Tournament HS Basketball

Twinsburg (OH) vs Wadsworth. Didn't think our guys (white) had a chance against the blue team who beat a really good team to get to our game tonight. Our guys lead the entire game and cruised to a 7-point win.

All shots (I'll post more later) 7D and Sigma 85mm f/1.4 lens shooting at f/2.

Big guy loading up on the baseline for an easy two:

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I like the action in #2 going for the layup.

jspruit wrote in post #11965234
I like the action in #2 going for the layup.

thanks! I've shot so many frames of basketball this season, I look for what's going on around the action anymore. I like #23 and his 'Ole' expression as he lets #22 fly past him for the score!

Other things I've been looking for is our guys shooting 3-balls from in front of the opposing team student section. You get great expressions of the kids doing everything in their power to rattle a shooter into a missed shot. Just love the HS kids and have a blast shooting at the games.

dave

More shots from same game ...

1. Talk about blowing past the defender!

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I'm new & shooting USSSA 17U tourneys. I find I can get good shots during practice, like this: (click to enlarge)

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bubbygator wrote in post #11966636
I'm new & shooting USSSA 17U tourneys. I find I can get good shots during practice, like this: (click to enlarge)

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but during the play I find the under-basket area too crowded/fast... I either miss the action I want or it's all blocked. I guess I need to keep at it till my timing gets better - or maybe I'll go to burst shots.

Right now, I'm mostly taking "action-portrait" type shots for the ego of the individual players - they'll put them on Facebook, etc. Stuff on the outside like this: (click to enlarge)

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Agree that #1 is a great shot! Getting action during the game is a different story. Here are a couple things that helped me with framing the action:

The 7D allows me to position the centerpoint focus square via the joystick and choose a different position when shooting vertically and horizontally. When shooting vertically, I click the focus square DOWN 2 positions from center. This allows me to keep the focus square on the jersey numbers and keep (usually!) keep the player's head, the ball and most of the time the rim/net in the pic. Took awhile to 'learn' this on my own. I set both points before shooting and the camera remembers them based on the orientation of the camera. Another 'set it and forget it' feature of the 7D.

For the foul shot rebounding shot, I have the focus square one click UP so I can keep focus on the player's faces and get (again, usually!) faces in focus and feet in the shot as well.

If the Ti2 has this feature, move the focus square DOWN 2 clicks when shooting vertical and UP one click when shooting horizontally. See if this helps with better framing for you.

dave

Snyderman,
Nice shots, I tried to see exif, could not get it,,,,where these shot 1/800 at iso 2500??
thanks

mark2009 wrote in post #11966682
Snyderman,
Nice shots, I tried to see exif, could not get it,,,,where these shot 1/800 at iso 2500??
thanks

Hi Mark:

Thank you. Standard is 1/640, f/2 on the lens and in this gym, (very well lit!) ISO was 2000. The first two settings are always the same, only thing I change is the ISO setting depending on light ... or lack OF light!

the other thing to note is that using the 85mm means my best vantage point for framing is pretty much right on the sideline and about 5' behind the baseline. So basically, I'm looking right down the sideline the entire length of the court. I only shoot from about the 3-point line and closer.

dave