Great Game Falcons! New Orleans … You Da Man!?

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Great Game Falcons! New Orleans … You Da Man!?

Question

Will you join me in congratulating the New Orleans Saints and their fans?

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I just watched the best effort by the Atlanta Falcons on a Monday Night telecast that I’ve seen in my life. I am proud of the fact that they played competitively which is all I ever wanted. I can’t ask for anymore.

With that being said … The New Orleans Saints are a tremendously talented team and I’m proud that the Saints are in the same division as the Falcons.

The level the Saints are on right now gives my Falcons something to shoot for in the coming seasons.

The Saints fans are awesome and I tip my non existent hat on my bald head to them. They have an outstanding team and fans.

We’ll see you folks in Atlanta. (smiling)
PurplePeopleEater(Viki… 6-1) : If you stop seeing the negative in things you wouldn’t have to worry about making new accounts. You know what I’m talking about. Ryan will be a great passer in the NFL … he just needs a little more seasoning. He’s done a good job so far in the time he’s played.

I do appreciate your answer.
Thanks again Kelly! (smiling)

Charles Manson was Suspended : Thanks for your answer but pay attention. I’m a Falcon through and through. Seriously. (smiling)
Thanks Coach S! I agree!
JCB : Pete Maravich was a great one! He played for my Hawks. Thanks for your answer … I want them to be undefeated when they get there. It will make it a lot more interesting. (smiling)
Ryan – The Aussie Packer Fan : At this rate I’ll never wear my teams colors again. Thanks!

Answered by PurplePeopleEater(Vikings 6-1)

When will Matt Ryan play decent against a good team, he is always handin the game to good teams but yet people praise him as the next big thing, I just dont see it

Answered by Jude

Awesome, awesome game!! I’ve gotta give props to Atlanta for being a worthy adversary, (and rival)! WHO DAT!! WHO DAT!! WHO DAT!!

Answered by Kelly

Those two missed field goals really hurt us. And I don’t see why we moved away from running the ball towards the end. We were so close to tying the game then Ryan threw his INT. They did try to fight it out we were just too deep in the hole. They didn’t give up and you’re right, that’s all you can ask for.

Answered by Charles Manson was suspended

where is hurricane katrina when we need her?

oh well, wait til you come to atlanta

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What F-Stop and Shutter speed should I use for Sports..Indoors and Outside?

Question

I am using a Canon EOS 30D with a Cannon 70-200mm F2.8 Lens…

What F-Stop and shutter and ISO should I really be using ????

I will be shooting football this fall and need help….

http://kevinr316.smugmug.com/gallery/3238360#179061449

Here are some sample pictures..

The New Orleans Saints are in my city for camp…

Answered by PJH

You need to set the camera to “Shutter Priority” and then set the shutter speed to at least 250. The camera will then set the aperture. Indoors, same thing except there may not be enough light for 250 – you may have to go up – but no slower than 125.

Answered by KnottedBrain

There’s usually a sports mode on pro-sumer cameras these days. But in general, the higher the F-stop, the less light that the camera can use (and therefore needs a longer shutter). Lower f-stop means more light comes in, but less depth of field. But the lower f-stop will allow you to take pictures at a fast shutter speed, which is needed for sports.

Answered by fhotoace

While this question is time critical, you will find that taking a class at your local community college will answer this and many more of your questions that will come up as you use your “professional” level camera with no professional skills.

Selective focus, panning action shots, forced perspective, critical exposure management are only a few to the skills you will need to master before you can become happy with the results of your photography … especially sports photography.

The camera and lens you have are a good start equipment wise. As you can see your images are not much like those you will see in SI and newspapers because your lens is too short. Most field sports photographers have in addition to the lens you own, a 400mm f/2.8 and 600mm f/4.0 lens.

Now you have to lean how to use those tools.

Answered by antoni m

iso personally i never go faster than 100, but you may need 200 or 400 to get the speed you need,

for sports a monopod is like gold

try a 1.4 or 2x converter to get closer, i would use F2.8 and any shutter 250th or faster (125th 2 200mm and you will get camera shake)

Comments

Coach S says:

January 8, 2012 at 7:32 am

Very enjoyable monday night game. It was too bad someone had to lose. Enjoyed John Gruden in the booth tonight also, he actually showed some personality.

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JCB says:

January 8, 2012 at 7:34 am

It was a great game.

Definitely going to be a tough game later this year in Atlanta.

I’m ready to see you guys there.

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Ryan - The Aussie Packer Fan says:

January 8, 2012 at 8:19 am

I agree, Saints fans have some class. It’s about time that a winning team was fair and appreciated others. However, I see you’ve lost another bet. You got two teams to talk about now don’t you? lol.

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nikonfotos100 says:

January 8, 2012 at 9:14 am

Actually you are doing pretty good from what I saw in your photo gallery. Your settings can vary on how your light is that day so for ISO I prefer staying as low as I can to prevent noise but there are times when you do need to punch it up so I would not go over 400. I would vary your settings on what you want to convey, plus you don’t always want to stop all motion in an image and some blurring of the subject can enhance a photo.

You might consider a good heavy mono pod with a ball head to start this way you can pan some of those photos and leave the background a blur and isolate your subject. Then when you get the money go with a bigger and faster lens so you can come in a little tighter.

Something like this below:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/5480-REG/Bogen_Manfrotto_681B_681B_Monopod_Black_.html

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/486903-REG/Induro_482012_SA_12_Ballhead_with_Quick.html

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/437638-REG/Giottos_MH7001652_M7001_Ballhead_with_MH_652.html

I prefer a ballhead with a plate so I can take it off quick but these are just an example, you will have to find one that suits you and the weight of your camera and lens.

Below is a website that you might want to look at and there are a couple of sports photographers in there that gives tips (Jeff Cable, Don Smith) read what they got to say and they solve some of their problems.

http://www.lexar.com/dp/tips_lessons/index.html

Hope this helps,
Kevin

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cubfan745 says:

January 8, 2012 at 9:23 am

Seems like an odd question, given that you have about $ 2,400 worth of equipment.

I like the suggestion to go to shutter priority – at least 1/250. If you have issues where you are underexposing (with a 2.8 lens on a sunny day – not going to happen) then increase your ISO.

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