Help I dont know what happened with my shot

[jdmpower]

It looks like my picture lost most of its sharpness. Needed a little faster shutter Speed 1/250 -1/300??

EXIF Data
1/200
ISO 640
F/4
80mm
24-105L


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3364/3306896088_1fc54b9e54_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3411/3307748865_10e509acae_o.jpg

[Rhilton4u]

I think 1/200 is kinda slow for a fast pace sport like basketball. I would want at least 1/800 or better...might need to push your images with a higher ISO.

[jdmpower]

What bugs me the most was i shot this one. This image looks a lot sharper

EXIF Data
85 mm 1.8
F/4
1/250
Iso 500

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3443/3197976575_12deced8e8.jpg

[LeuceDeuce]

What bugs me the most was i shot this one. This image looks a lot sharper



In this shot it looks like you captured the jumpers at the apex of the jump which slows down the action. The ball was on the move, and you can see that it's not really that sharp.

In the first image, the jump looks like it's still quickly moving upwards so the movement perpendicular to the camera is still high.

[matonanjin]

I am not sure the second one is that much sharper than the first, but I am on a crappy monitor. 1/50 th second difference (250th compared to 200th on the first) could make a difference. Both images are severely underexposed. What did you meter off of?

As Rhilton4U said, you need a lot faster shutter speed for sports. 1/500th at a minimum. You are going to need to up the ISO & up the shutter speed.

[jdmpower]

Yep ill go ahead and give that a go next time

[canonnoob]

you missed focus on the first one... look behind the players.. the second one.. is underexposed but much sharper..

[canonnoob]

I think 1/200 is kinda slow for a fast pace sport like basketball. I would want at least 1/800 or better...might need to push your images with a higher ISO.

you dont need 1/800th for getting good basketball photos. if he is strobing which I think he could be.. he cant go higher than 1/250th anyway.. but you can get great shots with 1/500th or 1/640th...

[jdmpower]

For metering what setting do you guys recommend?

[canonnoob]

I use partial...

[matonanjin]

For metering what setting do you guys recommend?


I use handheld meter Minolta IVF

[Rhilton4u]

you dont need 1/800th for getting good basketball photos. if he is strobing which I think he could be.. he cant go higher than 1/250th anyway.. but you can get great shots with 1/500th or 1/640th...Ah yes of course that's true with a strobe - I wasn't thinking about that cause I'm never lucky enough to be close enough to make use of one. :mrgreen:

[canonnoob]

Ah yes of course that's true with a strobe - I wasn't thinking about that cause I'm never lucky enough to be close enough to make use of one. :mrgreen:

lol true true.. I dunno if he was using a strobe or not.. but still..

[kelbel3]

It looks like you missed the focus in the first shot... not so much a problem with your shutter speed. 2nd shot looks much more in focus.
Great captures!

[jdmpower]

Yeah they move so fast sometimes its hit or miss

[Bill Boehme]

It's hard to make a good judgment of sharpness on an image that has been reduced in size. The best thing would be to look at a 100% crop or even larger to judge what is in focus. It is possible that there could also be some camera shake even at 1/250. I suspect also that you might have cropped the first image more than the second one which would make a difference in perceived sharpness.