Varsity Boys Soccer with Mr. 400

[Nistelrooydude]

A month ago I rented a 400mm f/2.8L IS to take pictures of my highschool's varsity boys soccer team. Here are the results. This is my first time shooting soccer so C&C is more than appreciated.


http://poopydoopy.smugmug.com/photos/426859128_W8yNU-M.jpg

http://poopydoopy.smugmug.com/photos/426859677_vSocn-M.jpg

http://poopydoopy.smugmug.com/photos/426860235_9S57D-M.jpg

http://poopydoopy.smugmug.com/photos/426859075_tUsLk-M.jpg

http://poopydoopy.smugmug.com/photos/426861420_9kiBX-M.jpg

http://poopydoopy.smugmug.com/photos/426861191_ppLoq-M.jpg

http://poopydoopy.smugmug.com/photos/426861103_N4Cr2-M.jpg

http://poopydoopy.smugmug.com/photos/426861854_kUETC-M.jpg

[mikeassk]

Action looks good!
Were you using a 1.6 Crop body? These are fairly tight.
I would knock the saturation back a tad.

Nice shots.

[Nistelrooydude]

Yup, a 40D. So I guess it's more like a 640mm.

Thanks

[jpsamora]

A couple of things:

1st - Try to keep exif data intact. That way C&C can be more detailed.

2nd - Number your photos so it is easier to tell you which shot we are talking about.

3rd - Try for the main three in every shot: Face, Ball, and Action.

With that said:

1 - Really not much action going on here. I guess you could crop out beginning with the ref on the right and use it for something.

2 - Almost there! Seemed to focus on the backs of the players in the front of the frame. What focus mode are you using?

3 - Did you crop out the defender or were you just in this tight? Would have been a good picture with more of the defender in the shot.

4 - No ball + No Opponent + No emotion = No Keep. ;)

5 - Another example where more information on your part would help for C&C. What was your shutter speed on this one? Are you using a monopod or hand held? F stop? Did you frame this tight or crop it that way?

6 - See 4.

7 - This one had the most potential out of the bunch. It looks like a way shallow DOF that resulted in the two defenders being in focus and your player being OOF.

8 - Throw in situations are one of the few predicable points in the game so I see the urge to shoot them. But they almost never tell a story.:cry:

Exposure looks pretty good on my monitor. Is your team still playing? Have you shot any soccer since last month?