Today my husband and I headed up to Frisco, Texas, to enjoy the FC Dallas season opener. Let me start by introducing you to the biggest soccer fan I know, my husband... yes, it's 80 degrees outside, and yes, he's wearing a scarf :) He assures me this is normal.
Since it was such a beautiful day, I decided to bring along my camera and get a few shots of the crazy/fun FC Dallas fans. Soccer fans are truly a unique breed! Makes for some fun shots :)
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I also had a chance to go up to the Press Box and get some great behind the scenes, documentary style shots of commentators Bobby Rhine and Steve Jolley. It was particularly great to get shots at this game since it was their debut as the new FC Dallas TV Commentary Team. Here are just a few of my favorite shots.
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All I can say is: Wow.
Great shots. You make going to a FCD game even more beautiful than it actually is!
DJ
Thanks DJ! Really loved shooting this stuff. Now if only we could get that stadium full... ;)
These pictures are absolutely amazing! As an FCD fan, you need to get hired by FCD and make some huge posters for some of the empty space in Pizza Hut Park.
Awesome pics...how do you get the depth to show so clearly...i just got a D5000 and am trying to learn how to use it. What settings did you have(ISO, fstop, shutter speed...)do you use a special lens, filter or apply an effect...they are stunning. Any help for a rookie is greatly appreciated.
I shot these all with my Nikon D700 and I have several lenses but the high depth of field shots you're asking about were done with my Sigma 20mm f1.8 wide angle lens... the ISO was at 200, Exposure at 1/1600th sec, and at f4.5.
Love my wide angle lens now that I have a full-frame sensor.. but since the Nikon D5000 is a crop sensor (DX-format) you wouldn't have a true wide angle look using the 20mm.. I used that 20mm lens on my old D200 and never really liked it. My recommendation for lenses are to definitely invest in "Prime" lenses... they are costly but WELL worth it! If you don't know about those you can check with a local pro shop and they'll help you.
As for applying an effect, I use Adobe Lightroom for all of my post-processing and have created some presets for different looks. You can search online and find tons of free presets that could help get you started, which is what I did to begin.
Hope all of that helps! And good luck with the D5000, I'm sure you'll get great shots with it!
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