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Great picture.

Great shots! The Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM is on my radar for next acquisition, great lens.

Linkee no workee

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Another one....

Here are a few of my son a couple years back. He was a 3 year starter on the offensive line on a team that won back to back 3A Virginia State Titles. My son is #77, left guard.











In these photos the next year, he is lined up at the right guard position in the championship game.

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Our 16 year old, catching and batting from the left side. He's worked hard to become a full time switch hitter this season.

These are some great photos!

I used to do this as a side business. Paid for all the travel for both kids as they got looks from college coaches. Both were recruited.

These are a mix of sports and just a few samples of hundreds. I charged $100 for a 16x20 photo. It took about 30 min to put them together each.

The photos in the thread show acumen in managing exposure but, the framing and DoF management are areas that could take the shooter to the next level. In the industry the question is "what's the most important part of the photo?" Its the background. Clean up the background through angles or DoF , pay attention to the story telling, two persons and a ball.

Shane's first start of the fall league at Rapid City, South Dakota...

A little cross country to add to the mix.

If you have kids, a nice camera/lens is one of the best investments you can make.......you guys will enjoy these great pics for generations!!

I enjoyed the photos of the kiddos in sports.
Thanks for posting them.
Take care

Another group cross country shot

Nice. You're making the Fremont X-Country team proud!!

Rented a Canon 70-200L IS f4 for today's meet. Just wanted to try it out as I have always read really good review about how sharp it is and this meet allows for spectators to be pretty close, so 200 mm is plenty. I shot the last meet at this course with a 18-135 USM

So, after shooting the meet with the 70-200L f4, I am not sure that I can tell much difference between that and my own 70-300 USM II. Now, in my hands, it may certainly be user limited. I will say that the 70-200 is a great lens to use. Fast focus, nice weight and balance. All internal focusing. I plan to review the photos some more, side by side. The constant f4 was nice as late afternoon approached, did not need to crank the ISO to maintain a fast shutter speed

A few random thoughts. The most important part of a sports pic? The background. "two faces and a ball" , story telling.
The last cross country pic is the best of the bunch.

Thanks.