First pics from d90

[Tom B]

Took a few photos today - 300+ - had a professional photographer work with me at my boys football game - I thought I took a lot but she snapped 600 photos in one game - started having issues as the light got down - see last pic - how should I of had the camera set up



Snapped these behind the house - they wouldn't let me get too close



My youngest - he likes football because he can hit people and not get in trouble




Oldest boy had two sacks - QB was getting a little upset





Here is where I started loosing light - what settings would of made the pics better.

Both boys teams shut out the opponents and are 5-1- nothing like youth football - the pre-season conditioning started the last week of July and they still have four weeks to go before play-offs - there are 25 teams / 500+ kids in the Warhawks.

[Big Bass Man]

Great pics Sneezy will be able to help with the last photo, He knows the d90 well .

[sgt93]

If you have an iPhone or smartphone, their is an app to help out with ISO settings etc. If not, read David Bausch's D90 book

[Tom B]

Yeah I talked to her the next day - we had the ISO set at 200 for the earlier game when there was light - and I should of upped it for the later game

Tom

[sgt93]

I still have a TON to learn myself on photography. I am just happy that I continue learning about photography. That D90 is a great camera, enjoy

[JohnM]

You are learning much faster than I am.

I need a bag so I will get the camera out and use it.

[Hooked on Legend]

Cool Pics.

[Tom B]

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Ordered the book...thanks

[Tom in Stl]

I'm hoping to take a class soon. I love photography but I kinda suck at it.

[Sneezy Beltran]

Great pics Tom!!!

Try shooting in shutter priority to avoid motion blur at sporting events.

Somewhere between 1/500 and 1/1000 of a second should do the trick, bumping your ISO up to 800 will help accommodate a faster shutter speed as well, anything higher than hat on a D90 will get a little grainy.

[hunt22-250]

Really nice pictures.

[SOONER*REDNECK]

[OkieBud]

[CatFan]

To freeze motion, you need a fast shutter speed. As available light drops, you need longer shutter speed. They work against each other. You can turn the ISO setting up which will allow you to get by with a faster shutter speed in the low light. Fast glass is also important. For most folks without a big lens budget, that means putting the slow telephoto in the bag and using a shorter lens that is faster.

Here's how I'd approach it. Set your camera to shutter priority. Set your metering to be heavily center weighted. That way bright backgrounds won't interfere with metering. Crank your shutter speed to 1/500, ISO 800 and take some test shots. Play with ISO, but even a good camera will show some graininess at high ISO settings. If you need to go toward 1/1000 like Sneezy said. If your camera thinks it needs flash, even at the widest aperature, go to a faster lens.

If you can't get a fast enough shutter speed to remove the blur at your widest ap and ISO 800, position yourself so that the action is moving toward you. That way the motion will be mostly within the focal range of the lens, not moving across it. Doing this can get you a good picture of the ball carrier and the blockers/defenders in the general area, but the other players pursuing may still be blurry. Sometimes that's a good effect. If there are lights, set up so that the action might be moving toward you into the area near a light. That maximizes your opportunity to get a shot.

If you want to use a full auto mode, pick the one that looks like a runner. That will optimize for fast shutter speed. In any mode but full manual, keep the sky out of the frame until dark. All of the white background will make the camera think the scene is very well lit and it will slow/stop down.

Shoot RAW so you can up the exposure in Photoshop.