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Comment by tennisbum on March 21, 2011 at 8:39pm: LOL. I like Milos much better. ;-) He's my new super star of the new generation for sure.

Comment by tennisbum on February 21, 2011 at 4:11pm: lol It's easier to drool over new tech and blame on equipment failure than to spend the time to practice and to grow for most people. And it applies to many other things in life, not just tennis and photography.

Comment by Steve Tran on February 21, 2011 at 1:51pm: I never thought of a typical tennis player and a typical photographer have one thing in common: focusing on their equipment over skill. So true Tony.

I've seen tennis players keep changing their rackets instead of improving their skills. It's so much the same for many amateur photographers I know, including myself, always look into upgrading the equipment over sharpening their skills.

Have you ever come across a player who blamed on the racket for not hitting the ball right?

Comment by tennisbum on February 21, 2011 at 11:08am: Some of the best photos that I've seen are shot by little kids with beaten up gears. I truly believe that kids have no fear to try new things and are willing to take photos with their instinct. That's why kids often come up with unique perspectives and fabulous photos. Most adults are too afraid of failures or are thinking too much about the photography rules instead of trusting their own instincts or to look at things differently. Moments pass when you forget to click the shutter.

Like everything else, I believe you learn faster when you make mistakes. Keep your bad shots so you can go back and study them. Personally, I find it more useful to look at my bad photos so I learn not to repeat them again.

Camera is merely a tool to the photographer just as a tennis racquet is a tool to a tennis player. In the hands of a skilled user, these tools can do amazing things. As with any craft, you do want to know your tool well so you don't have to think about it. All you have to do is to recognize and to capture great images.

Comment by Steve Tran on February 21, 2011 at 2:27am: You're right about telling the story through a picture, it requires skilled/trained eyes and that's the different between amateurs and pros. I will go to the tennis court tomorrow and take some pictures w/ high ISO. Thanks for the tips.

Comment by tennisbum on February 21, 2011 at 12:41am: Keep shooting. It's all about what you want to show the world through your lens,

If you know the sports and can anticipate the actions, you are ahead of the curve already. ;-). Sometimes it's good to zoom back and see the bigger picture. I make do with what I have. I would love to have extenders and longer lenses too. But if I can't tell my story with what I have, I won't be able to do better with longer lenses neither. ;-)

There are plenty of great quality consumer lenses for Nikon and Canon platforms. Tennis is mostly shot outdoors so you will not have issues with those lenses. If you are shooting night matches or indoor matches, those fast lenses do come in handy. Though, the high ISO performances from the newer camera bodies now days can compensate quite a bit for the shooter.

Comment by Steve Tran on February 20, 2011 at 5:44pm: I have Canon 50D w/ some good lenses. As a newbie, I took on this hobby seriously, started shooting at anything and everything around me for awhile but mostly family events. I've great interest in landscape photography, unfortunately, opportunity does not come my way very much.

Last month, I had an opportunity to shoot in a sport event for the first time. A friend who got in the final, tennis of course, and I was there to give supports. Sport photography is new to new but I know one thing, the requirements are: fast and long lens and/or extender to get better pictures. They don’t come cheap.

Comment by tennisbum on February 19, 2011 at 1:16pm: Thanks for the compliment, Steve. For a consumer body, the D7000 is simply fabulous. Some minor quirks, but you can't be the price. As you can see, it proves that it is capable in demanding real world environment. :-)

Sounds like you are a photographer yourself. What do you shoot with? More importantly, what do you like to shoot?

Comment by Steve Tran on February 17, 2011 at 10:40pm: Nice capture Tony!
I don't own Nikon equipment but heard alot about the D7000. Image quality provided by the 70-200 F2.8 VR and D7000 combo, 20ft away, is superb and tack sharp, you delivered well, Tony. Thanks for posting.

Comment by tennisbum on February 14, 2011 at 6:03pm: I moved around and looked for the moment to hit the trigger on the camera. ;-)

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