First posting of a pic

[R1 Kid]

I've lurked around these forums for a few months and posted here and there. This is my first posting of a picture. I was at my niece's soccer game and snapped a few shots. Others were just as good (IMO), but I really like this one.

Feel free to rip it apart if you see fit. I know I sure could use the advice for future a temps at a good photo opportunity.

[skade]

Great capture.... what did you shoot her with? (hehehe). Welcome to the forum!

[R1 Kid]

Guess that would be a good question haha: 20D w/ 70-200 f/4 Lens

[ARTSPACE]

I'ts a quirky pose, but I like it. Very origional

[R1 Kid]

Yeah, what I should have done is "motion blured" the ball to show more action. That would give it a little more charater don't you think?

[blinking8s]

I think a dramatic fast shutter speed shows more action that many 'motion' blur attempts...

its hard when they are young. but I would always make sure Im shooting their face, especially at that age...

[JMAS]

Very nice shot!

I'm certainly not qualified to comment on improving sports photos, but in a general way, it seems to me the you didn't shoot this at f4, or the DOF would be much shallower.
Did you shoot in AV; TV or Sports Mode?

[R1 Kid]

Very nice shot!

I'm certainly not qualified to comment on improving sports photos, but in a general way, it seems to me the you didn't shoot this at f4, or the DOF would be much shallower.
Did you shoot in AV; TV or Sports Mode?

Sorry for the confusion about the f/4. What I ment was, thats the lens I used. As opposed to the 70-200 f/2.8 which I wish I had.

This photo was in full manual mode. Although I have been getting more use to using the AV mode lately.

This post doesn't show the clarity & sharpness of the photo because it's obviously setup for <100K file size so I cut it way back to upload. But I absolutely love shooting with this lens. It's my only L glass (of the 3) and I'm shamefully hooked on the L series. Does anyone have that 800 number for addicts?