**Cardiff V Ipswich - Photos **
Sat Oct 15, 2011 5:41 pm
Re: **Cardiff V Ipswich - Photos **
Sat Oct 15, 2011 5:47 pm
Great pics Jon as always.......... 
Re: **Cardiff V Ipswich - Photos **
Sat Oct 15, 2011 7:17 pm
Excellent, as allways
Re: **Cardiff V Ipswich - Photos **
Sat Oct 15, 2011 8:55 pm
Cheers Jon
Re: **Cardiff V Ipswich - Photos **
Sun Oct 16, 2011 9:38 am
Thanks all, most popular now edited 
Re: **Cardiff V Ipswich - Photos **
Sun Oct 16, 2011 7:14 pm
Excellent Jon
Re: **Cardiff V Ipswich - Photos **
Sun Oct 16, 2011 7:47 pm
Some nice photos there Jon - Youve even got me in some of them
(I am one of the clubs photographers - and do Sports Photography in my spare time)
Do you mind me asking what type of Camera you are using?
Im always happy to pass on tips provided to me - if, of course, you dont mind:
1. If you are shooting with a Canon 50D (or similar) ISO should be 800 Max. Any more and it will be grainy.
2. Day matches. Shoot on Av mode. What you are looking for is a speed of more than 1/500th of a second for sharpness.
3. Keep Horizons straight. Get yourself a copy of Photoshop CS4 or similar. You will really notice the difference.
If your wondering I shoot with a Canon 1D Mark iv and a 300mm f2.8 lens. I also have a 40D with a 100-400 as a backup and for closer stuff.
Like I said, some great stuff there, and hope you dont mind me passing on a few ideas
Paul.
(I am one of the clubs photographers - and do Sports Photography in my spare time)
Do you mind me asking what type of Camera you are using?
Im always happy to pass on tips provided to me - if, of course, you dont mind:
1. If you are shooting with a Canon 50D (or similar) ISO should be 800 Max. Any more and it will be grainy.
2. Day matches. Shoot on Av mode. What you are looking for is a speed of more than 1/500th of a second for sharpness.
3. Keep Horizons straight. Get yourself a copy of Photoshop CS4 or similar. You will really notice the difference.
If your wondering I shoot with a Canon 1D Mark iv and a 300mm f2.8 lens. I also have a 40D with a 100-400 as a backup and for closer stuff.
Like I said, some great stuff there, and hope you dont mind me passing on a few ideas
Paul.
Re: **Cardiff V Ipswich - Photos **
Mon Oct 17, 2011 7:21 am
All edited now 
Thanks for the tips Paul, I use a Sony DSC H50 (Cheap SLR wanna be). I normally just keep it in the 'Sports Mode' which shoots at about ISO 400 and the 15 times optical zoom is certainly needed from where I sit!
Thanks for the tips Paul, I use a Sony DSC H50 (Cheap SLR wanna be). I normally just keep it in the 'Sports Mode' which shoots at about ISO 400 and the 15 times optical zoom is certainly needed from where I sit!
Re: **Cardiff V Ipswich - Photos **
Mon Oct 17, 2011 12:25 pm
Jon
I would never have guessed you were using the Sony. You've got some really good images out of it
Next match you do (Day Match) try doing the first half in Aperture Priority and the 2nd half in Sports Mode. I am convinced you will notice the difference.
5 years ago I started off shooting the Celtic Crusaders away matches. I was turning up to the likes of Bramley and Featherstone with a basic Canon 350D and shooting in sports mode. I started watching what the pro's were doing and started to follow them. Before I knew it I was shooting much better images and getting more satisfaction out of it.
Several years on I am now signed up to an agency that provides images to both National and International Newspapers and have done Wembley 7 times and covered countless Internationals at varying sports. But I never forget my roots .......and glad to offer advice.......
Software that could help you on your way includes:
1) Photo Mechanic - (for captioning and viewing)
2) Photoshop CS4 - (for editing, cropping and retouching)
3) Noise Ninja - (to delete grain from pictures)
There are also some very good actions out there to add "punch" to your pictures. By that I mean enhance the green pitch. Reds look more colourful and pictures look less "washy".
For reasons of licencing I am not allowed to put my own images on here but feel free to have a look at my collection at www.actionplus.co.uk (just type keevil) into the search bit.
I would never have guessed you were using the Sony. You've got some really good images out of it
Next match you do (Day Match) try doing the first half in Aperture Priority and the 2nd half in Sports Mode. I am convinced you will notice the difference.
5 years ago I started off shooting the Celtic Crusaders away matches. I was turning up to the likes of Bramley and Featherstone with a basic Canon 350D and shooting in sports mode. I started watching what the pro's were doing and started to follow them. Before I knew it I was shooting much better images and getting more satisfaction out of it.
Several years on I am now signed up to an agency that provides images to both National and International Newspapers and have done Wembley 7 times and covered countless Internationals at varying sports. But I never forget my roots .......and glad to offer advice.......
Software that could help you on your way includes:
1) Photo Mechanic - (for captioning and viewing)
2) Photoshop CS4 - (for editing, cropping and retouching)
3) Noise Ninja - (to delete grain from pictures)
There are also some very good actions out there to add "punch" to your pictures. By that I mean enhance the green pitch. Reds look more colourful and pictures look less "washy".
For reasons of licencing I am not allowed to put my own images on here but feel free to have a look at my collection at www.actionplus.co.uk (just type keevil) into the search bit.