a boy and his football.. (5 pics)

a boy and his football.. (5 pics) · 10:07 PM

I took these on Saturday of my son playing around with his football... I was trying to work on my timing and actually caught some good shots.. IMO..

but I did figure out his problem... as you will see in the pics.. . hehheh

#1 . enjoying the day...

Mr. tough football player.. #2 and #3

#4 and #5 ... problems with catching....

Enjoy... i sure have!!!

I had my camera set to ISO 1600 to see what it did.. as well as my White balance set to daytime shaded.

spyglass · 03-12-2008, 12:29 AM

Ahhh I see, your son has a case of eyeclosetightus. Very common for young althetes. Luckily the cure is simple (time and practice). I think the goalie on my sons lacrosse team suffers the same fate (it may be a long... or very short season - ha ha).
What a great tool to record exactly what happens during an activity. I think the white balance setting you selected was dead on the money.

roentarre · 03-12-2008, 01:03 AM

Your son is adorable!

The first shot might look even better with B+W conversion.

The 2nd last shot is my favorite. Quite an impact!

Falcons · 03-12-2008, 04:50 AM

Nice shots fantastic to see kids can still have fun with a ball outside and not on a screen.

Looking forward to footy season starting here soon.

ve2vfd · 03-12-2008, 05:13 AM

Great shots, and I love how the background is blurred just enough to really make your son stand out!

Pat

mtnbearhug · 03-12-2008, 06:04 AM

Originally posted by spyglass

Ahhh I see, your son has a case of eyeclosetightus. Very common for young althetes. Luckily the cure is simple (time and practice). I think the white balance setting you selected was dead on the money.

Practice makes perfect right!!

Hopefully this summer I can help cure some of his eyeclosetightus...

This was the one of the first times I really played with the white balance. I plan on fidgeting with in more this weekend...

Originally posted by roentarre

Your son is adorable! The first shot might look even better with B+W conversion. The 2nd last shot is my favorite. Quite an impact!

Thank you roentarre... I tried the conversion but personally didn't like it .. but the B&W thing is still pretty foreign to me.. Feel free to try it if you like!! In the one I tried this morning the redness of his cheeks didn't convert well...

and made his face look funny...

Originally posted by Falcons

Nice shots fantastic to see kids can still have fun with a ball outside and not on a screen.

Falcons, I agree it is good to see kids outside and playing... Working at a school it is amazing how many do not want to go outside period..

But... my son has Spring Fever bad.. He would sleep outside right now if I would let him..

(alittle chilly at night quite yet... )

Originally posted by ve2vfd

Great shots, and I love how the background is blurred just enough to really make your son stand out! Pat

Thanks Pat!!!! I have to give that bokah credit to my 50-200 lens.. It does a great job!!

Glad you enjoyed them.. Thanks again.. Kim

daacon · 03-12-2008, 06:08 AM

Nice shots Kim - Treasured memories for sure - the fullback skills look good - needs to work on the wide receiver stuff

SouthShoreRob · 03-12-2008, 08:34 AM

Cute kid, thanks for sharing!

Rickster · 03-12-2008, 10:51 AM

Absolutely wonderful images Kim. You will treasure these forever. Thank you for sharing!

Peter Zack · 03-12-2008, 10:58 AM

Agreed. Kim these are great and well worth all dollars spent and every moment practicing. Wonderful stuff and lifetime memory's for sure.

"eyeclosetightus" ROTFLMAO

Peter Zack · 03-12-2008, 11:04 AM

This might work but you're right, those red rosy cheeks look a bit blotchy in a B&W.

De saturate, curves,contrast

Rickster · 03-12-2008, 11:46 AM

How's this Kim. I just used the red channel for the conversion.

mtnbearhug · 03-13-2008, 05:55 PM

Originally posted by Peter Zack

This might work but you're right, those red rosy cheeks look a bit blotchy in a B&W. De saturate, curves,contrast

Thanks for Trying Peter... Those cheeks of his automatically turn rosy red when he starts running around... but in the black and white it almost makes him look like he has a disease or something..

poor little guy...

Originally posted by Rickster

I just used the red channel for the conversion.

Thanks Rick for tryin.. This turned out well!! Please forgive my ignorance.. what do you mean by "used the red channel for the conversion" ?

Peter Zack · 03-13-2008, 06:57 PM

Kim, I did basically (I think) what Rick did. When I said de-saturate, I meant go to the "colour" button under "Effects" . Then "extract channel" there is a drop down menu there for removing the red. green. blue, cyan, magenta etc etc. I removed the red and then adjusted the contrast and curve a little. This is a plugin you may need to add in PN. I can't see much difference from the 2 B&W's

little laker · 03-13-2008, 07:20 PM

Very nice action shots Kim,
And your young man looks like he's having fun out there

My personal favorites are #2, and of course #4.

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03-12-2008, 06:04 AM	#6
mtnbearhug Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Emmett, Idaho Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,351 Original Poster	Thanks!!! Originally posted by spyglass Ahhh I see, your son has a case of eyeclosetightus. Very common for young althetes. Luckily the cure is simple (time and practice). I think the white balance setting you selected was dead on the money. Practice makes perfect right!! Hopefully this summer I can help cure some of his eyeclosetightus... This was the one of the first times I really played with the white balance. I plan on fidgeting with in more this weekend... Originally posted by roentarre Your son is adorable! The first shot might look even better with B+W conversion. The 2nd last shot is my favorite. Quite an impact! Thank you roentarre... I tried the conversion but personally didn't like it .. but the B&W thing is still pretty foreign to me.. Feel free to try it if you like!! In the one I tried this morning the redness of his cheeks didn't convert well... and made his face look funny... Originally posted by Falcons Nice shots fantastic to see kids can still have fun with a ball outside and not on a screen. Falcons, I agree it is good to see kids outside and playing... Working at a school it is amazing how many do not want to go outside period.. But... my son has Spring Fever bad.. He would sleep outside right now if I would let him.. (alittle chilly at night quite yet... ) Originally posted by ve2vfd Great shots, and I love how the background is blurred just enough to really make your son stand out! Pat Thanks Pat!!!! I have to give that bokah credit to my 50-200 lens.. It does a great job!! Glad you enjoyed them.. Thanks again.. Kim

03-12-2008, 11:04 AM	#11
Peter Zack Pentaxian Moderator Emeritus Join Date: May 2007 Location: Edmonton Alberta, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 10,643	This might work but you're right, those red rosy cheeks look a bit blotchy in a B&W. De saturate, curves,contrast Attached Images Last edited by Peter Zack; 03-12-2008 at 01:31 PM.

03-13-2008, 05:55 PM	#13
mtnbearhug Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Emmett, Idaho Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,351 Original Poster	Thanks for the try!! Originally posted by Peter Zack This might work but you're right, those red rosy cheeks look a bit blotchy in a B&W. De saturate, curves,contrast Thanks for Trying Peter... Those cheeks of his automatically turn rosy red when he starts running around... but in the black and white it almost makes him look like he has a disease or something.. poor little guy... Originally posted by Rickster I just used the red channel for the conversion. Thanks Rick for tryin.. This turned out well!! Please forgive my ignorance.. what do you mean by "used the red channel for the conversion" ?

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03-12-2008, 12:29 AM	#2
spyglass Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 747	Ahhh I see, your son has a case of eyeclosetightus. Very common for young althetes. Luckily the cure is simple (time and practice). I think the goalie on my sons lacrosse team suffers the same fate (it may be a long... or very short season - ha ha). What a great tool to record exactly what happens during an activity. I think the white balance setting you selected was dead on the money.

03-12-2008, 01:03 AM	#3
roentarre Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 11,783	Your son is adorable! The first shot might look even better with B+W conversion. The 2nd last shot is my favorite. Quite an impact!

03-12-2008, 04:50 AM	#4
Falcons Inactive Account Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Perth Photos: Gallery Posts: 669	Nice shots fantastic to see kids can still have fun with a ball outside and not on a screen. Looking forward to footy season starting here soon.

03-12-2008, 05:13 AM	#5
ve2vfd Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Montreal, Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,433	Great shots, and I love how the background is blurred just enough to really make your son stand out! Pat

03-12-2008, 06:08 AM	#7
daacon Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Alberta,Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 20,914	Nice shots Kim - Treasured memories for sure - the fullback skills look good - needs to work on the wide receiver stuff

03-12-2008, 08:34 AM	#8
SouthShoreRob Guest	Cute kid, thanks for sharing!

03-12-2008, 10:51 AM	#9
Rickster Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: SE Idaho - Rocky Mtns Photos: Gallery Posts: 580	Absolutely wonderful images Kim. You will treasure these forever. Thank you for sharing!

03-12-2008, 10:58 AM	#10
Peter Zack Pentaxian Moderator Emeritus Join Date: May 2007 Location: Edmonton Alberta, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 10,643	Agreed. Kim these are great and well worth all dollars spent and every moment practicing. Wonderful stuff and lifetime memory's for sure. "eyeclosetightus" ROTFLMAO

03-12-2008, 11:46 AM	#12
Rickster Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: SE Idaho - Rocky Mtns Photos: Gallery Posts: 580	How's this Kim. I just used the red channel for the conversion.

03-13-2008, 06:57 PM	#14
Peter Zack Pentaxian Moderator Emeritus Join Date: May 2007 Location: Edmonton Alberta, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 10,643	Kim, I did basically (I think) what Rick did. When I said de-saturate, I meant go to the "colour" button under "Effects" . Then "extract channel" there is a drop down menu there for removing the red. green. blue, cyan, magenta etc etc. I removed the red and then adjusted the contrast and curve a little. This is a plugin you may need to add in PN. I can't see much difference from the 2 B&W's

03-13-2008, 07:20 PM	#15
little laker Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,697	Very nice action shots Kim, And your young man looks like he's having fun out there My personal favorites are #2, and of course #4.