Field Hockey : C&C Welcome

[MDJAK]

First time ever shooting this interesting sport.

http://www.pbase.com/image/87159308.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/mdjak/image/87159535.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/mdjak/image/87159536.jpg

[MDJAK]

and a kick save:
http://www.pbase.com/image/87159810.jpg

[MDJAK]

and one more:
http://www.pbase.com/image/87160081.jpg

[JimAskew]

Mark,

Super action photos. All but the last one really "pop" from the screen. The colors and contrast are outstanding. The 2nd and 3rd photos are my favorites :)

Which lens did you use to make these?

[MDJAK]

Thanks, Jim. This was the 300 f2.8 on a monopod.

I'll be shooting football under the lights tonight. Homecoming week at the high school.

mark

[modemanual]

These are really sharp and colourful. Great job.

[nippon24]

Great colours and timing. My only criticism would be that picture 2 needs the ball in it to make it a 'proper' action shot.
Kenny

[belmondo]

Great colours and timing. My only criticism would be that picture 2 needs the ball in it to make it a 'proper' action shot.
KennyActually, it is. You can just see it peeking out from behind the girl's foot.

Mark. This is a new sport to me. Tall, athletic girls with giant candy canes. Intersting.

I do like #2 best. It looks like the girl with the ball is about to get a serious drubbing by the girls coming out of the net. Apparently your camera is not giving you any serious focus problems.

[MDJAK]

Thanks, Tom. Very sharp eyes too. Even I didn't see the ball behind the foot. I did wonder how it appeared in the next shot though. :lol:

yes, interesting sport, no?

As to aiservo problems, on a rare occasion it will lose focus when I think it shouldn't. But my 1DsMKII did the exact same thing. However, when I mentioned that and posted examples of it in the mkIII thread, I was the one who took the drubbing. :(

me

[MDJAK]

Oh, and thanks to everyone else for commenting also. Oops, almost forgot that.

mark

[nick the grief]

You did well there to capture the speed of the game & still make it viewable ( does that make sense?)

My son plays Hockey for the local team and it is a terrific sport reall end to end stuff and down right dangerous too - that little hard thing get to around 80 mph and has a habit of coming straight at you !!

[MDJAK]

thank you, Nick. Mucho appreciated.
mark

[Lord_Malone]

Looks like you've really captured the raw brutality of the sport, Mark. Nice action series. I would've loved to have seen a few stick-to-the-face shots.

[calicokat]

I like the action in #2 the best, nice work

[Grace]

Very cool shots Mark :)

[AeroSmith]

Nice action series, Mark. The crops on number 2 and 3 are a bit tight but that probably couldn't have been helped.

In most of the world field hockey is played by men. Why not here in the U.S. I wonder?