S-League--Rover vs United

[John Tan]

Hi John,

Do u shhot from the sidelines or at the grandstand seating area?

If you are shooting from the sidelines, do u need any clearence pass from FAS?

Yes u need one for that.

 

[John Tan]

Tempines VS Home

also first time take with my poor 300d

Not bad... but how did u manage to go that near without a pass?

 

[John Tan]

They are good shots. Sharp and captured the dance like actions of the players. One of the shots was out of focus but its ok. Especially for the first time there. Did you guys get these kinda shots on your first time? Post them here. Its not easy with the lighting.

Maybe for the second time round, take note of the tilted horizon. Do try again!

BTW where were you positioned at the field?

May I know which one is out of focus? All I know some part of the body is blur due to shutter speed...though using f2.8 wide open already...I not so worry about tilted as I can always use 'PS' to rotate it back.

 

[xl1]

Tempines VS Home

also first time take with my poor 300d

IMHO:
i didn't see POI in your picture, bit underexpose

 

[RC2]

don't need any pass
no body ask me to stop
:rbounce: :rbounce: :rbounce:
that's the coolest thing in singapore
i can never imagine this happening in Shanghai :bsmilie: :bsmilie:

 

[+evenstar]

May I know which one is out of focus? All I know some part of the body is blur due to shutter speed...though using f2.8 wide open already...I not so worry about tilted as I can always use 'PS' to rotate it back.

Yup, you could use PS to crop out the players so that the horizon is not tilted...

 

[szekiat]

point to note, last year when we were shooting the s-league games with john cosgrove, i think a few of us noted that while a 300/400 and 70-200 are both 2.8, the prime lenses gave significantly better shutter speeds due to having less elements and better light gathering capabilities etc. Perhaps u wanna try with your 300mm next time. might help.

 

[+evenstar]

point to note, last year when we were shooting the s-league games with john cosgrove, i think a few of us noted that while a 300/400 and 70-200 are both 2.8, the prime lenses gave significantly better shutter speeds due to having less elements and better light gathering capabilities etc. Perhaps u wanna try with your 300mm next time. might help.

Quite true. Had the same experience just last week while shooting soccer. Was using a 300mm f2.8 and a 70-200 f2.8, both cameras set to same ISO, WB, shutter and aperture settings. However, the camera on which the 70-200 f2.8 was mounted on gave under-exposure as compared to the camera on which the 300mm f2.8 was mounted on.

 

[John Tan]

So when can we meet and try it together?...

 

[John Tan]

By the which stadium did u shoot before?

 

[+evenstar]

By the which stadium did u shoot before?

Me? National stadium...

http://forums.clubsnap.org/showthread.php?t=133256&page=1&pp=20

 

[John Tan]

Me? National stadium...

http://forums.clubsnap.org/showthread.php?t=133256&page=1&pp=20

Any good match worth to go for shooting?

 

[Smurfie]

Hey, great shots! Did you PS them?

 

[Smurfie]

Noticed the slanted horizon. Anyway, a little rotation and cropping should fix it. You got the shot, that matters more.

Nothing less exciting than straight horizons with nothing to show.

 

[John Tan]

Hey Smurfie, been waiting for u to arrange to shoot...any suggestion?

 

[John Tan]

point to note, last year when we were shooting the s-league games with john cosgrove, i think a few of us noted that while a 300/400 and 70-200 are both 2.8, the prime lenses gave significantly better shutter speeds due to having less elements and better light gathering capabilities etc. Perhaps u wanna try with your 300mm next time. might help.

I did tried with 300mm IS f4L...see below:


**Picture removed as it is not worth to be shown in Clubsnap as advise by JED**

 

[Smurfie]

Hey Smurfie, been waiting for u to arrange to shoot...any suggestion?

Would love to be back at the SLeague again. But can't for now. I'm in Malaysia right now. Will be heading to Penang for the Singapore-Malaysia match and then covering the SuperGT in Sepang later.

If you can, Jurong East stadium is a joy to shoot from. Get a pass and shoot from the sidelines. There is no running track in the Jurong East stadium, which means wherever you are, you are really close. 200mm can get long in the Jurong East stadium at times!

And, you got that shot with a 300mm f/4L IS?? That's amazing! What were your shot settings? Man, you are outdoing my whole life's work with your maiden attempt?

By the way John, got a new 200mm f/1.8L lens that I would love you to try with that 1DMk2. Hope I don't get way overly tempted after looking at the results.

 

[John Tan]

Would love to be back at the SLeague again. But can't for now. I'm in Malaysia right now. Will be heading to Penang for the Singapore-Malaysia match and then covering the SuperGT in Sepang later.

If you can, Jurong East stadium is a joy to shoot from. Get a pass and shoot from the sidelines. There is no running track in the Jurong East stadium, which means wherever you are, you are really close. 200mm can get long in the Jurong East stadium at times!

And, you got that shot with a 300mm f/4L IS?? That's amazing! What were your shot settings? Man, you are outdoing my whole life's work with your maiden attempt?

By the way John, got a new 200mm f/1.8L lens that I would love you to try with that 1DMk2. Hope I don't get way overly tempted after looking at the results.

I think u can better than that...actually u are right, 70-200mm is better than 300mm as I feel 300mm is too tight for action...

Btw I will be going for this match as shown below:

17th Jun (Fri)- Albirex Niigata vs Tampines Rovers @ Jurong East Stadium

Lastly I'll love try your 200mm f1.8L too...Thanks. See u once u back...keep contact...

 

[billpepsi]

Thanks...using 70-200mm 2.8 non-IS L.

WOW!!! Nice pix, esp pic 3. :thumbsup: :thumbsup: How did you achieve such consistent sharpness in low light condition, what were your settings, shot handheld?

I thought you have a 70-200mm IS, right?

Here are mine for sharing, shot at Bugis, Nikkor 80-200mm handheld. My arms were numbed after the shooting.
http://forums.clubsnap.org/showthread.php?t=135004

 

[ray_stinger]

Nice photos, so may I know how did you apply for the pass? Maybe we all can join you for your next soccer shoot?