cathcing action with natural light?

[kamekaze]

Anybody have any C&C or tips in general for shooting action in natural light?

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[Shadow]

Higher ISO to freeze action @ decent shutter speeds, fast aperture lenses, continuous AF mode...... My D300 has 51 point 3D tracking, which can help a ton. In the above situation, you could use a reasonably wide lens, since you can get close to your subject. This will increase depth of field as compared to a tele.

[Bayskiff]

Love that last one

[iCe]

Be aware of what is behind the subject. Distracting background clutter and things that seem to grow out of the subjects head are detractors. Shooting with the sun above 10 o'clock to 3pm-ish is going to give you flat lighting which isn't particularly attractive. Overcast days will give you flat lighting...

[DHaass]

Like Michael said; the light during midday will be flat and hard. Shoot early after sunrise and if at all possible get the sun behind you and on your subject. Anything after 8:00am or so will start getting into pretty hard light and the same for in the evening until an hour or so before sunset.