Critique (or at least look at?) my NBA shots from last night

[RevolutionStartsNow]

We were 6 rows up, so great location.

The Arena in Oakland lets you bring in a camera with a lens <3" long, so I shot with my 85mm f/1.8 lens. Afterwards I realized I could've brought in a longer lens, no one every really checked. Next time.

All comments welcome. This is the first NBA game I've shot, and it was great fun, especially from those close-up seats!

http://beachdog.smugmug.com/gallery/4446532_8tGb9

[Blue_In_AK]

1. These are great action shots!

Good job. :thumbsup: They look very professional. :)

[NV Whino]

2. Nice shots

I love that one with the Make Noise sign.

I'm not sure a longer lens would have given you any better photos, those are really good.

[RevolutionStartsNow]

3. Thank you!

A longer lens would have let me shoot the other basket, and also get closer cropped shots without loss of resolution, but I shouldn't complain, it was a great photography experience!

[F.Gordon]

4. Damn. These are awesome

I have several faves. It's always exciting when you can connect you and your camera to an event like this. I haven't been to a Hoops game in years.

Very nice!!
:thumbsup:

[RevolutionStartsNow]

6. Basketball is great for photography...

as I just learned at this game. The action is close, and there's lots of it. Turns out those cheaper end of court seats we had (cheaper being a relative term, they were still pricey) are better for pics than the center court shots. We were dead on with the basket, just about.

Thanks for the comments.

I have some surfing shots to clean up and post, from the Mavericks contest this year, but it's daunting -- I took over 900 shots.

[mth44sc]

5. I envy your photos and your seats

you can keep your team :-)

[RevolutionStartsNow]

7. Haha. Any chance you are a Hawks fan?

The W's beat them up good tonight. :)

[mth44sc]

9. Can't imagine the Hawks

have fans - at least not since the days of Dominique Wilkins :-)

Grew up a 76's fan with Wilt, Dr. J and Charles etc.

I suppose if I'm a fan at all anymore I'm a luke warm Cavs fan.

[regnaD kciN]

8. VERY nice photos...

...but, although the NBA may allow you to photograph its games, I'm pretty sure they don't allow you to sell those photos without their written permission.

[RevolutionStartsNow]

10. Thanks, and you're right...

I should turn off the "buy these pics" thing on this gallery. I had to do that on my photos of Mavericks surf contest for the same reason.

I don't sell any of my photos, just do it for fun, and my family sometimes buys prints for themselves.

[Aptastik]

11. nice shots

In a newspaper, I'd publish 29 on the front of the sports page and then 15 and 25 on the inside. So yeah, you did a good job and those look professional!

[JeffR]

12. Great set of photos

Loves me some hoops, so these just dig in and burn in a very satisfying way.

Fine work here. Take a bow!

[NashVegas]

13. Very Nice

The only thing I would suggest is using a wider aperture, to bring the action even more to the foreground.

[JCMach1]

14. Nice, What camera?