Mike,
That harsh light seemed to be a bit of a problem for many shooters this weekend; I know it certainly was here in Ohio, but you seemed to have overcome it nicely. Another wonderful set; my favorites are 9 and 10.
Jerry
... and just picking up on Jerry's comment... the one that strikes me here is #5. Amazing exposure to the face despite the lighting seemingly dictating you can't do it. Yet another amazing set here Mike... cheers.
muelljj3 wrote:
Mike,
That harsh light seemed to be a bit of a problem for many shooters this weekend; I know it certainly was here in Ohio, but you seemed to have overcome it nicely. Another wonderful set; my favorites are 9 and 10.
Jerry
Jerry the light was a real PIA it was from the sideline so lots of sidelighting I had to fiddle with exposure all day long,
dj dunzie wrote:
... and just picking up on Jerry's comment... the one that strikes me here is #5. Amazing exposure to the face despite the lighting seemingly dictating you can't do it. Yet another amazing set here Mike... cheers.
Thanks so much it was so much work today keepint the exposure right, and of course follwoign a play tath went from light over your shoulder to sidelighting to 100 perecent backlighting. A lot of work
P Alesse wrote:
Nice Mike. I shot under that same sun on Sunday at Lenape. I haven't gone through my stuff yet. Yeah, nice fall colors starting to come in over there.
Hey Paul sorry we werent able to shoot together this past weekend. Lookign forward to seeign your shots, overall I was disappointed with mine, guess it was jsut one of those days
Hey Paul sorry we werent able to shoot together this past weekend. Lookign forward to seeign your shots, overall I was disappointed with mine, guess it was jsut one of those days
Well, who wouldn't be disappointed with this set. I mean there's a whole laundry list of issues with them. Where do I begin ...
1) #24's face mask is blocking part of his eye. Very distracting.
2) where's the top of his helmet?!? Terrible crop.
3) the shadow of his helmet falls across one eye while the other is in the sun. Better timing could have avoided this.
4) can't read the defender's number. who's the defender on the play?
5) the tip of the kid's shoelace is cropped out. you need to pay more attention to detail.
6) does she even have a right elbow? I can't tell ...
7) this one seems to be ok. at least you got one right (the ol' blind squirrel thing).
8) his left kneepad is crooked. draws the eye away from the subject.
9) again, top of the helmet cropped out. seems to be a recurring issue with you.
10) look at the index finger of his ball carrying hand. doesn't look natural to me.
mmcatee,
When I can express disappointment with shots like these, I will be proudly splashing my photosets all over this forum. I am so thankful to posters like you and Paul (and so many others) for taking the time to share your photos and knowledge in this forum. I can't tell you how much more enjoyable sports photography has become for me because of guys like you sharing your stuff with the mere mortals here. You guys not only show me what the goal is (shots like these), but you are willing to take the time to help me get as close as my abilities and equipment will allow.
+1 what Gary said. Mike, Paul, Russ, James, and few others inspire to expect more out of my own work.
Thanks for all you do Mike, a real Pro and one who's work I hope to aspire too someday, just hoping to find an op to get out and make some images.
I think what I'm most grateful for Mike is your willingness to share your EXIF data and your feedback on auto iso, metering, manual exposure. I look forward to the day I feel confident in my camera skills sufficient to shoot outside of Aperture Priority mode.
Beyond that it's upto me to find that eye and be able to frame and compose images as well as you do.
Ayden Nathan wrote:
I think what I'm most grateful for Mike is your willingness to share your EXIF data and your feedback on auto iso, metering, manual exposure. I look forward to the day I feel confident in my camera skills sufficient to shoot outside of Aperture Priority mode.
Quoted for the freakin' truth. Mike's work prompted me to step out of the A mode and give manual a shot, truly inspirational.
One can aspire, and work like Mike's keeps me going!
