EMU Vs. Kent State - Basketball

[mikoyan]

Once again, I think I'm going to show a shot that I think was close but not quite. I have the philosophy that you learn more from mistakes than you do successes. So at any rate...

From Michigan Exposures

The Good Stuff:
Model Canon EOS 50D
ISO 12800
Exposure 1/640 sec
Aperture 4.5
Focal Length 53mm

What I like:
I almost got his face and the ball. I think if I would have gotten this a second before or after, I might have gotten his whole face in the picture. I kind of like the composition. I does seem to convey action though.

What I don't like:
I only got part of the ball and didn't get a full on shot of his face. I think I needed to pull out a hair more.

So what do you think? Should I have pulled out more and cropped later? I think I really need to work on that.

[KyleMSD]

I don't think the face is really the biggest deal, in this shot. The way everything is framed, I think his head being tilted up gives us the sense that he's going to the net (which we can see, clearly). I think, personally, It wouldn't have been as much of a pull out and crop than a half foot shift. Pulling out probably would've helped the aperture, and possibly brought down the grain, but all in all, I think it was a good shot.

I agree, it was very close. This is my first night on the forums, and I'm a student at Wayne State, so EMU and WSU caught my eye so I looked through a few, and they're really good...keep it up, can't wait to see what else you've got for us!

[mikoyan]

Thank you for your feedback. As I said in my comment, I thought this one was close but it seemed to be lacking something....

[Rich_macabre]

I'm still new, but in my opinion pulling out i think would help. For me visually, I would have liked to have seen the entire ball. Cutting off the ball to me was cutting off the subject, I know the player is the focus but the action of scoring points by sinking the ball is super important, and cutting the ball out of the shot takes away from that.

Hope this helps!

[Walkere]

Originally Posted by KyleMSD

I think, personally, It wouldn't have been as much of a pull out and crop than a half foot shift.

Agreed. I think pulling back would have added too much fluff around the side. As it is, the right third of the picture is pretty empty. I don't know that we need to see the defender's arm. But if you framed it a bit to the left, you'd get the player's bodies going up one line, and the offensive player's arm going across the top line. Create some nice lines/framing in the image.

Of course, it's hard to get it just right as fast as they're moving... so pulling out a little and cropping it just as tight might give you a better chance of getting the result you want.

Nice shot, tho. Basketball is a tough one...

[mikoyan]

Thanks for the pointers guys. I am not a huge basketball fan, so it is tough for me.