Saturday again?! It'll be Football then...

[gmen]

Regulation activity today on the footy front. Here are a few offerings:

An early sloosh on a mild January afternoon...

http://www.tgsphoto.co.uk/forum_images/nim001.jpg

Multiple thwunkage for good measure...

http://www.tgsphoto.co.uk/forum_images/nim002.jpg

It's a long way down from there...

http://www.tgsphoto.co.uk/forum_images/nim003.jpg

Please may I go to the bathroom?...

http://www.tgsphoto.co.uk/forum_images/nim004.jpg

That'll be a goal then...

http://www.tgsphoto.co.uk/forum_images/nim005.jpg

Some nice, tight, three-headed thwunk...

http://www.tgsphoto.co.uk/forum_images/nim006.jpg

Shirt-tuggage...

http://www.tgsphoto.co.uk/forum_images/nim008.jpg

...followed fairly swiftly by send-offage!...


http://www.tgsphoto.co.uk/forum_images/nim009.jpg

Cheers!

---- Gavin

[Big Hands]

Outstanding series Gavin. I really like all of this set. Great timing composition, exposure, color, yada, yada, yada. I could go on and on. Nice work.

Regards,
Jeff

[emurph2]

Always a treat to see your work Gavin. I never get tired of looking at it. Once again, spectacular!

[pcasciola]

Antoher great set of shots, Gavin.

Are you using the 400/2.8L IS for these?

[cpo13]

Great set again Gavin. On the shirt tugging shot I noticed you were at 1/320 at ISO 1600 - do you often go that slow rather than switching to ISO 3200 and keeping the shutter speed a bit higher?

[AeroSmith]

The master, in his great mercifulness, shows us all how it is done. Awesome shots as usual. :) Very nice thwunkage!

[gmen]

Outstanding series Gavin. I really like all of this set. Great timing composition, exposure, color, yada, yada, yada. I could go on and on. Nice work.

Regards,
JeffMany thanks for the comments Jeff... appreciated!

---- Gavin

[DarrenL]

Great work Gavin,

A great set, loving the 1st and the shirt tugging.

Darren

[Tall_Paul_2000]

Strewth!

Phenomenal work there Gavin.....#1 and #3 are the top ones for me....timing in 3 is superb!

Great work.....again!

[csjonesv1]

you turn out phenomenal work week in and week out and thats that makes you a true pro. id be glad to be half as good as you.


chris

[gsgary]

Great shots love every one of them

[jim9449]

Super stuff Gavin, love No.1

[Kiddo]

Wonderful photos!! Really enjoyed the last one!

[Merciez]

Gavin,

Looking at the exif data, I see you shot AV initially and then shifted to manual later in the evening. Would you mind sharing your thought process for using AV and then Manual?

#3 is my favorite.

Thanks,

[Tareq]

I try to avoid to come here, in fact i want to get 300 or 400 because of this section and your shots.
500 and 600 because of wildlife and birds section.

This forum truely EVIL (no offensive).

Great photos and always i check your photos, try to post some bad photos as changing. hehe:D:lol:

[gmen]

Always a treat to see your work Gavin. I never get tired of looking at it. Once again, spectacular!Thanks Erica... was pleased it didn't rain for a change, so had to make the most of it :lol:

---- Gavin

[gmen]

Antoher great set of shots, Gavin.

Are you using the 400/2.8L IS for these?Ta very much Phil... and, yep, the 400mm f/2.8 saw some action for these.

---- Gavin

[S Taylor]

Another outstanding series Gavin. I really enjoy your work - thanks for sharing.

WT

[gmen]

Great set again Gavin. On the shirt tugging shot I noticed you were at 1/320 at ISO 1600 - do you often go that slow rather than switching to ISO 3200 and keeping the shutter speed a bit higher?Cheers Chris... usually I'd go to ISO3200 for a faster shutter speed... but in this case, it was very near the end of the game, I had what I needed and I was just experimenting a bit.

---- Gavin

[NeverFollow]

great photos. I like the goal and red card shot

[TeeJay]

I never cease to be amazed at the clarity and pinpoint sharpness of your shots Gavin.

Thanks for sharing - seeing the quality of your work really does give mear mortals like myself something to aim at and work towards - although I have a feeling I've a way to go yet!

TJ

[Tareq]

Too bad tomorrow it will be a Final in our Country for Arabian Gulf Football Cup, i couldn't go to see or shoot because of work and something else, but i gave one of my friends my Camera (1D markIIN) and a lens 70-200 f2.8L IS and 1.4X TC and monopod, i hope he can do something as he is nikonian and i explained to him the controls and functions of my camera fast but i set the camera to the best settings as i think and i hope he can have good photos, the porblem is that i set it to Jpeg(L) as my friend don't care to have RAW and he don't know how to edit RAW, so i hope my camera will not disappoint as the lens is not powerful enough for these matches as i can see from your lenses used.

[DwightMcCann]

Gavin, I just noticed the odd crop sizes like 800 x 600 ... hadn't noticed it before ... is there a reason they aren't 800 x 533? Oh, as usual, gnarly captures.

[cwphoto]

Great series Gavin, which league is this?

[ilovemycamera]

Gavin, this is the first experience i've had with viewing your work, and it is absolutely stunning! These shots are awesome---

One of these days i hope to have a few photos that are half as good as yours on my camera! I look forward to seeing more of your shots.

Great series!!!!

[musicmate]

Top notch work Gavin cant pick a fav i think they are all excellent.

Steve.

[gmen]

The master, in his great mercifulness, shows us all how it is done. Awesome shots as usual. :) Very nice thwunkage!Thanks AeroSmith... I'm disappointed if there's not a bit of thwunkage during the 90 minutes!

Great work Gavin,

A great set, loving the 1st and the shirt tugging.

DarrenThanks for the kind words Darren.

Strewth!

Phenomenal work there Gavin.....#1 and #3 are the top ones for me....timing in 3 is superb!

Great work.....again!Cheers Paul... it was satisfying to note that the light was much improved in the second half... roll on the Spring.

you turn out phenomenal work week in and week out and thats that makes you a true pro. id be glad to be half as good as you.


chrisCheers Chris! Really appreciate your positive feedback.

Great shots love every one of themTa very much Gary,

Super stuff Gavin, love No.1Cheers Jim. It was nice to get something in the bag early doors... makes the rest of the match a bit more enjoyable.

Wonderful photos!! Really enjoyed the last one!Many thanks Kiddo.

Gavin,

Looking at the exif data, I see you shot AV initially and then shifted to manual later in the evening. Would you mind sharing your thought process for using AV and then Manual?

#3 is my favorite.

Thanks,Thanks Merciez... the sun was in and out of the clouds at the start of the game, so it was tricky to work in full manual hence Av mode. Once the light had settled down, I switched over to manual.

I try to avoid to come here, in fact i want to get 300 or 400 because of this section and your shots.
500 and 600 because of wildlife and birds section.

This forum truely EVIL (no offensive).

Great photos and always i check your photos, try to post some bad photos as changing. hehe:D:lol::lol: Thanks Tareq... I've always been a strong advocate of longer glass for much of my sport work as I prefer the isolation/compression that telephoto lenses provide... but that doesn't mean that good work can't be done with shorter focal lengths.

Another outstanding series Gavin. I really enjoy your work - thanks for sharing.

WTThank you WT.

great photos. I like the goal and red card shotMuch appreciated NeverFollow... it was nice to get a red card shot within sensible shooting distance... the last few I've witnessed have been on the wrong side of the pitch :lol:

I never cease to be amazed at the clarity and pinpoint sharpness of your shots Gavin.

Thanks for sharing - seeing the quality of your work really does give mear mortals like myself something to aim at and work towards - although I have a feeling I've a way to go yet!

TJThanks TeeJay... I guess I'm pretty selective about the images I submit to publications. Unless it's a really newsworthy image (vital goal etc), I'll stick with the critically sharp shots only.

Gavin, I just noticed the odd crop sizes like 800 x 600 ... hadn't noticed it before ... is there a reason they aren't 800 x 533? Oh, as usual, gnarly captures.No particular reason Dwight... just trimmed a bit of the top and bottom/sides to tighten 'em up a bit.

Great series Gavin, which league is this?Thanks cwphoto... the match was Thurrock vs Eastleigh in the Nationwide Conference South.

Gavin, this is the first experience i've had with viewing your work, and it is absolutely stunning! These shots are awesome---

One of these days i hope to have a few photos that are half as good as yours on my camera! I look forward to seeing more of your shots.

Great series!!!!Ta very much ilovemycamera... glad you like the pics and good luck with your shooting.

Top notch work Gavin cant pick a fav i think they are all excellent.

Steve.Much appreciated Steve... one of those games when a variety of stuff happened which made life a bit easier than it can be :lol:

---- Gavin

[Pete-eos]

So good, I can actually lip read what the kid is about to shout as the ball sails in!
http://www.tgsphoto.co.uk/forum_images/nim005.jpg

[ErikM]

Wow these are stunning pictures. I can only dream of the day I am able to capture such sharp, vivid actions shots! More, more, more!