Track and field meet in New England (56K warning)

[maderito]

College invitational track & field meet at Souther Connecticut State University in New Haven, Connecticut. First time out for me for this type of event. So many opportunities for good shots! I caught only a portion of the meet. These pics were all captured with a Canon 1DMKII and 70-200/f2.8. Weather varied from hazy sun to overcast to rain. :confused: EXIF embedded.

1. 1500 meters
http://www.pbase.com/maderito/image/58073997.jpg
2. Long jump
http://www.pbase.com/maderito/image/58073999.jpg
3. 100 meter
http://www.pbase.com/maderito/image/58074002.jpg
4. 400 meter hurdles
http://www.pbase.com/maderito/image/58074003.jpg
5. 4 X 400 meter relay (Yale won)
http://www.pbase.com/maderito/image/58074004.jpg

[Photodawg1]

Woody, Very nice! What lens did you use?

[maderito]

Woody, Very nice! What lens did you use? Thanks. Canon 70-200/f2.8 IS

[DRBair]

excellent shots, very nice action.

[fslshooter]

Woody -- Great stuff! #4 is my favorite -- superb action, excellent DoF and perfect framing. #1 is good but cropped a bit tight IMO -- if you've got her arms and left hand in the original you might want to see what a crop just outside them looks like. Thanks for sharing!

[Otta]

maderito,

There are some stunning shots here , I also really like the New Haven running shots on your web site very nice all exept one number 1449 which is a duffer .

Did you crop in camera or in pp

Roy

[900spg]

I really like the tight crops in these shots. I also shot some track & field this weekend and find my images lacking in comparison to yours. Nice work and thanks for sharing.

[maderito]

Woody -- Great stuff! #4 is my favorite -- superb action, excellent DoF and perfect framing. #1 is good but cropped a bit tight IMO -- if you've got her arms and left hand in the original you might want to see what a crop just outside them looks like. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for the comments.

#1 is straight from the camera w/o cropping. It was one of my first shots of the day and I was still trying to find a good position, proper exposure settings, degree of zoom, etc. It's shot at 200mm, 1/1600 sec, f/3.5, iso 200. It required minimal post-processing and shows off the capabilities of the lens. The lighting was morning hazy sun - thus no harsh shadows. If I shot it again, I'd get those elbows and hands in the frame.

There are some stunning shots here , I also really like the New Haven running shots on your web site very nice all exept one number 1449 which is a duffer.

Did you crop in camera or in pp Thanks for looking at the shots. That series from 2004 at PBase was shot with a 70-200 f/4 lens on a Canon 10D. Honestly, I debated a long time before including the image you mentioned. It is was way OOF. The 10D focusing system couldn't keep up once the runner got close. But I loved the expression on the runner's face and thought maybe it would carry the shot. Actually, I still do! But I take your point.

I try to crop in camera but usually crop further in PP. All but the first shot in the above 5 pics have some additional cropping. The New Haven Road Race shots have minimal PP cropping.