The Basketball Thread!!! From Pee-Wee Leagues to the NBA... Post'em up and share!!!

Always love those 'under-the-basket' wide angle shots!!! LOVE THEM!!!

Well done, Craig! Wonderful variety and perspectives.

Thanks! I only tried that for a few minutes of game time... will have to try more next season!

Thanks!

Here are a couple shots from our local rivals in the Sub Sections championship from this past Monday. On to the Section championship tomorrow night!

Shot with 1dxmii and canon 70-200 f2.8 ii

Those are excellent images.

Very nice.

CHillyDoggy wrote in post #18584508

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/23nE​vLW 8A2A1699sm by Craig Hill, on Flickr

Wow!!! Nice Shot!!!

A few from the final game of the season before playoffs...

First time shooting basketball in years, but this was as low-pressure as it gets. I have a lot to learn about the a99ii still, but overall I'm pleased considering my rust.

Photo from mickeyb105's gallery.

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A couple of suggestions for post processing. If you use Photoshop, on the first shot, use the level tool, select the middle eyedropper, and select something dark, like the closest boy's hair or his shorts. This will correct the WB a bit, it will take some trial and error. Then take the level slider and run it to the left halfway. This should change the shot to be a bit more real life, I believe. The first is quite sharp from what I can see.

Here is that last shot with some post processing, to show how it can pop with a bit of careful editing.

TeamSpeed wrote in post #18596327
A couple of suggestions for post processing. If you use Photoshop, on the first shot, use the level tool, select the middle eyedropper, and select something dark, like the closest boy's hair or his shorts. This will correct the WB a bit, it will take some trial and error. Then take the level slider and run it to the left halfway. This should change the shot to be a bit more real life, I believe. The first is quite sharp from what I can see.

Here is that last shot with some post processing, to show how it can pop with a bit of careful editing.

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Thank you so much, TS. I will play with these files some more before I donate them to the AAU outfit I shot them for.

This was my first season of shooting basketball. Any tips for next season? Here is the link to my Flickr with all my photos on them
https://www.flickr.com​/photos/150708360@N05/​albums

is this straight out of the camera , if not what type of work did you do on it.

These are jpeg out of camera, with an action that removes noise with Noiseware, some USM to add contrast, then USM for sharpening, and a bit of saturation.