First 10D Action Shots-Comments Please!

[Geeeyejo]

Well with the weather finally warming up; I have had the opportunity to try some action shots outdoors. Took these this past Saturday with my trusty 28-70 (unfortunately my biggest lens - d-mn I want that 70-200 F4 L!) At the side of the field & with some cropping I was still able to get some nice captures. I selected the auto "sports" setting. Biggest challenge was the sun - at 12:00 noon overhead making for some blown out areas in some pics.
Anyway, liked these two - neither are my son, but they are pretty good players!
What is the best way to deal with bright sun when shooting a moving object outdoors?
Gee

[Geeeyejo]

Two more...

[fitz]

i really like the second and last. very nice for first try...if you need a cheap "long" temp lens you can find a 75-300 (what i used on the other thread you just commented on) for pretty cheap. worth it til you can spen the big $$$$$$. i think anyway.

[RbrtPtikLeoSeny]

For sports shooting, the 75-300 is a complete waste of cash man. It's AF is WICKED slow!!! And shots are soft.... not half as good as what you'll get with the 70-200L for just a lil more cash. The 75-300 is terrible for sports photography. But nice job so far with the shots. I like the fourth one. If you don't like how bright they are you can just darken them a little in photoshop. That's the wonder of digital photography, the picture you take, doesn't have to be the final product.

[fitz]

For sports shooting, the 75-300 is a complete waste of cash man. It's AF is WICKED slow!!! And shots are soft.... not half as good as what you'll get with the 70-200L for just a lil more cash. The 75-300 is terrible for sports photography. But nice job so far with the shots. I like the fourth one. If you don't like how bright they are you can just darken them a little in photoshop. That's the wonder of digital photography, the picture you take, doesn't have to be the final product.

umm "a lil more cash"...try like $1400 more. you can get a 75-300 for like $150-175(new) $60-80 (used). I am well aware that it is not a good lens but if you need some distance for practice while you save up then buy it and sell it later. buy it used for all i care it is still good for practice.

[Geeeyejo]

Thanks for the comments - looks like I'll have to wait on the 70-200 L - but if a nice used one came along...
As for photoshop - when I darken the image to control the overexposed areas - then the areas in shadow darken too - it becomes a real balancing act. Is there a way to brighten/darken only selected areas of an image - have tried the lasso tool to select an area and play with exposure but always looks funky when I do that...

[Geeeyejo]

Think Rbrt was refering to the 70-200 f4 L(versus F2.8 )L - it can be had for about $560 new...

[drewmk2]

Try a bit narrower DOF if you can next time. The color also seems a tad harsh. Good start though1

[Nabil-A]

Adjust Exposure compensation -1 or so..??, then adjust levels in ps. That way you dont get blown detail.

[fitz]

Think Rbrt was refering to the 70-200 f4 L(versus F2.8 )L - it can be had for about $560 new...

ok yeah that does make a little more sense...