Basketball

[Badcast]

My first try at basketball without a flash. I took about 100 shots most on manual, not really happy with them. I used a Nikon D90 with a 50mm set at f1.8, iso 800 1/1000. White balance was on auto. Any help would be great.

Randy

[windrider86]

Welcome to DPS!!
May I suggest reading the forum rules so you'll know what to include in your posts. It will help us to know more about your photo and to know better how to help you. Thanks!

[Badcast]

Sorry windrider86, thank you for the welcome. Up until 4 years ago I was shooting film, got a point and shoot digital to join the rest of the world. Bought a Nikon D90 and a (prime) 50mm f1.8 few weeks ago to join the SLR digital world. I've been going through this forum like a wild boar learning everything I can. My camera was set on jpeg med. res. and I used iso 650-1000 and shutter speeds from 1/250-1/1000 at f1.8-2.8. The gym lighting was pretty good so I thought I could get away with faster shutter speed to help with my movement. Most of the pics were not sharp and clean, the ones that were had a soft or milky look if that makes sense. I could not tell this looking at my cameras monitor, but on my 17" laptop it did. I'm a hands on guy and learn quickly but have found out I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed when it comes to this. If there's any information I need to post please ask. I may be ignorant and slow but I won't forget next time. If you open my picture in another window it works for a bigger image.
Randy
PS I am setting up a Flicker account also.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/59278679@N04/5429507228/

[photog1107]

I am not sure, but the exposure on this one at least looks pretty good, and the white balance looks like it did ok on auto. If anything, I see quite a bit of noise, so that may be what you are seeing? If you don't like that, there are good noise reduction programs out there (either in PS or as a standalone) that can clean that up.

Hope that helps.

[Badcast]

Originally Posted by photog1107

I am not sure, but the exposure on this one at least looks pretty good, and the white balance looks like it did ok on auto. If anything, I see quite a bit of noise, so that may be what you are seeing? If you don't like that, there are good noise reduction programs out there (either in PS or as a standalone) that can clean that up.

Hope that helps.

Thanks photog