First Flash Football

50D, 70-210 f/4, 580EX mounted on monopod. Not an ideal lens for this sport but it's my longest lens. Experimented a lot, this shot was HSS, ISO 800, f/4, 1/320

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Lighting looks good but the image is not in focus. Watch your crop (feet)...maybe shoot a bit wider then crop in post

Don't use HSS it limits your distance to much try using 1/4 or 1/2 power in manual mode ( camera in manual too ) or you can go ETTL and control the power with FEC dial

I was doing some experimenting with HSS. Later in the evening I switched back to ETTL, +1 1/3 (f/4 :cry. This was my first football shoot but I've been shooting volleyball for three years and have used ETTL and FEC. Shot volleyball Tueday night, trying football again tomorrow.

Thanks for the comments and suggestions.

I'm wondering how #71's ankle's doing.

D2Sports wrote in post #10928189
I'm wondering how #71's ankle's doing.

I thought the same after viewing this frame. No troubles...his knee was on the ground so it is just rotated sideways a bit.