High Noon Photography in Bright Sunlight

Nikon D300, Nikon 300mm f/2.8 lens, 1/4000 shutter speed, f/2.8 aperture, ISO 250 It can be tough to get good contrast sports photos when the sun is high overhead. Remember to always, always, always use your lens hood to get as much stray light off of the lens as possible (in fact it's a good idea to use the lens hood attached all of the time). Try playing with you exposure if you can't seem to get shadow detail in faces or faces are over-exposed (I don't worry too much about white uniforms being over-exposed). Remember to position the sun as much away from the lens as possible. I normally shoot outdoor sports using my Nikon D300's auto ISO mode. But sometimes I shoot brightly lit days in Aperture mode with the ISO cranked down to 200. As you can see in the above photo, the ISO was at 250 with the shutter speed all the way up to 1/4000 seconds.

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