I believe rdavis that you miss understood the question. The image that was posted was purposly shot that way. Yes I did pan with the ball handler to purposelly blur the background and the surronding players, and yes a slower shutter speed would render the background more blurred as well as the surrounding players. The question that I would like an answer to is what do other photographers prefer in this situation, al servo seemed to create the most out of focus shots. This camera and lens setup I have used for many other shots including outdoor sports with sufficient light with excellent results, using al servo mode, but is there a reason that it seemed to "hunt" more in this situation.


thanks,


joel