Soccer save
This varsity goalie celebrated his senior night in style with a win and a dancing save that went the entire width of the goal. Shot with a Canon 1DX III and EF 400 f2.8 lens @ f2.8, 1/1250, auto ISO. Rodger
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Friday night football
Last night I shot football in a very poorly illuminated stadium. The lights are dim, old, and mixed between high pressure sodium and mercury vapor types so the color temperature is both time and field position dependent. Usually for football, my setu...
BATS!
I shot these saveral years back. They kept flying over my head, so I thought what the heck, I'll give it a go. To get focus, I focused where I thought they would be and snapped away I think these are Evening bats, but not quite sure because I just do...
Finish play with a flip
This was a very physical Friday night lights game. The player was fine and was a huge part of the game all night. Shot with Canon 1DX III and EF 400 f2.8. Rodger
lilacs
I thought this was a kind of pretty picture. The lilacs are framed against a background of blooming dogwoods, shot vertically..This was taken with a Canon T6. I must have been using a Canon 70-162mm FD lens, because there is no aperture or focal leng...
EOS 1DX III and EF 400 f2.8 IS II
After much delay due to the pandemic, I finally got a chance to try out the 1DX III for HS football. The field lighting was a bit better than typical for a high school and allowed a 1/800 shutter speed with ISO between 2500 and 8000 depending upon t...
7D Mk II with EF 100-400mm L IS II and 1.4X III
Please only post photos taken with the Canon EOS 7D Mk II while using the Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM and the Canon Extender EF 1.4X III.
Soccer
With pandemic restrictions starting to be lifted, I shot my first HS soccer match since 2019. It was also a chance to start getting used to the 1DX III and EF 400 f2.8 under game conditions. The 400 is a demanding lens but with some experience it i...
EF 800 f5.6 and 1.4X III
I have never been a fan of converters but I have used the 1.4X on occasion. This morning I went over to the Mississippi river to photograph eagles and with the distance to the eagles, which were staying on the inaccessible Iowa side, even an 800mm l...
