Yesterday Rugby Action

[jim9449]

Some shots from Towns Cup game between Dungannon & Limavady, started at 400 iso ended up at 1600, shot with 10d & 80-200L.all shot in manual using back button. Lets have some C&C
400, 2.8, 1/800
1 http://jim9449.smugmug.com/photos/125775545-L.jpg

400, 2.8, 1/500
2 http://jim9449.smugmug.com/photos/125776243-L.jpg

1600, 2.8, 1/500
3 http://jim9449.smugmug.com/photos/125779603-L.jpg

1600, 2.8, 1/640
http://jim9449.smugmug.com/photos/125781306-L.jpg

[Tall_Paul_2000]

Some good shots in there Jim - your work is improving rapidly from your original post! #1 and #2 work best for me.

I would suggest trying to shoot from a lower camera angle though, you will find that sitting or kneeling will give the pics more impact.

Good work though.

[jim9449]

Thanks Paul, the improvement is due to all you helpful togs!

[gsgary]

Great shots Jim
I forgot to tell you to sit down in my tutorial :rolleyes:

[jim9449]

Will do that Gary, Need a 300!!

[gsgary]

Will do that Gary, Need a 300!!

My 3002.8 will be here Tuesday:)

[jim9449]

Gary. Still takes a bit of getting used to holding down the back button, some times I tend to let it go when I think I have the shot, must be disciplined about it. Did you perchase from Kerso?

[gsgary]

Gary. Still takes a bit of getting used to holding down the back button, some times I tend to let it go when I think I have the shot, must be disciplined about it. Did you perchase from Kerso?

Not the 300 secondhand bought a 200mm2.8 from him

[jim9449]

Guys
What Image quality do you use? what white balance?

[gsgary]

Guys
What Image quality do you use? what white balance?

I shoot raw on my 1D and what ever w/b is needed

[Tall_Paul_2000]

Jim,

JPEG Fine for me, although if time allows then I sometimes venture into RAW.

As for white balance, I have to confess, I shoot in autowhite balance. Indoors, I will use a CWB. The reasoning behind auto when outdoors is that I find that over the course of the afternoon the colour temperature will shift, so unless you are constantly updating your CWB then you are possibly creating more problems than you are solving.

AWB tends to deal with the white balance very well, the only time that I might override it is when its quite overcast and will then pop it into cloudy so save the slightly blue cast that AWB sometimes "adds" to the images.

As Gary says, RAW is good in that it allows you to sort white balance after the event - but it does add extra time to the work flow to convert them to JPEG.

[jim9449]

Paul/Gary
Ishot in fine and auto for most of yesterdays game, last 20 mins changed to cloudy, very overcast day, will try raw, but not very good with PP