Was at JCC watching them play scoccer

[nigel84]

So guys here it is, the moments of minute seconds of the game. Match was held at JCC on 04/05/07 if i was not wrong the team that were playing against each other were RJ and MJ. Correct me if i'm wrong. The title of each pic is as close as what i can think at that moment.
Enjoy,

#1 (1,2 warm up, stretch stretch)


#2 (squeeze! Arghz!)


#3 (The ball is MINE!)


#4 (I WANT the ball)


#5 (Heads over heels for the ball)


Continued...

[nigel84]

Continuation

#6 (Goal kick!)


#7 (For Our SCHOOL)


#8 (Around the school; Colours of HDB)


Please CnC on the pics... Ty.

[JediForce4ever]

The shots are too loose to give much impact.
I can't see any flow in this series.Were there any goals scored?What was the outcome of the game?How big was the game?Take into consideration all these details and it'll give better coverage of the game.
And captions might probably help more than titles.Gives us more info about the game.

[nigel84]

huh... Err honestly speaking i won't hide the fact that I know nuts abt soccer... Well i would try here, the game progressed with RJ having very very good oppurinities 'from my noob eyes' however so, they somehow managed to screw the thing up before the ball actually sinks in the net. With a strong line of defence played by the MJ players, skill and tact was needed to bypass them, however so their team was equally balanced out with their strikers. I would had just said they were impotent. Sounds crude, but thats how i see it. XD With the ever increasing players falling injuries oso escalated, which i think caused the game to end with a score of 0-0.

[deckard]

the pictures are too small. would be much better with bigger images and sharper shots.

keep shooting. try to shoot the audience too next time. look for those "expressions" shots.

[nigel84]

Hmmm... Would be holding on to your advice deckard, however i would like to know what are "expressions" shots? Is there anywhere i could view some picstures on those kind of shots so as to give me a better idea?

[deckard]

Originally Posted by nigel84 Hmmm... Would be holding on to your advice deckard, however i would like to know what are "expressions" shots? Is there anywhere i could view some picstures on those kind of shots so as to give me a better idea?

something like this?

[cervello]

JCC = Jurong Country Club?

[Whowillbe]

Originally Posted by nigel84 So guys here it is, the moments of minute seconds of the game. Match was held at JCC on 04/05/07 if i was not wrong the team that were playing against each other were RJ and MJ. Correct me if i'm wrong. The title of each pic is as close as what i can think at that moment. Enjoy, #1 (1,2 warm up, stretch stretch) #2 (squeeze! Arghz!) #3 (The ball is MINE!) #4 (I WANT the ball) #5 (Heads over heels for the ball) Continued...

can't be mjc... they were playing at MJC premises on friday.

[Yapster]

I think it's JJC? Jurong Junior College. My old school. haha.

[flash77]

Yeah, it is definitely JJC on it's new astro-turf.
nigel84, it will be good if you can shoot from the running tracks which is nearer to the field.

Shooting at a higher ISO higher than 200 might yield better photos, since you are shooting after 4pm and lighting conditions ain't very good.
The current shots are too loose, and quite a few are out of focus.

Keep shooting.

[nigel84]

yups point taken... Would go to ISO 200 and above...And the game was held at JJC and very sorry for the typo it was NJ not MJ...

[lightning]

I think the pics are all OOF (AI servo may help - Canon system). For soccer match you may want to show the ball too. Else very hard for people to know what they are doing. For sport photography, you need to understand the sport a little, so that you can anticipate the actions that are coming up, and get ready for it.

[oinkoinkpig]

hmmm setting ISO more than 400. al servo, focus on ball...

any other tips? my frens having soccer match at 3pm... planning to go n take. need tripod? can do without? AV mode? or SV mode?

i m a soccer nuts myself...

[nigel84]

err i went into the sch compound with tripod, but did not use it or rather even take it out of the bag. Too "fierce" liao, scared let ppl say. LOL... And i switched between AV and SV...

[oinkoinkpig]

wahahahahahaha i tinking even use tripod oso hard to use rite?

[nigel84]

ok la just that u swivel muz be kept loose lor... then hands and legs must be fast. I leg like hand, hand like leg cannot la... XD

[oinkoinkpig]

hahahaha i worst! use panning tatics?

[nigel84]

i dunno if it might work. But you can try and tell me LOL...

[cervello]

Originally Posted by nigel84 err i went into the sch compound with tripod, but did not use it or rather even take it out of the bag. Too "fierce" liao, scared let ppl say. LOL... And i switched between AV and SV...

Some folks might have laughed their teeth when you're shooting in broad daylight. Especially if you're not using a 400mm big gun that weighs in excess of 5kg.