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by **robw25** on Sat Mar 05, 2005 9:43 pm

went to the local soccer and took a few pics

cheers rob

by **kipper** on Sat Mar 05, 2005 9:48 pm

Grrrr......hey rob, do you have a spare $7k lying around

by **birddog114** on Sat Mar 05, 2005 9:51 pm

kipper wrote:Grrrr......hey rob, do you have a spare $7k lying around

kipper,
Rob and I only die once :lol:

by **robw25** on Sat Mar 05, 2005 9:55 pm

Birddog114 wrote:
kipper wrote:Grrrr......hey rob, do you have a spare $7k lying around

kipper,
Rob and I only die once

................life has only just began....................

by **BBJ** on Sat Mar 05, 2005 9:55 pm

Top shot Rob, looks like its turning out to be a great lens and u r having some fun with, cant wait to see it in 2 weeks.
Cheers
John
BBJ

by **fozzie** on Sat Mar 05, 2005 10:11 pm

Rob,

Outstanding, sharp and great colour, you must be

with it.
I am too looking forward to meeting your 200-400VR, oh: and of course you :lol:

.

Goodbye for now,

by **Geoff** on Sat Mar 05, 2005 11:45 pm

Great shot Rob, ooh to have a spare $7k just 'lying' around to go 'hmm, hey I think i'll just buy a new lens today' ... good work tho matey..golden shot!

Perhaps offer it to the local newspaper for a write up on the game?

by **flipfrog** on Sun Mar 06, 2005 4:44 am

hi guys
which lens is it? i know the VR but whats the range?

p.s. awesome sharp shot!
im so envious

by **birddog114** on Sun Mar 06, 2005 6:51 am

flipfrog wrote:hi guys
which lens is it? i know the VR but whats the range?

p.s. awesome sharp shot!
im so envious

It's the Nikon 200-400VR

by **kipper** on Sun Mar 06, 2005 7:14 am

I think the guy going for the header has taken his eye off the ball and giving you a greasy for having a 200-400VR. I know I would!

by **robw25** on Sun Mar 06, 2005 8:14 am

it sure gets a lot of stares... some people have commented " geez you got a big one there " ..... of course a man checks his apparell then... thinking of the saying .. some men cant wear shorts ....

cheers rob

by **fozzie** on Sun Mar 06, 2005 8:31 am

robw25,

robw25 wrote:it sure gets a lot of stares... some people have commented " geez you got a big one there " ..... of course a man checks his apparell then... thinking of the saying .. some men cant wear shorts ....

cheers rob

Boasting again :!:

.

Cheerio,

by **robw25** on Sun Mar 06, 2005 8:51 am

sadly thats one thing i cant do in reality .........

by **sirhc55** on Sun Mar 06, 2005 10:28 am

Rob - from what I have seen posted I admit the lens is great but I would give you more kudos because you are the photographer and you have a knack for getting great pics.

by **robw25** on Sun Mar 06, 2005 11:08 am

chris .... thank you for the kudos.... lifted me up

cheers rob

by **Glen** on Sun Mar 06, 2005 1:40 pm

Rob, great capture and composition. You certainly caught a great moment there. :wink:

by **the foto fanatic** on Sun Mar 06, 2005 1:56 pm

Excellent focus & exposure.

A very good image.

This is very easy to say and much harder to do, but I think this shot would have been outstanding if taken a moment earlier.
If the players were still competing for the ball, there would be much more tension in the shot, but here the ball is safely in the goalie's hands. Also, his arms are now obstructing his face.
I guess that's why the top sports photogs use their rapid-fire capabilities!

It also shows just how difficult sports photography is. That critical moment is very, very elusive.

But please don't be disappointed by my comments rob - they are meant to encourage you to keep trying in this genre. I'm sure your images will keep improving, and you certainly have the hardware for the job.

by **robw25** on Sun Mar 06, 2005 3:12 pm

thanks for the comments, i was dissapointed his face was blocked as well but it was a visiting team from adelaide so as long as i got the local boy i was happy... yes the frame rate per second is a bit dissapointing, but then when i got the d70 i wasnt going to do sports photography until local paper asked me to do weekend work i told them i would prefer the sports only as i'm a bit shy so i dont do the social stuff.... going to 21st and engagements that sort of thing, again thanks for the constructive criticism was good

cheers rob

by **robw25** on Sun Mar 06, 2005 4:46 pm

found one with the ball in it !!! is this better chris ?????

cheers rob

by **MHD** on Sun Mar 06, 2005 4:51 pm

nice shot!
and great gig!

by **kipper** on Sun Mar 06, 2005 5:11 pm

I think somebody needs to tell the boy in yellow that this is soccer (or as les murray says feeewtball) and that your hands aren't used at all unless you're a keeper. Perhaps he thought he was at Aussie Rules training.