Tuesday, July 06, 2010

Eye on the ball


Eye on the ball - #234/365, originally uploaded by PJMixer.
My daughter started playing house league soccer again this summer. I haven't seen her play for a long time and I was really impressed by her attitude: no probs playing with mostly boys; not afraid to tackle and go to the ball; not crying when a big kid stepped on her foot; and her constant hustle (more than you can say about many professional players).

Taking photos of sports is always challenging, get the basics covered, exposure and white balance - then make sure you're shooting with a pretty fast shutter speed (even if it means higher ISO); and continuous auto-focus. Then just shoot lots of multi-frame bursts to capture your sport shot. This one was trimmed in-camera to isolate the two key players.

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