College Soccer: York v. Messiah

[binghott]

i go to york college of pennsylvania. our d3 soccer team is ranked eighth in the nation. on thursday, they just faced the top ranked team, and our rival, messiah. i was there to cover the game for my school's paper. please tell me what you think. if you'd like to know about the history between our schools and the outcome of the game, just ask.

1
http://binghott.smugmug.com/photos/93931521-M-3.jpg

2
http://binghott.smugmug.com/photos/93931563-M-3.jpg

3
http://binghott.smugmug.com/photos/93930532-M-3.jpg

4
http://binghott.smugmug.com/photos/93930714-M-2.jpg

5
http://binghott.smugmug.com/photos/93930923-M-3.jpg

6
http://binghott.smugmug.com/photos/93930940-M-3.jpg

7
http://binghott.smugmug.com/photos/93930960-M-3.jpg

8
http://binghott.smugmug.com/photos/93931304-M-2.jpg

thanks for looking!

[ian408]

Can you update the post with camera settings?

3 & 5 have the most going for them.

Overall, they look soft. The whites in 1 look OE--this is a tough shot though
because you have white and very dark parts in the picture.

A suggestion for you. Shoot in one direction at a time. At this time of the
day, you will need to check/adjust your settings often. I would suggest you
shoot manual as well. Use a grey card (or even the grass) as a starting point
for settings. Watch the horizons too.

Ian

[illuminati919]

I think the only problem you had was the postion you were in. I know when I watch soccer games I see all of the photographers behind the goal, in that position you can catch a better face of the person and you can isolate them withouth having a bunch of players in between. But as Ian said watch your exposure, it can be trick during certain times of the day. Other then that I think you have timing down and thats one of the most crucial things when shooting action photos, good job, hope to see more :thumb .

[binghott]

thanks guys, i really appreciate the comments and i will definitely look out for those things the next time i shoot!

[stephiewilliams]

They look good, number 2 doesn't do much for me, probably because of the ref...but overall nice job.

[mateobus]

Wow, these were all really good shots in my opinion. I am very familiar with these two teams, and this game (a few thursdays ago) was a really good one. If you go to d3kicks.com, you can submit your photos via the photo upload zone. Since both teams are ranked so highly, chances are that these photos will be seen by many people.

[CalexPhoto]

Nice pics overall, but my faves from this series is #3 & #5. Thanks for sharing.

[Seefutlung]

Nicely done. I'd crop #1 real tight, just the keeper and the attacker (assuming that #9 is the attacker). Love #2, but as Stephie mentioned the ref kills the shot, #3 is cool ... "hey you want a piece of this..." type shot (too bad all of his fingers are extended ... a bit of PS could fix that - lol), #4 is okay .. but nothing special for those of us not a York follower, #5 is better than #4 but still not super-exceptional (but a nice shot), #6 is very good (so good it looks as if it was a set-up ... maybe after you PS out some of those fingers you can toss in a few players in the background of #6), #7 & #8 ... guess you need to be a York fan to get a kick out of them.

I sorta have the same problem with my soccer shots. The players and fans have a much lower threshold of photographic appreciation than those not associated with the team. On my site I have a ton of photos which Mom and Dad like ... but are not all that hot as an action photograph.

Gary

[ESiggins]

I agree with the things other people have said, too. With #1 I'd also focus on the goalie, seeing as you can see his face, not the attacker. #s 3, 4 & 6 are great for the school Paper if those are important players, especially if they're mentioned in the article about the game. I shot for the Binghamton University newspaper while I was there, and the editors loved those kind of shots. The athletic department paid for them sometimes, too. #5 and especially #7 are good action shots all round, I like them a lot. #8, I'm not sure what it's for. There's no emotion or fact expressed at all.

Overall, a good day of shooting. The paper only needs one good one and you certainly did that plus a few to put aside for a day when it all goes wrong :thumb

Fred.

[stephiewilliams]

The lighting on these is just beautiful :) Number one in my opinion might work better as a vertical crop with just the player the ball and the goalie...maybe? Number two really holds no interest for me. #3 is great he looks like he has determination...Once again the lighting is exceptional. I like #4 but would probably tightly crop to just the player and the ball. #6 is by far my favorite though!

As far as position goes I would agree with the other poster behind the goal will get you shots of the players running hard at you, with their determined faces in all their glory...BUT you do not get as many shots from behind the goal and depending on where the light is at that time and which team is more aggresive it may not be possible...