Badminton pictures from last weekend

I think these turned out pretty decent considering the gym was super small and very poorly lit. I would love to get some C&C. Please no bashing on the sport though... Thanks for looking!

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Wow-looks pretty intense for badminton. Guess it depends on how competitive you are. I love the shots!
Karen

Thanks for looking and leaving a kind note Karen. Yes, badminton is actually very intense... Did you know badminton is the fastest racquet sport in the world with shuttles reaching speeds of up to 332 km/h (206 mph) (faster than the speed of the Eurostar train)?

I really like #4

Let anyone say what they want...but until they pick up a raquet and get out there and try to play and see just how difficult and intense it can be, they can shut it.

They look pretty sharp for a poorly lit hall and capturing some good action.
Too bad with all the clutter and participants in the background.Maybe tell everyone to move out of the frame next time!

VegasBoz wrote in post #12093191
I really like #4

Let anyone say what they want...but until they pick up a raquet and get out there and try to play and see just how difficult and intense it can be, they can shut it.

Thanks VegasBoz! Sounds like you're a player too. Thanks for the support!

yagimax wrote in post #12099551
They look pretty sharp for a poorly lit hall and capturing some good action.
Too bad with all the clutter and participants in the background.Maybe tell everyone to move out of the frame next time!

Thank you for your comments! Yes, the background is definitely crowded and nasty, as this was a very small gym (only a size of one basketball court, which was divided into 3 badminton courts). I really wanted to use my 200 f2, but the FL was just too long. I ended up using the 135L most of the time.

The 135L is what I could of used today. I play competitive badminton in an old badminton hall with somewhat dim lighting.Tried a few today with my 24-70 up close and bumped up the iso to 6400 for 1/200. A pre focused 85L at 1.2 would be perfect but with little dof.

i think #5 was taking the game a little toooo serious lol great capture

yagimax wrote in post #12107310
The 135L is what I could of used today. I play competitive badminton in an old badminton hall with somewhat dim lighting.Tried a few today with my 24-70 up close and bumped up the iso to 6400 for 1/200. A pre focused 85L at 1.2 would be perfect but with little dof.

Wow, 6400 for 1/200? I would say we would need at least 1/500 to stop a little bit of action (I prefer 1/640 or higher). I realized f2.8 is just too slow for low light indoor sports... 85L at 1.2 would definitely be so right for such low lit gyms, but I too agree it would be too little dof. When I used 85L, I just used f1.8 instead.

Brian_R wrote in post #12108079
i think #5 was taking the game a little toooo serious lol great capture

Thanks for looking and leaving a note Brian!

Nope, not a player. I respect everyone's passion to play a sport that they choose and those that take the time to perfect their ability in said sport.