Red Sox vs. Indians - 5/11/2004

[pj4533]

First, I must say I am a beginning photographer. My Nikon D70 is my first "real" camera. But I am having loads of fun. Here is a link to a gallery of images from the baseball game i went to last night:

http://pjgray.smugmug.com/gallery/116072/1/4153105

I didn't post process or crop any of the images. Plus, I was experimenting with many different settings, so I think it is interesting to look at the extended info and see how it changed each picture. Some i used a SB800, some I used the "sports" program mode on the d70, and some were shutter priority. All the action shots were done with a 70-300mm lens.

This is my favorite shot, a David Ortiz HOME RUN!!!!



So anyway, I would love to hear comments or suggestions on how to improve!

-pj

btw: I was sitting in the first row of the grandstand seats! I love my lens!!!

[cletus]

Hiya PJ

Welcome aboard. Nice work!

[DoctorIt]

Go Sox!

[wxwax]

Hiya, pj

You got some nice shots at the game, including some really good action poses. That home run shot is classic!

Can you get an extender for your lens? I know Canon makes 1.4x and a 2.0x extenders. Dunno about Nikon. The reason I ask is because in the sports shots you see in magazines, the player absolutely fills the frame. The other thing they tend to do a lot is have a really narrow depth of field - so the player is isolated against a blurry background. If you're looking to try something different next time, those might be things to experiment with.

(I'm impatiently awaiting my dSLR, I got a 300 lens, I'm gonna get the 1.4x extender, and try my hand at sports shots. Then you can jump all over my efforts!)

[DoctorIt]

Originally Posted by wxwax

Hiya, pj

(I'm impatiently awaiting my dSLR, I got a 300 lens, I'm gonna get the 1.4x extender, and try my hand at sports shots. Then you can jump all over my efforts!)

Thread: hijacked!

Whats this? Did you finally throw down? Is there a new thread that I need to go read...

[wxwax]

Originally Posted by DoctorIt

Thread: hijacked!

Whats this? Did you finally throw down? Is there a new thread that I need to go read...

Hijack contd: not yet. When a guy I know gets his 1DmkII I'm gonna buy his 1D. And I tell ya, the wait is killing me. Seems like there was a first wave of mkII's, then.... nothing. I was hoping to take the 1D to Alaska with me last week, but it's a good thing I couldn't. I had no room, and little time to shoot.