rocklin

Beautiful girl, beautiful capture. I love the lines on her dress that lead to her face, and echo the lines of grass behind her. Great lighting too - what did you use, and how did you post-process it?

Your images in the stadium are great - haven't had much success myself because the lighting was  very challenging, The panning shots are very interesting. I've tried a few, only with moderate ...

Sounds like you're super organized. It's impressive

Then I'll be adding a 50 mm prime to my kit before the next event. I do have a 35 1.8 to use on my D500, but the little bit of telephoto on a crop sensor with the wide aperture is very effective. ...

... and about how far away from the participants were you?

I thoroughly enjoyed looking at your images. I'm interested to know what lens and camera settings you were using at the group start images, the ones taken at knee level with multiple athletes.

Mmm... Looks like I have to get over my own ego, and concentrate on the athletes with my 70-200 f4. For the runners out there, can you tell me if these sorts of images are of interest to you: BTW, ...

Interesting. I agree with them being cluttered, and many of mine  look a mess, but I always understood that photographing the finishline was a major image that athletes want, as proof to friends ...

Well, the ladies would probably recognize themselves immediately, because they've taken the trouble to wear matching outfits This is a great guide line, which I will certainly try and follow

Some great shots here. Did you post process them individually? I particularly like the panning shots, something I'm not great at.

I'm so glad you got something you like

It gives a sense of place - important when you are trying to attract participants from other areas in the future Of course there are times when telephoto is the way to go:

Still, you bought the image, so I guess the photographer doesn't have the motivation to improve it. The big question is, do you look at this image and think "This is a lousy photo" or do you ...

Yes, I've seen a lot worse than the one Scott posted. For me, I would not post an image like this unless I'd at least improved the exposure. Since I'm an amateur, I don't mind processing my ...

Agreed, but the charity just has to accept whatever volunteer photographers produce - we are not under obligation to perform to it's expectations, although we mostly do in the interests of ...

I enjoy shooting a few running/cycling events each year for a couple of local charities, with my camera club. I've noticed that photographers post far more images on Facebook than I do, leading to ...

Thanks so much for sharing

You have 7 lenses that you absolutely love, and can't decide which one to use! Tough choice! I suggest you take 1 or 2 lenses out for the day and really work them! Try each focal length from ...