State Volleyball: Couple more -- trying to use new LR masking to soften backgrounds.

mikeroetex Loc: Lafayette, LA

Couple more -- trying to use new LR masking to soften backgrounds.

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Jules Karney Loc: Las Vegas, Nevada

mikeroetex wrote:

Couple more -- trying to use new LR masking to soften backgrounds.

Just wondering why you would want to soften the background. Maybe just shoot wide open. What were your settings, etc?

raymondh Loc: Walker, MI

mikeroetex Loc: Lafayette, LA

Jules Karney wrote:

Just wondering why you would want to soften the background. Maybe just shoot wide open. What were your settings, etc?

It was a 24-200 Z lens. I was at 110mm, which only allowed a f6.3 as low as I could go. It starts at f4 anyway. So I went down to 1/500 at 10000 ISO. I wanted to soften the background because the crowd behind the players were too sharp and distracrting.

Jules Karney Loc: Las Vegas, Nevada

mikeroetex wrote:

It was a 24-200 Z lens. I was at 110mm, which only allowed a f6.3 as low as I could go. It starts at f4 anyway. So I went down to 1/500 at 10000 ISO. I wanted to soften the background because the crowd behind the players were too sharp and distracrting.

Thanks for the info

Chicago312 Loc: Western suburb, Chicago

I would consider underexposing the photos - darken the background; then lighten the players in post. Just a thought.
Alternatively, you list a 300 PF f4 in your signature. That lens would do a better job of isolating players and blurring the background.
Stephen

mikeroetex Loc: Lafayette, LA

Chicago312 wrote:

I would consider underexposing the photos - darken the background; then lighten the players in post. Just a thought.
Alternatively, you list a 300 PF f4 in your signature. That lens would do a better job of isolating players and blurring the background.
Stephen

Yes, but I did not take my whole kit to the event.