I photographed feetsball??????

[tirediron]

Nice. What I wouldn't give to shoot a day game. LOL I'm stuck with ISO 12,800 and field lights that drop off all over the place.

That would definitely Hoover!

Nice action set. For someone who "claims" they don't do action shots, your shots seem to catch the peak action pretty well. Don't know what f-stop you used, but perhaps shooting wide open with a telephoto would reduce the background to a blur? My camera gear doesn't allow me to focus on action, so if I could get shots like you did, I'd say well done.

Most of these were at f4; I considered dropping to 2.8, but figured that wouldn't make a huge amount of different to the background at those distances, and wanted a little more "safety" area around the point of focus.

 

[smoke665]

Well first of all, I'm from the south, where we play FOOTBALL. Call it Feetsball down here, and you'll likely be escorted out. LOL

#1 and 2 are ok, but uninspiring. #3 would only be interesting, if he levitated to that position, or dived nose first into the turf. #4 maybe, but without faces it isn't that interesting. #5 is a money shot, though I'd crop it tigher. Same holds true on #6, crop in tight so you can really see the expressions on their faces. #7 & 8 back to the same comments on 1&2.

That said I'd give my eye teeth to get the colors and sharpness you have on these images.

 

[tirediron]

Thanks! The photography side of it I have no problem with, but I'm not really sure what constitutes a "good" football image, but since all the team had previously were a few cell phone snaps and the occasional mom/dad with a camera, they're quite happy.