1st attempt at HS basketball

copper · 15th of November 2006 (Wed)

Shot some photos for the HS basketball team. This was my first attempt at shooting this sport. Please tell me what you think. The good, the bad, and the ugly. Need help not sure about the photos, noise, and Photoshop cs2.

Thanks
Copper

icicle · 15th of November 2006 (Wed)

The overall colour balance doesn't look too right on my screen (maybe it's just me), and the noises are pretty bad.

However I think you have captured very nice moments, and the compositions are decent.

My personal favourite is definitely the third one

StewartR · 15th of November 2006 (Wed)

The white balance is all over the place. If the hall is lit with fluorescent light that's quite understandable. (Search the forums for fluorescent white balance and you'll see what I mean.) But it's not hard to fix in your RAW converter or image editing sofwtare, so I'd say you really should do that.

I'm not an expert but I do agree that you've captured some good moments. My favourite is #5.

gkuenning · 19th of November 2006 (Sun)

#2 and #5 are great. I don't much like the crop (nor the tilted horizon) on #1. In #3, the player blends into the background, and in #4 his face is blocked by another player's hand.

But the parents of the kids in #2 and #5 should be paying you money...

copper · 19th of November 2006 (Sun)

THank you guys. Like I said this is my first attemp to talk basketball pictures. I have not tried RAW yet alittle concerned about it. I think I will go snap a few picture outside today and try RAW. I also have noise ninja but I need to learn how to use it . I do believe that I need a book to learn about raw and noise ninja.

Again thanks

Mike Reynolds · 19th of November 2006 (Sun)

Quote:

Originally Posted by copper

THank you guys. Like I said this is my first attemp to talk basketball pictures. I have not tried RAW yet alittle concerned about it. I think I will go snap a few picture outside today and try RAW. I also have noise ninja but I need to learn how to use it . I do believe that I need a book to learn about raw and noise ninja.

Again thanks

you think "L" lenses are good... wait till you get used to RAW!

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15th of November 2006 (Wed)	#1
copper Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 135 IMAGE EDITING OK	1st attempt at HS basketball Shot some photos for the HS basketball team. This was my first attempt at shooting this sport. Please tell me what you think. The good, the bad, and the ugly. Need help not sure about the photos, noise, and Photoshop cs2. Thanks Copper __________________ Copper http://www.johnnowickiphotography.com http://www.modelmayhem.com/1123838 http://www.myspace.com/johnnowickiphotography

15th of November 2006 (Wed)	#2
icicle Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: 1st attempt at HS basketball The overall colour balance doesn't look too right on my screen (maybe it's just me), and the noises are pretty bad. However I think you have captured very nice moments, and the compositions are decent. My personal favourite is definitely the third one __________________ nikon user sneaking around the canon digital photography forums

15th of November 2006 (Wed)	#3
StewartR "your nose is too big" Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Maidenhead, UK Posts: 4,269 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: 1st attempt at HS basketball The white balance is all over the place. If the hall is lit with fluorescent light that's quite understandable. (Search the forums for fluorescent white balance and you'll see what I mean.) But it's not hard to fix in your RAW converter or image editing sofwtare, so I'd say you really should do that. I'm not an expert but I do agree that you've captured some good moments. My favourite is #5.

19th of November 2006 (Sun)	#4
gkuenning Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Claremont (near LA), California Posts: 1,453 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: 1st attempt at HS basketball #2 and #5 are great. I don't much like the crop (nor the tilted horizon) on #1. In #3, the player blends into the background, and in #4 his face is blocked by another player's hand. But the parents of the kids in #2 and #5 should be paying you money... __________________ Geoff All I want is a 10-2000 f/0.5L with no distortion that weighs 100 grams, fits in my pocket, and costs $300. Is that too much to ask?