Like a waterfall

Do you stop the action or capture the motion?

Saturday night the University of Louisiana, Lafayette played at Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS. The Cajuns lost, but both my player and I thought it was one of the best venues we'd visited, even though the temperature was close to 100 at 5:30 game time.

[katy]

I like the occasional motion blur shot. It give a better sens of the action happening!

[Diane]

@grammyn Thanks, Katy. You are always so encouraging!

[katy]

@eudora Well you do such a great job, Diane. You need to know that from others! ;~}

[Adrian]

Diane, have you used a monopod in situations like this? Some places may not let you use one, but pretend it is a walking stick. Anyway, it will help you with your panning. Also, with your 16 MP camera, you could afford to take a slightly wider shot then crop down to the bit you want to show. Good colours and action.

[Diane]

@nairda Thanks for your helpful comments, Adrian! After 15 years of taking football photos, I'm looking for ways to change them up a bit. I used to use a monopod when my player was in high school, but larger college stadiums in the U.S. don't allow ordinary people to bring them in.

[Jack]

Excellent capture of the action.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Good question! I guess the answer depends on what you want to show- the athlete or the action. That to me is what will dictate which method you use to capture the shot.