Kenny,
Thanks for stopping by my photo galleries, and thanks for your comments. I know what you mean here about it being tough to get good sports action shots. What works best for me is to anticipate the action. Ask yourself what you think the next play is likely to be. If it's a passing situation, follow the best clutch receiver with your camera, and don't zoom in too tight. If the ball goes to him, be ready to fire as soon as the ball comes into the frame. Then if the play does go to that player, either fire away in burst mode, or try to time the one shot just when the ball gets almost to the hands of the player. You'll find that even with a good lens and the 20D, you'll have to fire a little sooner than you think. Timing takes practice, but you'll get your share of killer shots if you practice, and try it for a while, and take lots of shots. If you use burst mode and the ball is tipped, you'll be surprised at how often you'll get a really nice photo the 2nd or 3rd one in.
Some of my best baseball shots came from aniticpating the action, and being pre-focused on the the area where I thought the action was likely to occur. But timing just takes a little practice, and knowing your camera's limitations. Good luck with your photos. And remember that even if you're having a rough day and you're not getting too many good shots, there may still be some decent photo opps like these two, available for you:
http://www.pbase.com/tim32225/image/48468141 http://www.pbase.com/tim32225/image/41484830 Best regards ~ Tim
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24-Nov-2005 04:27
I found some open minutes to look at every photo.... what a fan I am- of yours, that is.
Just a cpl comments: musst have been very few males at this game since nearly every
crowd shot was of a pretty girl. And also, most action shots were good but the one of
the pylon will probably live in photo history.
Fun stuff! Thanks for sending. I'm motivated to send along a shot of our relay team
at the finish of the Detroit Marathon. See next message.