McNeese72 Goldmember  More info | Jan 21, 2015 15:30 | #61 The "hanging reverse layup", one of those plays that has the "wow" factor.   mbb_acu_2015-247 by mcneese72, on Flickr mbb_acu_2015-248 by mcneese72, on Flickr mbb_acu_2015-249 by mcneese72, on Flickr mbb_acu_2015-250 by mcneese72, on Flickr mbb_acu_2015-251 by mcneese72, on Flickr mbb_acu_2015-252 by mcneese72, on FlickrDoc Canon EOS 20D | 1 7D gripped | 2 7D2's gripped | EF 70-200 F2.8 L IS | EF 100-400mm F4.5-5.6L IS II USM | EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM | EF 50 F1.8 | Sigma 17-50 F2.8 OS | Canon EF-S 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 IS STM | Canon Extender EF 2x III | Editing of photos is okay.
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goldrush Member More info Post edited over 4 years ago by goldrush. (2 edits in all) | Doc, excellent pics as usual. I really like the action and positions of the players. 7DII gripped | 40D gripped | 20D gripped | 70-200L f2.8 IS | 28-135 IS USM | 85 f1.8 USM | 50 f1.8 | EFS 18-55 F3.5-5.6
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McNeese72 Goldmember More info | Jan 24, 2015 22:32 | #64 goldrush wrote in post #17398092 Doc, excellent pics as usual. I really like the action and positions of the players. Have you used the 7DII in any venues with more challenging lighting? If you have, I am curious how the focus performs and how high you had to go with ISO to get good action shots with acceptable noise. I have noticed that with the excellent home court lighting you are getting good low noise shots at ISO 6400; the sharpness and quality are always so good. Would you be willing share any tips as to how you are post processing and what software you use? I've only shot basketball in this one location since I've bought my 7DII. But I did shoot some football games that were pretty dark in the endzone areas. The shot below is at ISO 12,800 at the first football game that I used my 7DII.  I just run the photos through LR 5.7. I do the noise reduction and sharpening usually last. I leave the color noise slider at the default 25. The luminosity slide I set from anywhere 0-50 depending on the ISO of the photo and the amount of noise. I enlarge the photo to 1:1 to watch the noise when moving the slider. I then click off of 1:1 and then sharpen the photo to about 70-80 but use the mask to sharpen only the edges. I hold the alt key (on a PC) when moving the masking slider until I get just the edges I want to show. That way you just sharpen the edges and don't sharpen the background and shadow areas and bring back some noise there. Nothing fancy. I am definitely no expert when it comes to post processing and noise reduction. Doc Canon EOS 20D | 1 7D gripped | 2 7D2's gripped | EF 70-200 F2.8 L IS | EF 100-400mm F4.5-5.6L IS II USM | EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM | EF 50 F1.8 | Sigma 17-50 F2.8 OS | Canon EF-S 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 IS STM | Canon Extender EF 2x III | Editing of photos is okay.
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McNeese72 Goldmember More info | Jan 24, 2015 22:36 | #65 Another shot from the last game. Highly cropped but I like it.  HOSTED PHOTO please log in to view hosted photos in full size. Doc Canon EOS 20D | 1 7D gripped | 2 7D2's gripped | EF 70-200 F2.8 L IS | EF 100-400mm F4.5-5.6L IS II USM | EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM | EF 50 F1.8 | Sigma 17-50 F2.8 OS | Canon EF-S 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 IS STM | Canon Extender EF 2x III | Editing of photos is okay.
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McNeese72 Goldmember More info | Jan 24, 2015 22:45 | #66 Of course, you have to take photos of the dance team, in this case, the Cowgirl Kickers.  kickers_mbb_acu_2015-7 by mcneese72, on Flickr kickers_mbb_acu_2015-18 by mcneese72, on FlickrDoc Canon EOS 20D | 1 7D gripped | 2 7D2's gripped | EF 70-200 F2.8 L IS | EF 100-400mm F4.5-5.6L IS II USM | EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM | EF 50 F1.8 | Sigma 17-50 F2.8 OS | Canon EF-S 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 IS STM | Canon Extender EF 2x III | Editing of photos is okay.
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Jan 25, 2015 13:15 | #67 McNeese72 wrote in post #17398680 I've only shot basketball in this one location since I've bought my 7DII. But I did shoot some football games that were pretty dark in the endzone areas. The shot below is at ISO 12,800 at the first football game that I used my 7DII. I just run the photos through LR 5.7. I do the noise reduction and sharpening usually last. I leave the color noise slider at the default 25. The luminosity slide I set from anywhere 0-50 depending on the ISO of the photo and the amount of noise. I enlarge the photo to 1:1 to watch the noise when moving the slider. I then click off of 1:1 and then sharpen the photo to about 70-80 but use the mask to sharpen only the edges. I hold the alt key (on a PC) when moving the masking slider until I get just the edges I want to show. That way you just sharpen the edges and don't sharpen the background and shadow areas and bring back some noise there. Nothing fancy. I am definitely no expert when it comes to post processing and noise reduction. Doc You're photos are always so sharp, in focus, and jump right out at you. Your skills/technique are to be admired and although you do not claim to be an expert in post processing, you are doing it well. Your basketball photos are encouraging me to purchase a 7DII for shooting my grand kids indoor sports. Thank you for sharing your time and experience. 7DII gripped | 40D gripped | 20D gripped | 70-200L f2.8 IS | 28-135 IS USM | 85 f1.8 USM | 50 f1.8 | EFS 18-55 F3.5-5.6
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Jan 25, 2015 18:18 | #68 Finally got my hands on a 7DII. Overall, I was impressed. I had a 70-200 on the 7DII and a 24-70 on a 1DX, which worked out decently. I may try the 24-70 on the 7DII and a 300 or 200-400 on the 1DX next time.        Andrew
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sullivanrp Senior Member  More info Post edited over 4 years ago by sullivanrp. | Jan 26, 2015 19:59 | #69 Some of my photos from the last couple games:  Freelance Photographer focusing on Sports - Currently located in Spokane, WA.
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MotorOn Senior Member  941 posts Likes: 50 Joined Feb 2007 More info | Jan 26, 2015 22:24 | #70 Here's a few from the more recent games....  2  3  4  5  6  @sullivanrp that last photo almost makes me think we need a coaches thread, I could fill up galleries of reactions to "bad" calls and the sideline banter during games. Website
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Jan 27, 2015 20:27 | #71 Motor On wrote in post #17401889 @sullivanrp that last photo almost makes me think we need a coaches thread, I could fill up galleries of reactions to "bad" calls and the sideline banter during games. Haha absolutely - Not a game goes by that we don't get coaches photos. Also - I like #3 - I've been wanting to try some panning for awhile but always thought the baseline would be a poor angle, you may have just changed my mind. Freelance Photographer focusing on Sports - Currently located in Spokane, WA.
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McNeese72 Goldmember More info Post edited over 4 years ago by McNeese72. | Jan 27, 2015 20:56 | #72 One for a coaches thread. And no, she wasn't pointing at me.  wbb_hbu_2015-225 by mcneese72, on FlickrDoc Canon EOS 20D | 1 7D gripped | 2 7D2's gripped | EF 70-200 F2.8 L IS | EF 100-400mm F4.5-5.6L IS II USM | EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM | EF 50 F1.8 | Sigma 17-50 F2.8 OS | Canon EF-S 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 IS STM | Canon Extender EF 2x III | Editing of photos is okay.
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ferraridude777 Member  78 posts Likes: 60 Joined Jun 2009 Location: San Diego More info Post edited over 4 years ago by ferraridude777. | Jan 29, 2015 21:05 | #73 One from SDSU's 57-48 win over Fresno State on January 27th. Malik Pope shooting over Karachi Edo.  SDSU vs. Fresno St. by Chadd Cady on Flickr1DX, 1D4, 5D3, 7D | 300L f/2.8 IS, 70-200 f/2.8L, 24-105 f/4L, 17-40 f/4L, 35L f/1.4, 50 f/1.8 STM
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Jan 30, 2015 02:50 | #74 tonight's game:     @ferraridude nice shot, i like your arena too. It gave me a lot of trouble last year with white balance though at the tournament  Freelance Photographer focusing on Sports - Currently located in Spokane, WA.
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MotorOn Senior Member 941 posts Likes: 50 Joined Feb 2007 More info | Feb 01, 2015 22:13 | #75 Weekend Wrap up...  2  3  4  5  6  Website
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