Take Advantage of the Open Baseline

[waffles]

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/theichibun/2312538558/" title="_MG_1872 by theichibun, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2385/2312538558_2f5e0bbec2.jpg" width="500" height="325" alt="_MG_1872" /></a>

I like how the player in white came out, and the coach under his arm. Just about everything else I'm iffy on.

I think the player in red probably needs more or less of his head showing. Either way I think would be better. Just something where the top isn't floating the way it is.

The two players on the bench just don't add anything. The one on the left has his eyes closed and the one on the right looks like he isn't really watching.

Am I being too hard on myself with these thoughts?

Exposure: 1/2500 sec
Aperture: f/1.8
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO Speed: 1600
Exposure Bias: -1/3 EV

[Saralonde]

When you take an action shot like this, it's extremely difficult to control everything. The 2 players sitting on the right really don't bother me, but I wish you could see everyone's feet. The red player's head gets my attention because it is so white and it's right on your subject's shoulder. Would he just look headless if he was cloned out?
Actually I think this is a pretty good shot. It's easy to nitpick sometimes:).

[Digidave]

Would he just look headless if he was cloned out?

I was thinking the exact same thing. Otherwise, I like the shot.

[photoetic]

I think you are being a little hard on yourself, like saralonde said, tough to control every aspect of a live action shot like this.

I like the shot as well, i think its a good indoor sports shot. You seem to have really good indoor light (bright) and a really fast lens (f1.8 50mm), because you are getting great shutter speeds. I would almost drop the ISO to 800 and take a hit with shutter speeds, because 1/2500 is a little overkill for basketball i think, and this way your shots will be crisper due to lower ISO noise.

Great photo! :)