NCAA Division II

[ronlane]

I still shot my Friday Night Lights but also stepped up a level this weekend to the Great American Conference, NCAA Division II. It was a very nice day for football and I got the sunburn to prove it, lol.

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3) No eyes in this one, as I didn't get down field far enough, but I got a heck of a close-up of the catch.


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5)

 

[tirediron]

Nice set, Ron (But you forgot to level #2).

 

[ronlane]

Nice set, Ron (But you forgot to level #2).

Thanks John. No, I didn't forget. I was using auto on them and only over-riding it when I noticed it was off. I must have like how he was leaning on this one. lol

 

[tirediron]

Thanks John. No, I didn't forget. I was using auto on them and only over-riding it when I noticed it was off. I must have like how he was leaning on this one. lol

Bad Ron, BAD!

 

[ronlane]

Hey, it works most of the time. Actually it occasionally will line up with the yard lines on the field and give a pretty cool look to the image. (If you are shooting down the field and are getting close to vertical with the sidelines.)

 

[tirediron]

I noticed when I processed that set I shot the other day that getting the horizontals & verticals to look "right" (They're rarely actually level or plumb) can be a real challenge.

 

[ronlane]

Yeah, I try to use a fence or building in the background before I crop auto doesn't do right. But when I notice that it is picking up the yard lines, I stop and take a look at the image to see if that looks reasonable or cool.

 

[ronlane]

Here is an example where I think the yard line would have been okay to level from. (I used auto and the building in the background before cropping it.)

 

[ronlane]

Here's one more that I really liked. They called a penalty on this one for intentional grounding which resulted in a safety but as you can see, he is down and still has the ball in his hand. (They didn't ask to check my instant replay, lol)

 

[smoke665]

Nice set!

 

[ronlane]

Thanks smoke665.

 

[smoke665]

I'm obviously not a TN or Virginia Tech fan, but I would have loved to have been at the game this past weekend played at the Bristol Motor Speedway. I can't imagine 155,000 people in one place at one time. Even with my 300 mm I doubt that I could have gotten any decent shots, as the place is so big!

 

[Luke345678]

Nice shots, Ron.

Really like #4.