Women's 10-aside rugby

kongping · 13th April 2009

11 April, Yio Chu Kang Stadium

kongping · 13th April 2009

kongping · 13th April 2009

kongping · 13th April 2009

JacePhoto · 13th April 2009

Impressive. Excellent as usual.

You are the SPORTS-SHOOTER man!

nonchann · 13th April 2009

nice shots! on assignment or shooting for fun?

Webitect · 13th April 2009

WOW Nice Shots!!!

Wicked...I didn't even know they played rugby here! I gotta check this out...wooohooo!!!

kongping · 13th April 2009

Thanks fellas for viewing. I was just there for fun.

Woke up a tad late so didn't have time to set anything up.

Some weeks back I took some shots of a 7s tournament. Here's one with a ground remote: -

The remote: -

cyrzk · 13th April 2009

wow!really action sports!is it ok to go and shoot with you?im noob though but willing to learn..hehehe

kongping · 13th April 2009

Try sportsshooter.com, there's a wealth of information on that site.

I think it's most important to have an interest in the sport that you're shooting.

nonchann · 14th April 2009

hmm...why did you mount your PW on a seperate stand instead of putting it on the hotshoe?
Also, did you prefocus your lens for the remote?

Slash56 · 14th April 2009

nice photos!

nice capture on their expressions!

benedetto13 · 14th April 2009

hey, are there anymore matches coming up? i'm interested in taking rugby matches, always have been taking soccer matches. wanna have a try. haha

kongping · 14th April 2009

Originally Posted by nonchann

hmm...why did you mount your PW on a seperate stand instead of putting it on the hotshoe?
Also, did you prefocus your lens for the remote?

Yes, the remote is pre-focused. It's not that big a deal because with a wide angle there's not much need to focus in the first place.

The trigger is on a separate stand to increase the range. When it sits on the hotshoe the range is pretty limited due to ground clutter.

Also if a ball strikes the camera it is likely that the foot of the radio trigger will break.

xintothezonex · 14th April 2009

nice pictures..
lots of actions!
And i dont wanna go against these girls.. so fierce!
hehe!

blindchimp · 15th April 2009

good shots bro! i like their facial expressions...keep shooting

fedodedo · 15th April 2009

Originally Posted by kongping

fell in love with this shot bro! nice nice. but why use ground remote?? cant u just be there and shoot then and there?

dimashp · 15th April 2009

bro kongpin, do you mind sharing which lens you were using ? i was once covering school soccer match using 70-200mm on 40D. i found that i can't get enough zoom to capture their expression. only if i am within radius 10-15metres, then i can take a good photos.

but often all the action are the other side of the field. do you crop the images or something ?

thanks and love the 3rd photo and the remote shooting ! =D

kongping · 15th April 2009

Originally Posted by fedodedo

fell in love with this shot bro! nice nice. but why use ground remote?? cant u just be there and shoot then and there?

Was shooting from the sidelines with a tele lens.

The remotes are at the edge of the try area, so not possible to be @ two places simultaneously.

The remote shots could have been taken handheld though, as you have pointed out.

Originally Posted by dimashp

bro kongpin, do you mind sharing which lens you were using ? i was once covering school soccer match using 70-200mm on 40D. i found that i can't get enough zoom to capture their expression. only if i am within radius 10-15metres, then i can take a good photos.

but often all the action are the other side of the field. do you crop the images or something ?

thanks and love the 3rd photo and the remote shooting ! =D

Photos taken with a 300mm 2.8 - it has slightly longer reach, say around 30 metres?

Generally i don't shoot if the action is more than half a football field length away. Just be patient, the action will eventually come to you and when it does you just need to have the presence of mind to point the lens in the right direction - the camera usually does the rest.

It also helps if you refrain from shooting all the time (i.e. when the action is far away). It just tires you out mentally for very little gain.

Lastly, if the action is always on the 'other side'... just get physically closer to the action, if you're allowed to roam the sidelines. Otherwise, just wait for half time... they usually switch the direction of play rite... =P

Regarding cropping, IMO it is the most important post-processing step for sports photography.

Try a tight crop unless the shot was intentionally framed wide - you can try to be subtle, but generally don't let the viewer interpret the photo - it's an action shot - interpret the photo for the viewer, and be brutal in cropping out portions that don't contribute.

Again, i suggest viewing www.sportsshooter.com - go take a look at their video critiques - they are much better than me at explaining the importance of cropping.

dimashp · 16th April 2009

hi kongpin, thanks a million for your advice =) probably so far it is just my lens is not long enuf to give me more flexibility.
i will take a look at the link and thanks for sharing though.

anyway, 300mm f2.8 is rather pricey if i get it. do you know where can i rent it and for how much average market price ?

thanks !

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JacePhoto Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: New York City Posts: 2,769	Re: Women's 10-aside rugby Impressive. Excellent as usual. You are the SPORTS-SHOOTER man! __________________ free2shoot www.1000words.com.sg

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nonchann Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 236	Re: Women's 10-aside rugby nice shots! on assignment or shooting for fun?

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kongping Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 594	Re: Women's 10-aside rugby Thanks fellas for viewing. I was just there for fun. Woke up a tad late so didn't have time to set anything up. Some weeks back I took some shots of a 7s tournament. Here's one with a ground remote: - The remote: - __________________ Flickr \| My images @ Getty

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cyrzk Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Jurong East Posts: 260	Re: Women's 10-aside rugby wow!really action sports!is it ok to go and shoot with you?im noob though but willing to learn..hehehe

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kongping Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 594	Re: Women's 10-aside rugby Try sportsshooter.com, there's a wealth of information on that site. I think it's most important to have an interest in the sport that you're shooting. __________________ Flickr \| My images @ Getty

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nonchann Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 236	Re: Women's 10-aside rugby hmm...why did you mount your PW on a seperate stand instead of putting it on the hotshoe? Also, did you prefocus your lens for the remote?

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Slash56 Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: SK Posts: 180	Re: Women's 10-aside rugby nice photos! nice capture on their expressions!

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xintothezonex Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: East Side Posts: 392	Re: Women's 10-aside rugby nice pictures.. lots of actions! And i dont wanna go against these girls.. so fierce! hehe!

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blindchimp New Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Eunos Posts: 16	Re: Women's 10-aside rugby good shots bro! i like their facial expressions...keep shooting __________________ http://flickr.com/photos/allanalonde/ D300,18-105 VR,55-200mm VR,50mm f1.8,SB-600,Vivitar 729A

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dimashp Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 124	Re: Women's 10-aside rugby bro kongpin, do you mind sharing which lens you were using ? i was once covering school soccer match using 70-200mm on 40D. i found that i can't get enough zoom to capture their expression. only if i am within radius 10-15metres, then i can take a good photos. but often all the action are the other side of the field. do you crop the images or something ? thanks and love the 3rd photo and the remote shooting ! =D

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dimashp Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 124	Re: Women's 10-aside rugby hi kongpin, thanks a million for your advice =) probably so far it is just my lens is not long enuf to give me more flexibility. i will take a look at the link and thanks for sharing though. anyway, 300mm f2.8 is rather pricey if i get it. do you know where can i rent it and for how much average market price ? thanks !