First Football of the year! Hi HOG friends. Let me have it. This was my first football game. Knees are killing me. Will see how this year goes. A couple to look at and critique. Thanks...

tshift Loc: Overland Park, KS.

Hi HOG friends. Let me have it. This was my first football game. Knees are killing me. Will see how this year goes. A couple to look at and critique. Thanks BE SAFE!

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Chicago312 Loc: Western suburb, Chicago

Tom,
Nicely done! Excellent series of photos, sharp and tight, good colors and action.
Everyone also states their favorite (mine is #1 & #5).
Only criticism I could think of - my least favorite would be #4 & #10 (players down, no ball, action over).
I hope your knees are okay. I’ve seen a couple photographers bring stools with them to the game.
Have a great week!
Stephen

tshift Loc: Overland Park, KS.

Chicago312 wrote:

Tom,
Nicely done! Excellent series of photos, sharp and tight, good colors and action.
Everyone also states their favorite (mine is #1 & #5).
Only criticism I could think of - my least favorite would be #4 & #10 (players down, no ball, action over).
I hope your knees are okay. I’ve seen a couple photographers bring stools with them to the game.
Have a great week!
Stephen

You are right about the ball. I do try and get photos of everyone and I miss the ball sometimes. Yes will see how my knees do this year, time will tell. I may do a stool for soccer. Jules put me onto that. Football I don't know, I follow the ball so that would just be to rest. Sometimes it is hard to follow because of how slow I walk. My all time Hero is Mickey Mantle. He once said that if he knew he would have lived this long he would have taken a lot better care of his self. Sometimes I feel that way also. Thanks for the kind words. BE SAFE!!

Tom

Nikon2014 Loc: Sterling Heights - MI

You did well shaking off the the rust #2 & #5 are my favorites. As for the the knees father time will chase us all down he is undefeated. Go as long as you can good luck.

Richard

tshift Loc: Overland Park, KS.

Nikon2014 wrote:

You did well shaking off the the rust #2 & #5 are my favorites. As for the the knees father time will chase us all down he is undefeated. Go as long as you can good luck.

Richard

Good old father time. You are right he will get all of us. I will go as long as I can, that is all I can do as I get older. Thanks Richard. BE SAFE!!

Tom

rickberns Loc: Conroe, Texas

tshift wrote:

Hi HOG friends. Let me have it. This was my first football game. Knees are killing me. Will see how this year goes. A couple to look at and critique. Thanks BE SAFE!

Tom,

Spot on with colors my friend and sharp too and I do have to admit that whatever Jules coached you on (our mentor) it paid off. I really like #1 and #2. For picture number #1 that i liked, I really like the backfield action and I really like the super tight shot with #2. I recommend knee pads because the shots look better low where the background is less busy or higher up compared to grass with a downward shot from standing. You are getting better and better with each post my friend.

Stay safe and keep posting,
Rick

Jules Karney Loc: Las Vegas, Nevada

Chicago312 wrote:

Tom,
Nicely done! Excellent series of photos, sharp and tight, good colors and action.
Everyone also states their favorite (mine is #1 & #5).
Only criticism I could think of - my least favorite would be #4 & #10 (players down, no ball, action over).
I hope your knees are okay. I’ve seen a couple photographers bring stools with them to the game.
Have a great week!
Stephen

Tom for the first outing you did well. I will chime in with my winners.
I like 1,2,3,5, and 9 (next time watch the cropping with runners head) Nice exposures, again the contrast in my opinion only could be dialed back a notch. Your not going to listen to me anyway about the contrast lol, never have never will lol
Good shooting my friend.
Jules

tshift Loc: Overland Park, KS.

Jules Karney wrote:

Tom for the first outing you did well. I will chime in with my winners.
I like 1,2,3,5, and 9 (next time watch the cropping with runners head) Nice exposures, again the contrast in my opinion only could be dialed back a notch. Your not going to listen to me anyway about the contrast lol, never have never will lol
Good shooting my friend.
Jules

They just don't look right to me. Tell you what I think I am going to shoot a game Thursday. Will really try and get the contrast down. Thanks friend BE SAFE!!

To,m

Jules Karney Loc: Las Vegas, Nevada

tshift wrote:

They just don't look right to me. Tell you what I think I am going to shoot a game Thursday. Will really try and get the contrast down. Thanks friend BE SAFE!!

To,m

When your editing just get those old hands to slide a little to the left. Just take a look and show us before and after, just curious.

tshift Loc: Overland Park, KS.

Jules Karney wrote:

When your editing just get those old hands to slide a little to the left. Just take a look and show us before and after, just curious.

I just looked and almost all my photos I have contrast all the way over - side. Thanks BE SAFE!!

Tom

pnittoly Loc: Mountainside, New Jersey

Tom - thanks for sharing. I especially like # 1 and 2. Keep up the good work. Paul

tshift Loc: Overland Park, KS.

Jules Karney wrote:

Tom for the first outing you did well. I will chime in with my winners.
I like 1,2,3,5, and 9 (next time watch the cropping with runners head) Nice exposures, again the contrast in my opinion only could be dialed back a notch. Your not going to listen to me anyway about the contrast lol, never have never will lol
Good shooting my friend.
Jules

I always listen to you. Thanks BE SAFE!!

tshift Loc: Overland Park, KS.

pnittoly wrote:

Tom - thanks for sharing. I especially like # 1 and 2. Keep up the good work. Paul

I appreciate your comments. Thanks and BE SAFE!!

Tom

Jules Karney Loc: Las Vegas, Nevada

tshift wrote:

I just looked and almost all my photos I have contrast all the way over - side. Thanks BE SAFE!!

Tom

Which way more contrast or less contrast?

tshift Loc: Overland Park, KS.

Jules Karney wrote:

Which way more contrast or less contrast?

Less!!