Georgia Tech vs Virginia

**wxwax** · Nov-21-2004, 09:37 AM

Patch and I went to the Georgia Tech - Virginia game on Saturday. It was my second bite at shooting a college game from the stands. So I was curious to see if I had learned anything from the first bite. Answer? Maybe a little, mostly about what might make a better framing of a shot. For game shots I mostly did a vertical orientation, I think it works better.

I tried stealing Andy's idea of desaturating the background, to emphasize the action. Maybe a little too heavy handed on this one?

photocat · Nov-21-2004, 09:41 AM

[quote=wxwax]Patch and I went to the Georgia Tech - Virginia game on Saturday. It was my second bite at shooting a college game from the stands. So I was curious to see if I had learned anything from the first bite. Answer? Maybe a little, mostly about what might make a better framing of a shot. For game shots I mostly did a vertical orientation, I think it works better.

They look like very professional shots to me Sid... Love the action in all of them. I don't think you desaturated too much in the one shot.
I do like the green popping off the page though...
How did you get them so razor sharp? Fast shutterspeed???? Tripod?
Can you give us any clues???

**wxwax** · Nov-21-2004, 09:41 AM

Don't forget the cheerleaders! I fear for their safety, they do dangerous stuff just inches from a concrete surface. I foresee the day when they'll have to wear helmets to do their more ambitious gymnastics.

**wxwax** · Nov-21-2004, 09:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by photocat

They look like very professional shots to me Sid... Love the action in all of them. I don't think you desaturated too much in the one shot.
I do like the green popping off the page though...
How did you get them so razor sharp? Fast shutterspeed???? Tripod?
Can you give us any clues???

Thanks for the compliment! They weren't all that sharp out of the camera. I use a fair amount of Contrast on the RAW file and then again to the TIFF. And I make sure I use Unsharp Mask (settings of 100, 1, 0) on all of them. I also play with exposure levels and saturation.

**wxwax** · Nov-21-2004, 09:49 AM

I forgot to name the equipment. Canon 1DmkII with a 300 f5.6 onboard and a 1.4 Extender. Most are shot at ISO 400, all are at f5.6. I tried to keep the shutter speed as high as possible and the depth of field as narrow as possible.

DJ-S1 · Nov-21-2004, 11:37 AM

Those are only about 6000% better than my shots of the Patriots game. Nice work Sid!

Where's Patch's shots???

damonff · Nov-21-2004, 11:58 AM

Nice series Sid....it's nice to see college sports here. More (cheerleaders)!

Nir · Nov-21-2004, 12:15 PM

Great set Sid!

I don't know how much you've learned from the previous trial (haven't seen it) but these are great!

***Andy*** · Nov-21-2004, 12:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by damonff

Nice series Sid....it's nice to see college sports here. More (cheerleaders)!

i was a cheerleader in college. my girl partner was not light as the girl in your shots. not by a country mile

nice shots, sid!

John Mueller · Nov-21-2004, 03:28 PM

Nice series.Im not a sports fan,but I enjoyed the cheerleaders

Nov-21-2004, 09:37 AM	#1
wxwax Immoderator Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 15,357	Georgia Tech vs Virginia Patch and I went to the Georgia Tech - Virginia game on Saturday. It was my second bite at shooting a college game from the stands. So I was curious to see if I had learned anything from the first bite. Answer? Maybe a little, mostly about what might make a better framing of a shot. For game shots I mostly did a vertical orientation, I think it works better. I tried stealing Andy's idea of desaturating the background, to emphasize the action. Maybe a little too heavy handed on this one? __________________ Sid. Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam http://www.mcneel.com/users/jb/foghorn/ill_shut_up.au

Nov-21-2004, 09:41 AM	#2
photocat camera crazy kittie Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: UK Posts: 1,321	[quote=wxwax]Patch and I went to the Georgia Tech - Virginia game on Saturday. It was my second bite at shooting a college game from the stands. So I was curious to see if I had learned anything from the first bite. Answer? Maybe a little, mostly about what might make a better framing of a shot. For game shots I mostly did a vertical orientation, I think it works better. They look like very professional shots to me Sid... Love the action in all of them. I don't think you desaturated too much in the one shot. I do like the green popping off the page though... How did you get them so razor sharp? Fast shutterspeed???? Tripod? Can you give us any clues??? __________________ ----------------------------------------------------- http://photocatseyes.typepad.com http://www.zazzle.com/photocatseyes

Nov-21-2004, 09:41 AM	#3
wxwax Immoderator Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 15,357	Don't forget the cheerleaders! I fear for their safety, they do dangerous stuff just inches from a concrete surface. I foresee the day when they'll have to wear helmets to do their more ambitious gymnastics. __________________ Sid. Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam http://www.mcneel.com/users/jb/foghorn/ill_shut_up.au

Nov-21-2004, 09:49 AM	#5
wxwax Immoderator Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 15,357	I forgot to name the equipment. Canon 1DmkII with a 300 f5.6 onboard and a 1.4 Extender. Most are shot at ISO 400, all are at f5.6. I tried to keep the shutter speed as high as possible and the depth of field as narrow as possible. __________________ Sid. Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam http://www.mcneel.com/users/jb/foghorn/ill_shut_up.au

Nov-21-2004, 11:58 AM	#7
damonff Looking for Subjects Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Washington, D.C. Posts: 1,137	Nice series Sid....it's nice to see college sports here. More (cheerleaders)! __________________ damon http://www.nomadbelatphotography.com

Nov-21-2004, 11:37 AM	#6
DJ-S1 Life is good! Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Newport, RI, USA Posts: 2,295	Those are only about 6000% better than my shots of the Patriots game. Nice work Sid! Where's Patch's shots???

Nov-21-2004, 12:15 PM	#8
Nir Major grins Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: jerusalem, israel Posts: 1,313	Great set Sid! I don't know how much you've learned from the previous trial (haven't seen it) but these are great! __________________ __________________ Nir Alon http://TIPUSIM.com in Jerusalem images of my thoughts

Nov-21-2004, 03:28 PM	#10
John Mueller Long Shots Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Cincinnati,Ohio Posts: 2,368	Nice series.Im not a sports fan,but I enjoyed the cheerleaders

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