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Under 7 soccer we lost this week

Wow there are some fantastic action shots in amongst that. I would have bumped the saturation up a little to bring the colours out a bit more, also made them a little brighter with levels.

Chris

I love these images. Having an under 7 myself (we also lost the last game of the season) I really appreciate the work invovled in getting them. It just doesn't seem to matter where I stand around the field I have a coaches butt in my face

Your last image seems to have a slight colour cast to it. Otherwise I love the colours, the sharpness.

Deb

Excellent shots, mitedo. What lens were you using?

Great shots mitedo, sharp and well captured. Good colour too.
Nice work.

KerryPierce wrote:Excellent shots, mitedo. What lens were you using?

Hi Kerry this weeks photo's were taken with Oneputts 70-200mm 2.8 VR that i had a lone of for the weekend, most shots were 200mm @ 2.8 in AF-C mode 200 - 400 ISO SAT + 4 smart sharp then framed

mitedo!
Razor sharp! and nice capture! You have done well with Nikkor.

Like Birdy said, sharp enough to cut your finger mate.
Excellent shots.
#2 is awesome.

Mitedo, great captures. I personally would have made the pics a little brighter. BTW do they make to goals smaller for the little guys?

Regards
meicw

Yes could have played with levels a bit to many things to do looking after kids BBQ partes

Yes goals & field are smaller, one more game to go then tennis next year need to start looking for a lens for that

mitedo wrote:
need to start looking for a lens for that

A 200-400 VR or the 300/2.8 VR will do the job very nice

Birddog your the best 200-400mm my wife gets nervous every time i log onto this site

I have an under 8 (Siena) and under 12 probably in the same comp Mitedo. I just love the action and determination of these players and find it more entertaining than the older teams. I have been taking shots throughout the season to make up a CD for the parents and kids. I must say though that the VR makes a hell of a difference in clarity. I make do with the kit lens and 70-300G. We should have a chat sometime on techniques, I have met Oneputt and am at Buderim. We might have to start a Coast Chapter.

Hi Dargan that sounds great im going to miss the last game this weekend down at Yandina as Oneputt & myself are heading out to Birdville and beyond for a 10 day trip early fri morning, PM me your phone num so i can ring you sometime after we get back, hope you team has a win this weekend

Some more fantastic shots Kev. Nice lens

Brilliant colours too.

Mitedo,

Excellent shots. My son also plays under 7s and they also have bright white jerseys so the shooting conditions are tricky esp. on a sunny day. Love the colours and sharpness. #2 #5 and #6 stand out for me...

ozczecho

Just to contrast the use of a basic lens in this type of photography, I have posted a sample with the 70-300 with no processing as far as I can remember, it is just a jpeg out of the camera that I looked back in my files for to compare with the VR. Ideally I should take a tripod along to such events, but you already get some looks when you take out the gear so I like to be as unobtrusive as possible. Perhaps a monopod would do the trick. Anyway, as I said in an earlier post, I find the sheer determination on the kids faces in the teams far more engaging than an adult match and more accessible too. Putting all the images together on a CD for the kids is a good contribution to the team as well. I just looked again and it does have a film curve1 included. This is on pixspot at http://www.pixspot.com/albums/userpics/ ... sample.jpg if you want to look at a larger version.