My daughter started playing house league soccer again this summer. I haven't seen her play for a long time and I was really impressed by her attitude: no probs playing with mostly boys; not afraid to tackle and go to the ball; not crying when a big kid stepped on her foot; and her constant hustle (more than you can say about many professional players).
Taking photos of sports is always challenging, get the basics covered, exposure and white balance - then make sure you're shooting with a pretty fast shutter speed (even if it means higher ISO); and continuous auto-focus. Then just shoot lots of multi-frame bursts to capture your sport shot. This one was trimmed in-camera to isolate the two key players.
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Monday, July 5, 2010
Feathered friends cooling off
This was taken on one of the most oppressively hot days in recent years. I watched many birds come and go and cool off in this lovely fountain in St. James Park and wished I could have jumped in there with them. I shot with a high shutter speed to try and freeze the water drops.
A little night tennis anyone
A took a little detour walking my dog to get this angle of Lytton Park Tennis club framed by the dark trees. I used a tripod with the appropriate settings: timer release; delayed shutter; manual focus, VR off and long exposure NR.
Saturday, July 3, 2010
Mom & son moment, Paris, Ontario
After our annual golf tournament with friends in Paris, Ontario we enjoyed some good family time over dinner, including one of the newer additions to the troupe. The joy of play and love beam out of their faces. Shot with slow flash to highlight their faces but still show some of the evening backdrop
Friday, July 2, 2010
Ahoy there
My wife and I made a quick trip down to Harbourfront to see some of the tall ships which were here for the Toronto Waterfront Festival. This is the actually the Kajama which is based in Toronto - we caught it out in the inner harbour as it was lowering its sails before returning to dock. The bright sunshine made for some beautiful rich coloured ahots, but timing was critical on this one.
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Canada Day cookie
My daughter made some patriotic shortbread for Canada Day - exposing for the bright sunshine on her hand worked really nicely with the shaded background.
West Don River under Eglinton Ave East
One thing that sometimes works for me when I'm a little stuck for my daily shot is to take a little detour from my usual routes around the city. This was the case here where I discovered a new part of Sunnybrook park where the West Don River flows under Eglinton Ave. It was quite late in the evening but I stabilized the camera on a small retaining wall so I could get the blurred water effect.
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