[Harry Lime]

November 24, 2014 at 4:52 pm

Something to try, especially with kids – is to get down on one knee so you’re not looking down on them… makes players seem more imposing and helps a bit with seeing their faces through the helmets too

Good shots b.t.w

[Harry Lime]

July 16, 2014 at 10:24 am

Lovely set.

Just wondering is it ok to use flash at these events? I notice that the photographers in the Tour de France on the back of the motorbikes are never shy about popping a flash in a riders face from quite close range

[Harry Lime]

April 17, 2014 at 7:24 pm

I visited Central Camera Company a couple of years back… it’s a really great shop. Staff were really knowledgable & helpful.

[Harry Lime]

April 2, 2014 at 8:00 am

Brilliant!

The taped head/hair effect… the fact that both players are “clawing”… and of course the expressions really make it. If it wasn’t for the orange boots this could have been in the 1970’s!

I’d have considered brightening the face of the Irish player slightly… put that’s really a nitpick.

[Harry Lime]

March 5, 2014 at 1:14 pm

They look great.

You tend to have the subjects captured leaving the frame – is that intentional? I think I’d have naturally tried to frame the subject giving them room to move into (e.g. if bike moving from left to right – position bike in left of frame, leaving plenty of room on the right hand side). I’m not saying that one approach is better than the other…. I don’t know.

Anyway I think I might experiment with my own shots (GAA, soccer) to see if your approach works there… without realising it I think I stick to a fairly same-y rule-of-thirds approach. Maybe I can benefit from mixing it up a bit

[Harry Lime]

March 4, 2014 at 4:41 pm

This is really top class

[Harry Lime]

December 24, 2013 at 5:05 pm

All look good – where’s best to stand for rugby? These look like they are all from the sidelines, are they?

[Harry Lime]

December 21, 2013 at 10:20 am

Thanks fellas.

I’m coming around to your way of thinking. Noise is probably the most acceptable flaw if you’ve got to have one :)

[Harry Lime]

November 20, 2013 at 3:47 pm

I just came across this how-to for Sports Shooting on [Ken Rockwell’s site|http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/sports.htm]… presumably not a new article, but lots of interesting info that’s new to me.

I’ve always just used Single Point Focusing… I wasn’t aware of DYNAMIC Mode or Focus Priority… so will be defintely be trying those out next time

[Harry Lime]

November 18, 2013 at 8:48 am

Gortan60 wrote:

Basically, you hold in the back button with your thumb, constantly while tracking a subject, and only fire when you want to grab some frames.

So you can use the AF lock button instead of holding a half-press on the shutter button, is it? That seems like the opposite of AF lock to me… I think I need to just go try it out

[Harry Lime]

November 14, 2013 at 3:34 pm

Gortan60 just wondering – can you give a bit more info about back-button focusing? I’d not heard of it before… looked it up and I’m still not sure what the benefits are over regular servo/continuous focus (which is what I’d use)

[Harry Lime]

March 10, 2010 at 4:07 pm

Really liking these, Rich. Exposure is spot on, great viewpoint and unique location – great to have the stone wall in there

[Harry Lime]

March 3, 2010 at 11:33 am

Great shots Gary.

What was the length of these exposures roughly? Just wondering about the lovely movement you captured in the sky.

[Harry Lime]

March 2, 2010 at 9:22 pm

Cheers lads.

I think the softness is as a result of motion blur; the incoming wave disturbed the tripod just enough to be a problem!

[Harry Lime]

February 23, 2010 at 2:24 pm

Would you consider cropping out the sky – to the top of the steps? Think it would emphasise the line of the steps more and maybe add some intrigue. What do you think?