Few soccer shots's from the weekend

[mitedo]

Under 7 soccer we lost this week

[cordy]

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

[HappyFotographer]

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

[KerryPierce]

Excellent shots, mitedo. What lens were you using?

[Greg B]

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

[mitedo]

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

[birddog114]

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

[rokkstar]

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

[meicw]

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

[mitedo]

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

[birddog114]

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

[mitedo]

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

[Dargan]

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.

[mitedo]

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

[Slider]

Some more fantastic shots Kev. Nice lens

Brilliant colours too.

[ozczecho]

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

[Dargan]

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.