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Mike, as always incredible! I love the close crops. Why the camera change with the same lens? (Shots are either with the d300 and the 300 2.8 with the 1.4 tele. or the D3 and the 300 2.8 with 1.4 tele) Bob

Milan, I noticed the skintones as well. Just assumed it was me (ie8, v FireFox 3.6.8). Your pictures in the gym are always amazing and sharp, thanks.

Love that game, Any settings / flash suggestions, I have my sons first varsity game Tuesday, First night time under the light this season as well

Can you share some settings and lens info.... You shots are amazing!! Thanks!

Thanks Thanks for the help, I will give it all a try

I have a D90, 80-200 f/2.8 Nikon, 28-70 f/2.8 Tokina, 50 f/1.8 nikon (could bring second body (d50)). Our Boys 8th grade team is playing at the Palace of Auburn Hills, in Michigan, this weekend and I need to get shots of all the boys and have them work out well, without much setup time...

Same question I asked last set of Hugo Girls shots, "What is with the running shoes on the BB court?" Great shots Tim, And I loved the ones of the WMU hockey game.

Thanks!!!! You photos inspire us newbies. Your help is invaluable. I am always happy to tell other people about your "Cafe" as the single greatest place to learn and to learn fast, what and how the best are doing what they are doing. Bob

Focus through the viewfinder I am using manual focus and the picture through the viewfinder seems perfect, but it doesn't show when I upload them. Thanks for looking! Could it simply be that Your diopter is not set correctly. If it looks good through the viewfinder, but not in the...

Mike, Nice site, But when looking at the purchase options, every picture is "too small for purchase" at the 8x10 or bigger size and at the digital options page. Is that by choice or is something not right? Your action shots are incredible, by the way. Thanks for sharing and for all the help...

Thanks everyone Always great help, I did the reset of all settings (Two green, like the d80 and my old d50) I am able to play with these enough in PP photoshop to post on the teams website, but just enough, I have a flash, but I hate using it at basketball, even though I know the kids...

the originals, (they are big, sorry) Thanks for the help, I am posting the original I see the exif in smugmug with all of them Am I doung something wrong? 1 shot at SS 1/500 others at 1/400 All f2.8 ISO 3200 #1 #2 #3

where are you standing? Great shots, love this game at every level. How did you get in so close with a 50mm?

OK, so I am still very new at this, but I am now lost at what I did wrong and looking for some help (well lots of help). So the game started and everything was very dark. It was night, and it was dark in the gym, the lights are all florescent and not very many were on. Yes the wals are...

Thanks Frank and everyone else, this has been quite a year, Happy Holidays to all! Lets hope for a healthy and Prosperous 2009!!!

where are you shooting from? Your shots are excellent! Great faces and action. Where are you shooting from, eye level and kids hockey look so good together Bob

shoes! Tim, Talk to the coach, get the girls out of their running shoes!! The cheepest basketball shoe is 100 times better then the best running shoe on the BBall court. Just a personal pet pieve, too many kids and ankle injuries before they really ever start to grow into themselves. I...

Thanks Even Tech help, I will shoot with you or just watch at Hugo Basketball, or Rice in the spring. My 8th grader played on the state U13 LAX team with a bunch of Rice kids (future Rice kids, Michigan Warrior kids), so he has a bunch of friends from your side of town so we will see a few...

Darren, Thanks, I agree a faster SS would be better, Thanks for taking your time to respond Bob

Frank, I was sitting in a chair on the sidelines for most, but I will get lower and try to remember to bumb the ISO even when I am outside. Bob

Tim, End line shots still scare me, as a referee I have seen to many shots hit the innocent behind the endlines, But I agree the best shots are the ones from behind. As a local detroiter, I may get a setup like the guy from DeLaSalle, he has that cage he handholds when shooting from the...

Mike, Thanks for looking, as I said it is an honor just to have you look Bob

Rod, I have been working on horizons, I just find I am not good with them. I will keep working Bob

Thanks!!! Not sure what I did to stumble on this group, but to get advise from you guys is an honor. I search out your photos and try to figure out how you guys do such a great job in every situation. You all have those "bad days" but I would give a lot to have great days as good as your bad...

These were some shots of the 15th annual US Lacrosse 7v7 tournament, held in November(yes November) in Michigan. Yes it snowed! Yes we are all in gloves! and Yes most of the boys still only had shorts on?? #1 #2 #3 #4 (my kid, my first photo of him playing LAX as I am usually...

Great shots. Looks like if we both win tonight, we get another game DLS v BR. My 8th grader looks like he wants to go to DLS next year, (my almamatter) and my High schooler goes to GP North, so I am off with my Purple and Gold hat and my Green and Gold jacket for tonights game. So no...

I love the wide angles of the 28-70 F2.8, tokina, but it is not as sharp as my 80-200 f2.8 I will work on it at practice next week and try to post some shots if they turn out. Thanks again! Bob

where are you standing, your shots are excellent! an 80-200 always seems to put me too close for this game, so I bought a 28-70 (old tokina 2.6-2.8), but I love my nikon 80-200 and would love to figure out where to stand to see shots like these

Thanks for the kind words, I am thinking of it as REALLY small steps, But I love it./ Thanks Bob

I will try it, It is our last game so I need to try it this weekend. Then Basketball starts and I know I will have lots of questions in the gym. Thank You very much!

A great day to swim in MI, but not so great for football pictures. I took some advise from here and played with +EV and it worked out OK. These were the best, I have lots of throw away photos. D90, +.3ev, Tamron 200-400 @ f8 and Nikon 80-200 @ f2.8 1 My son making a hit, had to post it...

Thanks Chris I have CS3 so that is why I have not found "Smart Fix". I have a youth football game today in MI and the sun is shining like it is August. I will work with EV and try to get something close to your work. Thanks again Bob

Chris, Great shots with the light, I like #6 best, in your reply post above you mention >.3ev and smart fix. I would have gone -.3ev, but clearly you are all much better then me, you shots are great. I know this is not a photoshop area, but you are the third or fourth person to mention "smart...

Mike, Just amazing, if these are ones you are not satisfied with WOW, even your standards are better then everyone's. I love looking at your shots and thinking about what I could do to come close. Thanks for the constant inspiration! Bob

Dennis, Thanks I too always start at 4x6

Thanks and sorry for not responding quicker Had practice so I have been gone for a few hours. All great stuff, Everyone on the site has been great and I do appreciate all the time and efforts you guys make to help out a new user. I would add your quotes text to respond, but I do not know...

Chris, I was in Dynamic 11 point, again the camera was just out of the box and that is what was set. It has 3d-tracking that I will try out this week Tim, Now that you said that, I went back and looked at my deletions and yes I was center focused and yes the camera did what I asked, it went...

Nice work Rick, panning with a speeding bullet like a greyhound is pretty cool work. Bob

Thanks Rick, I will take and work on #2. I am never good at the portrait version when I crop. My first instinct is always to do landscape mostly because it looks better on my monitor and I don't print much. Thanks again! Bob

Is it better to crop at 2x3 (4"x6") or should I cut down to best part of photo for veiwability? I am posting a few examples but just asking for thoughts. 1 not cropped (goes with 2) 2 my crop (should I go smaller?) 3 not cropped (goes with 4) 4 my crop THANKS as always...

Not sure if that is the correct term, but I had 50 or so out of 250 shots that focus on the trees or the fans and NOT the player? Is this something I can change by picking another focus method or is it just the nature of the game? 1 Fence looks good 2 literal "back focus" 23 in focus...

Thanks again for the info, I will keep trying and posting and asking for help! Bob

Nice shots Tim, You keep calling Mike the best, but these are pretty spectacular themselves. As a DLS alum, I was thrilled to get the outcome (DLS 9-Rice 7). I did not make the game, I was refereeing some lacrosse, I wanted to see you work and where you stand, what your looking for, camera...

thanks I started out shooting low at the water level, but started to become muddy and then I started to get splashed so I moved to a dry spot. I never think to use flash outside, but I to think it might look a little better, it would add a catchlight, another great Idea, thanks Bob

Tim, your too kind! Thanks for the kind words and for all the help.

These are some of my Cross Country shots from this weekend, You guys helped a ton with football, so PLEASE fire away at these. I always appreciate the help. Bob 1 (My new Favorite) 2 (The one in the middle is mine, NEEDS a haircut!) 3 4 5 Thanks for looking...

Chris and Paul, A pre-shot checklist is a great idea. I will write one up right away. Kind of a Cliffs notes method, helped me get through school, don't know why I didn't think of it before. I love this site, wish I had been here sooner, Great people, Great Advise, Great shots to check out!!! Bob

I played with some settings for some old lenses that I was looking at and forgot to change them back. I should have looked at the camera viewer sooner, I would have changed settings earlier. I did correct or over correct for some of the second half. Over Exposed: 1 2 Over...

thanks edrod THANKS for the advise! I will give that a try (app set, not shutter set). I did so bad this week that Auto would have been the answer. I have posted some for ideas

Next week Tim, Great shots, you have such great color in your shots, mine look dull in comparison. I will look for you on the sidelines next weekend, (Rice v DLS) if my game ends early. I am a DLS alum so I will be watching the other team, should be a fun one to watch and shoot. Go...