Boys Varsity Tennis

Shooting with my Canon 70-200 2.8L at AV ISO 250 f5.0 1/2000.

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Nice Shots!
I was thinking of shooting some tennis but don't know where is acceptable to shoot from. Any advice?

sikeman1 wrote in post #5282346
Nice Shots!
I was thinking of shooting some tennis but don't know where is acceptable to shoot from. Any advice?

With the coaches approval, I sit next to the pipe that hold the net up. I can use my 70-200 to get the players at the baseline and I can switch to a 24-70 to get them at the net.

I'm curious, why choose f/5.0 instead of f/2.8?

Zivnuska wrote in post #5284313
I'm curious, why choose f/5.0 instead of f/2.8?

I was actually using a variety of f-stops when I did this shoot as I wanted to compare sharpness levels from 2.8 to 5.6 to see if there have been any changes to my lens as it's getting rather long in the tooth. On these images they just happened to be at 5.0 as I was going up and down the dial.

nice images Chris. I too would love some input from you on where to shoot tennis from (sorry bout ending with a preposition). I have to cover some HS tennis this spring and don't have a clue where to catch the best action.

namasste wrote in post #5285411
nice images Chris. I too would love some input from you on where to shoot tennis from (sorry bout ending with a preposition). I have to cover some HS tennis this spring and don't have a clue where to catch the best action.

I like to sit right next to the post that holds the net up. From there I get a great view of the baseline and with my 70-200 can shoot in portrait or landscape to get my images. I then switch to my 24-70 when shooting doubles and there is a player at the net or in singles when the player comes to the net to volley.
On occassion I have to move to different courts and am very methodical about my movements, waiting for play to stop to get up and move to the fence behind the baseline. I then wait for play to stop again before I move to another court. I want to make sure I'm not bouncing around distracting the players during their match. And of course, I always introduce myself to the coach beforehand and get their blessing but most of the time they already know I'm coming.

Anderson-Photography wrote in post #5285803
I like to sit right next to the post that holds the net up. From there I get a great view of the baseline and with my 70-200 can shoot in portrait or landscape to get my images. I then switch to my 24-70 when shooting doubles and there is a player at the net or in singles when the player comes to the net to volley.
On occassion I have to move to different courts and am very methodical about my movements, waiting for play to stop to get up and move to the fence behind the baseline. I then wait for play to stop again before I move to another court. I want to make sure I'm not bouncing around distracting the players during their match. And of course, I always introduce myself to the coach beforehand and get their blessing but most of the time they already know I'm coming.

thanks for the tips. I'll definitely keep em in mind and post a few results after I've had a go at it.

Lets see the bokeh of the F/2.8 shots. It would be nice to get rid of the distractions of the fence and beyond.