Oh, I am so blessed. My photography development over the last eight months has been fueled by an unimaginable variety of opportunities and experiences. In the last few weeks, I’ve gotten into doing more sports photography. I’ve found this to be quite a bit different than the other kinds of photography I’ve done.

For starters, I usually shoot wide, but to get good sports images I needed a telephoto. Something long to get in close. I struggled with autofocus not being fast enough, which I would attribute to a combination of my slow lens (f/5.6 is really pushing it for autofocus) and my non-pro body. I also struggled to track the action going across the field and frame on the fly while being zoomed in. I tried shooting with both eyes open using my right eye on the viewfinder, but this was awkward because I normally shoot left-eyed. Having a monopod to support the camera/lens would be useful and essential with a bigger lens. Finally, the memory card space is a huge issue with sports work, especially when using the motor drive.

So, here are some picks from last night’s Ultimate game (Basic Training):