Dublin vs Kildare & Dublin vs Monaghan

OnLooker

A few from the weekend's games I travelled to:

I'm not much of an authority on sports photography by any means but I'll try my best.The colour seems much better in the Monaghan match,maybe the Kildare ones need a bit more contrast.The ones that stand out for me are #5,#6,#7,#10,#12 and #14. You've captured the action really well and there's a real sense of motion.The others(although there are some great facial expressions!) are a bit too placid for me.I think #8 would look great if you cropped it down to the 2 players in the air.The 2 players standing by don't really add anything to the photo in my opinion.Some great shots there especially 12 and 14,all they need is a bit more contrast.The 2nd last is quite good too by the way,the kildare guy looks very determined:p

GAAman

Well im not an authority on photos in general but i know what i like and i like these pictures Not one there i dont like, in fact (with the op's permission) i might just copy them. My faves are the first two with Shaneo

Borderfox

Excellent stuff Chris, I love shooting daytime sports. Good selection here, you could pick any of these but second one would be my favourite..

OnLooker

Borderfox wrote: »

Excellent stuff Chris, I love shooting daytime sports. Good selection here, you could pick any of these but second one would be my favourite..

Plenty of shooting opportunities over the next few weekends if anyone wants to come along to a game with me. Will be going to Colleges All-Ireland Hurling Semi-Final this weekend between Dublin & Thurles. Probably in Portlaoise.

The following 2 weekends Dublin face Roscommon & Meath in Parnell Pk (probably Sat evening games, at least one) so maybe one of these may be good for a boards sports outing???

Paulw

I'd certainly be on for a Dubs game in Parnell Park.

OnLooker

Paulw wrote: »

I'd certainly be on for a Dubs game in Parnell Park.

The next two home games are:

05 April, 19:00 (NFL) Dublin v Roscommon (Parnell Park)

13 April, 14:30 (NFL) Dublin v Meath (Parnell Park)

The atmosphere at night games is always good. Which one do you think?

Paulw

Either, both. I think the Dublin V Meath game will have a bit more bite to it.

OnLooker

Paulw wrote: »

Either, both. I think the Dublin V Meath game will have a bit more bite to it.

Meath game it is then, any other takers??

zeptar

I like the pictures! Especially the the second one of Shane Ryan. I'd like to try some sports photography at some stage and was just wondering what lens you were using?

OnLooker

Canon 70-200mm f2.8 Lens & Canon 400d Camera.

zeptar

Thanks, I was just wondering. I've a 400d, a nifty fifty and a canon EF28-90mm f4-5.6 that i got with another camera, don't really think that'd be suitable for sports stuff? I might give it a go with that anyway and see how it goes. Planning on getting a zoom but until then I'll have to make do with what I've got!

zeptar

Thanks, I was just wondering. I've a 400d, a nifty fifty and a canon EF28-90mm f4-5.6 that i got with another camera, don't really think that'd be suitable for sports stuff? I might give it a go with that anyway and see how it goes. Planning on getting a zoom but until then I'll have to make do with what I've got!

Paulw

You'd probably need something with a bit more reach for sports. But, if you're going to this game, I can let you try out my 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 IS L lens, since I won't be using it.

zeptar

Cheers, not 100% sure if I can make it yet though. Hopefully I'll be there. I had a look at your website, the sports tips were helpful.

Paulw

zeptar wrote: »

I had a look at your website, the sports tips were helpful.

Nice to hear. Thanks.

zeptar

Just one last question, I was thinking about getting 70-300mm f/4-5.6 lens. Would I be wasting my time trying to use this for sports photography because of the aperture (I see you usually shoot wider than f/4) or would it be okay during day time? Thanks

Paulw

For daytime sports, you should be fine. But, if it gets dull or dark, you may struggle a little.

Most sports would be shot between f/2.8 and f/5.6 ... depending on lens/conditions, since you want as fast a shutter speed as you can get, to freeze the action.

zeptar

Yeah, I thought it might not be able to handle anything other than day light. Don't think I'll be affording a f2.8 zoom for a long time though!! Thanks for the help.

AllMyOwnTeeth

Paul - it would appear that your website has been hacked...

Paulw

Cheers for the info. Fixed now.

whyulittle

Paulw wrote: »

Cheers for the info. Fixed now.

And I thought you were just in a bad mood with your visitors!

Paulw

Ah damn Russians. They loaded a load of scripts, and messed up my whole site.

I think it's all restored to working order now though.

Hosting service wasn't able to trace them, other than the scripts that were loaded. They took a copy of my whole site, and it was all emailed off to Russia. Ah well, at least it wasn't anything sensitive, just my photos and some photography tips. :eek:

Thanks again for spotting it.

AllMyOwnTeeth

No problem. As a matter of interest who are you hosted with? I wouldn't be happy with any host that was that insecure - regardless of the price.

Paulw

Seemingly, it was due to some script I installed, or the way I was using it. :rolleyes: It was down to a guestbook I was using on a different domain, linked in.

So, they've now secured my site, and checked the contents.

In general though, they're a brilliant hosting company, with great functions and price. There are a few other boards members who use them too.

The company is SiteGround.

cashback

I like the fourth picture i think with the dublin player surrounded on the ground. The crowd are leaning over the wall and Parnell looks packed. Reminiscent of an old football match from the 30's when they were packed in like sardines.

OnLooker

OnLooker wrote: »

Will be going to Colleges All-Ireland Hurling Semi-Final this weekend between Dublin & Thurles. Probably in Portlaoise.

Headed down to Kilkenny on Saturday for the All-Ireland Colleges Semi-Final between Thurles CBS & Dublin Colleges.

Will be out in Parnell Pk this Saturday for the Leinster Minor Championship game between Kildare & Dublin at 2.30pm or 3pm as well as the Senior NFL game between Dublin & Roscommon at 7pm if anyone is interested in coming along?

A few pics:

Paulw

Some very good action shots there.

I might head to Parnell Park Saturday, depending on other things.

OnLooker

Meath game has been moved to Sunday April 20th becuase the Dublin vs Armagh being re-fixed for Sunday April 13th.

Dublin Minors face Kildare at 2pm in Parnell Pk in the Leinster Championship while the Seniors face Roscommon at 7pm if anyone wants to come along. I will be at both. Just PM me.