High School Soccer

[Spatz]

I wanted to get some feedback on some recent soccer shots. I am struggling a bit with white uniforms becoming over exposed.

Shot with Canon 1d Mark II and Canon 300mm f/2.8

Here are a sample of shots:

http://spatz.smugmug.com/photos/378770292_92heW-L.jpg

http://spatz.smugmug.com/photos/378768863_qbjwm-L.jpg

http://spatz.smugmug.com/photos/378725702_GJjeM-L.jpg

http://spatz.smugmug.com/photos/378728090_DhF56-L.jpg

http://spatz.smugmug.com/photos/378735468_rYgr2-L.jpg

Rest of the shots can be seen here:

http://spatz.smugmug.com/gallery/6045512_gYQdQ/2/378735468_rYgr2#P-1-24

[cparen3]

Those are some nice shots, but as you mentioned a little overexposed. Try the Shadow and Highlight feature in photoshop. It is amazing. It will tone down the highlight quite well.

[JeffCanon]

Dang that #30 is a big dude for high school. Those are very good, but I like a few on your smugmug page better

Try bracketing under start with 1/3 to 1 stop or try changing the metering mode to spot

[corythosaurus]

Well done, great action. White uniforms are tough to shoot.

[Spatz]

Dang that #20 is a big dude for high school. Those are very good, but I like a few on your smugmug page better

Try bracketing under start with 1/3 to 1 stop or try changing the metering mode to spot

#20 which i think you meant to type as #30 is only a jr. from Italy. I will mess around with metering next time I go out. Thanks.

[Big Hands]

You have the dark colors handled, but obviously need to ease off on the blown highlights.

On bright days like this, you could try setting the in-camera contrast to "-1"

EXIF is missing, but it looks like you're shooting with the exposure compensation bumped up a bit as it is now.

[rabidcow]

Sunny day? No clouds? Sunny 16 rule works wonders.

ISO 200 at f/16 = 1/200th

But, you want to blur out the background right?

ISO 200 at f/2.8 = 1/6400th

You lose about 1 stop of light when the sun goes behind a cloud.

Plus or minus one stop to taste and you can shoot manual outdoors all day if you are in direct sunlight. I would go 1/3 stop over though in order to minimize "raccoon eyes" on players.

[rabidcow]

P.S. Great shots :)