OT: Show off your sports photography...

[kylehess10]

Thats not a still camera, thats a slow rate video camera.. My first Canon DSLR shot 6 fps and that was nuts... 10 is just ridiculous.

Mine is 4.5 fps. There's not really too much of a necessity for a high fps camera unless you need it for something like a milestone homerun.

Here's a cool fact....there were photographers at the game where Bonds hit #756...they had 3 cameras hooked up together and sync'd to have 30fps!

[allstarsplus]

Thats not a still camera, thats a slow rate video camera.. My first Canon DSLR shot 6 fps and that was nuts... 10 is just ridiculous.

Only problem is after the 10 shots it then takes 20 seconds before I am ready to shoot again!

It works great on baseball going through the swing. Not as great following my son's football games as it is best focused on 1 target.

When I took Batting Practice at Nationals Park this summer, the camera was great to go through the entire swing frame-by-frame.

CapitalSticks just bought the same camera with a zoom lens. Can't wait to upgrade my lens to shoot from further away.

The Nationals I think require lens under 6 inches so have to check on that too!

[mskwarek]

Not to question your expertise, You are clearly better in Photoshop than I... But just for my education, is it easier to copy and paste with precise alignment than it would be to create a monochrome background layer and overlay it with a full color layer, doing the same eraser tool of the background in the full-color layer. Then one would be working with the same image size and it eliminates the need to copy and paste that cutout?

Have you had any luck using a wand or lasso to try to let PS identify the subject? or is it easier to free hand the eraser at say 200%? What size do you go to for the edge work on the subject, my attempts have always failed because of bad edges on the subject and a lack of time to really hone the skills.

Thanks for your time.

I have always found it easier to copy the color subject and paste it on top of the B&W copy. Using the selection tool to highlight and erase is a huge help in getting the edges to be clean. I then blow the picture up to 300% to clean up anything that the selection tool missed.

I just completed a picture for Andrew of Ryan Zimmerman in about 10 minutes this way. The technique is what I'm used to -and- what has worked for me in the past.

Mike

[allstarsplus]

I have always found it easier to copy the color subject and paste it on top of the B&W copy. Using the selection tool to highlight and erase is a huge help in getting the edges to be clean. I then blow the picture up to 300% to clean up anything that the selection tool missed.

I just completed a picture for Andrew of Ryan Zimmerman in about 10 minutes this way. The technique is what I'm used to -and- what has worked for me in the past.

Mike

That is so cool! Thanks so much Mike! Can't wait to get that printed out!

[allstarsplus]

I also like this technique which is photo painting by a photo artist named James McKinnis as he has written books on this technique.



And then this technique on a photo



Love the filmstrip too!

[frikativ54]

[joelsabi]

Here are a couple of photos from a trip to Cincy last year, and a few from Wrigley.







Mike-

I like this technique or effect. Is there a formal name for it?

[harpt]

Holy cow Les...I can't tell you how much I love that gymnasium. How cool!!

[frikativ54]

Holy cow Les...I can't tell you how much I love that gymnasium. How cool!!

What do you love about it?

[frikativ54]

I like this technique or effect. Is there a formal name for it?

Isn't it selective color change? Correct me if I'm wrong.