Went to the Ringling Bros. & Barnum Circus last night with our two Grandsons at the Prudential Center, Newark. Fabulous show!! Rather than give them X-Mas gifts we opted for taking them to the Circus. It was an excellent choice. We all had a wonderful time.

I took my 7D M II and Canon Ef 70 -200 f/2.8 II lens. I had gained a great deal of experience shooting action sports at their baseball, soccer, basketball games and our Granddaughter's volleyball. Practice may not always produce, "perfect", but it sure helps.

As usual, shot on manual, at 1/400 or faster, auto ISO and varied aperture & shutter depending on the venue, lighting and speed of the action. I use al servo and one of the 6 available AF configuration settings. With burst speed of 10 fps, the 7D M II is a powerful tool and coupled with the fabulous 70 - 200 II it's a winning combination.

At the circus, the available light constantly changes due to the variety of spotlights shinning on the featured subjects. I frequently adjusted my aperture from f/2.8 through f/5.6. As the evening progressed, I quickly learned which opening was the right one for the available light.

I began shooting actions sports in 2012 after moving back to NJ from NC. Motivated by missing family, the need for convenient medical services and especially desiring to experience the activity and development of the grand kids.

I probably took 2 - 3 thousand shots. I was very pleased with the results when previewing them in the camera. Now comes the task of sorting and selecting a reasonable sampling. That will take some time, but I anxiously look forward to seeing the results on the monitor.

I know many Uhhers use Lightroom. I've used it a few times, but I still seem to prefer my method of opening each image in Windows Photo Viewer, right clicking the ones I want to select as keepers, adjusting in Photoshop CC, and save to an appropriate folder on my photo drive. It's time consuming, but I am not yet comfortable with Develop in Lightroom.

I have posted a few to share with UHHers. I'll create an album and post on one of my Shutterfly sites toshare with family, ... I feel I'm learning and feel satisfied with my progress!! It's fun!!

I've posted additional images at http://imagesbymarkweiss.shutterfly.com/pictures/1123. I'd be honored it you would view them. Comments are welcomed. Best viewed by activating "slide show" - top left.

Mark

Went to the Ringling Bros. & Barnum Circus last night with our two Grandsons at the Prudential Center, Newark. Fabulous show!! Rather than give them X-Mas gifts we opted for taking them to the Circus. It was an excellent choice. We all had a wonderful time.

I took my 7D M II and Canon Ef 70 -200 f/2.8 II lens. I had gained a great deal of experience shooting action sports at their baseball, soccer, basketball games and our Granddaughter's volleyball. Practice may not always produce, "perfect", but it sure helps.

As usual, shot on manual, at 1/400 or faster, auto ISO and varied aperture & shutter depending on the venue, lighting and speed of the action. I use al servo and one of the 6 available AF configuration settings. With burst speed of 10 fps, the 7D M II is a powerful tool and coupled with the fabulous 70 - 200 II it's a winning combination.

At the circus, the available light constantly changes due to the variety of spotlights shinning on the featured subjects. I frequently adjusted my aperture from f/2.8 through f/5.6. As the evening progressed, I quickly learned which opening was the right one for the available light.

I began shooting actions sports in 2012 after moving back to NJ from NC. Motivated by missing family, the need for convenient medical services and especially desiring to experience the activity and development of the grand kids.

I probably took 2 - 3 thousand shots. I was very pleased with the results when previewing them in the camera. Now comes the task of sorting and selecting a reasonable sampling. That will take some time, but I anxiously look forward to seeing the results on the monitor.

I know many Uhhers use Lightroom. I've used it a few times, but I still seem to prefer my method of opening each image in Windows Photo Viewer, right clicking the ones I want to select as keepers, adjusting in Photoshop CC, and save to an appropriate folder on my photo drive. It's time consuming, but I am not yet comfortable with Develop in Lightroom.

I have posted a few to share with UHHers. I'll create an album and post on one of my Shutterfly sites toshare with family, ... I feel I'm learning and feel satisfied with my progress!! It's fun!!

I've posted additional images at http://imagesbymarkweiss.shutterfly.com/pictures/1123. I'd be honored it you would view them. Comments are welcomed. Best viewed by activating "slide show" - top left.

Mark

Went to the Ringling Bros. & Barnum Circus last night with our two Grandsons at the Prudential Center, Newark. Fabulous show!! Rather than give them X-Mas gifts we opted for taking them to the Circus. It was an excellent choice. We all had a wonderful time.

I took my 7D M II and Canon Ef 70 -200 f/2.8 II lens. I had gained a great deal of experience shooting action sports at their baseball, soccer, basketball games and our Granddaughter's volleyball. Practice may not always produce, "perfect", but it sure helps.

As usual, shot on manual, at 1/400 or faster, auto ISO and varied aperture & shutter depending on the venue, lighting and speed of the action. I use al servo and one of the 6 available AF configuration settings. With burst speed of 10 fps, the 7D M II is a powerful tool and coupled with the fabulous 70 - 200 II it's a winning combination.

At the circus, the available light constantly changes due to the variety of spotlights shinning on the featured subjects. I frequently adjusted my aperture from f/2.8 through f/5.6. As the evening progressed, I quickly learned which opening was the right one for the available light.

I began shooting actions sports in 2012 after moving back to NJ from NC. Motivated by missing family, the need for convenient medical services and especially desiring to experience the activity and development of the grand kids.

I probably took 2 - 3 thousand shots. I was very pleased with the results when previewing them in the camera. Now comes the task of sorting and selecting a reasonable sampling. That will take some time, but I anxiously look forward to seeing the results on the monitor.

I know many Uhhers use Lightroom. I've used it a few times, but I still seem to prefer my method of opening each image in Windows Photo Viewer, right clicking the ones I want to select as keepers, adjusting in Photoshop CC, and save to an appropriate folder on my photo drive. It's time consuming, but I am not yet comfortable with Develop in Lightroom.

I have posted a few to share with UHHers. I'll create an album and post on one of my Shutterfly sites toshare with family, ... I feel I'm learning and feel satisfied with my progress!! It's fun!!

I've posted additional images at http://imagesbymarkweiss.shutterfly.com/pictures/1123. I'd be honored it you would view them. Comments are welcomed. Best viewed by activating "slide show" - top left.

Mark