Table tennis 2010

[valmarani]

I'm new...comments are appreciated. Thank you!

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[pcunite]

Looks like they are really trying.

[canons900]

This has got to be tough to shoot......I think you did well with these. Exposure looks okay on my laptop. Would have nice to have a ball in focus as it is about to be hit.

[cstewart]

I have never shot the sport so take my comments as you wish...generally pretty good although on my monitor they look a little overexposed perhaps by only 1/2 stop?? Maybe just bump up the contrast a bit to make them pop a bit more? Also, you may want (if light permits) to try a faster shutter speed to freeze ball more and minimize motion blur...just a bit too much for my liking. I have seen others post some killer table tennis shots on here. Perhaps do a search and learn what their setting as such were.

[Biffbradford]

Might be tough depending upon where they are playing, but a cleaner background would help greatly.

[valmarani]

Thank you for all your comments. Please consider that all these picturese were taken with a 7d + Sigma 70-200 2.8 at 1/400 2.8. No chance to have a neutral background as they were playing in little gym with a lot of parents and players around the tables.

[Biffbradford]

Thank you for all your comments. Please consider that all these picturese were taken with a 7d + Sigma 70-200 2.8 at 1/400 2.8. No chance to have a neutral background as they were playing in little gym with a lot of parents and players around the tables.

Understood. Gotta be tough to shoot, but you could crop out the guy slouched and falling asleep in the chair though. :D Shoot more, would love to more of this sport seldom seen in these parts.

[valmarani]

:lol: the one on the left is falling and the one on the right is sleeping... Thank you!

[SquareOne]

The expressions on their faces are so fierce! I didn't know that table tennis was so intense! Nice shots.

[YONG JIA LIN]

Nice Shot~!

[AndyMacD]

Hi - I play a lot of TT and shoot it too (some examples at http://www.pbase.com/andymacd/minority_sports). These images are a regular spot in my local newspaper.

For me numbers 4 and 7 are the winners - the rest have hands/bats/balls obscuring the faces (distracting). These two in particular have got great expressions too, which makes the shot. Backgrounds are a little busy (I know this is hard in TT). All are wonderfully in focus though and your lighting is great. Your very lucky - my hall is very dim, makes fast shutter speeds very difficult, which is a challenge in TT. Nice shots over all. Cho!

Andy

[valmarani]

Thank you!

[ckckevin]

i really like number 7.

[Aressem]

What was the ISO at? I would imagine the 7D handles noise fairly well. I'd try bumping it up a bit to speed up the shutter :)

[valmarani]

3200 iso 1/400 f2.8

[ckckevin]

What was the ISO at? I would imagine the 7D handles noise fairly well. I'd try bumping it up a bit to speed up the shutter :)

I have to disagree, i think the shutter speed is already very sufficient to get the shots, some of them the face may be is slightly oof, but not motion blur. So i think the shutter speed is already really good.

[Matt Lomeli]

Nice shots!