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<p>Hi Sean

your camera does what a pro camera does, your camera and lens are ok, probably a 300mm will help you in getting closer and also have a motor drive, fill the frame with the player, anticipate the move, when the arm is about to swing start shooting about 3 frames per second or faster to be sure you got the shot, the 300mm lens doesn't have to be a F2.8, a f4 is just fine.

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<p>When I photograph sport, meanly I use old style photography. I started in film photography. Tip, Baseball, Softball ... Questions ... what is the more important part of the game? ... Pitcher ... Catcher ... Hitter , Running bases, Question, is a fixed distance?, answer ... yes ... so ... pre focus manually and shoot, the field is a different story. I use auto focus, but I don't let the camera control the shot, I am in control of the camera and the shot. Try manually focus, pre focus and use preview button for depth of field, try F5.6 and up, don't go over 400 ISO, shutter speed is important, experiment, that's the goody of digital, instant review.</p>

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<p>Beside all been saying about it, I know that war photographers loose their laugh for good ... think a million time before ...

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<p>sport photography have risks, specially involving engines (cars, motorcycles, boats etc) , if you are there it is because you want the shot, and in a dramatic way, you expect that something wrong occur, and that is the shot, is like to be a war photojournalist ... chances are ... is not always safe.</p>

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