. Having "taken" much from this forum, I am always pleased to be able to give back. So big up, yo! (Note: "Big up" is vastly different from "mad ups", so once again I feel like I am contributing hugely to the collective knowledge base "up in here"! ).

KED

bikingbets wrote:

Thanks Grumpy_one and KED. Now I have another term to mortify my teenager with!

And see further below (above, now, I guess) and you will have enough to drive him or her right off the deep end!

nipprdog

Ninja basketball

Mr. 2H2O

nipprdog wrote:

Ninja basketball

That is absolutely hysterical!

- Mike

Onrey

Here are 3 of mine, both taken with
Canon MkIIN, 1600 iso, Canon 70-200 f/2.8L and a bit of Noise Ninja


The guy in red recieved a major juke