Shooting Hockey.
Oct 29, 2013 17:38:59 #
I was just surprised today with 2 free tickets to the Penguins game on Friday night. Fifth row directly behind the net. I'd love any suggestions that you might have.. Thanks.
Oct 29, 2013 17:49:33 #
Oct 29, 2013 18:05:43 #
wuzfuzzab
Loc: Red Deer, Alberta
pigpen wrote:
I was just surprised today with 2 free tickets to the Penguins game on Friday night. Fifth row directly behind the net. I'd love any suggestions that you might have.. Thanks.
Ditto on leave the camera. Pay attention to Crosby and Malkin and enjoy the outing.
Oct 29, 2013 18:10:08 #
wuzfuzzab wrote:
Ditto on leave the camera. Pay attention to Crosby and Malkin and enjoy the outing.
Nothing would make me happier. The guy giving me the tickets has been a great customer (photography) of mine. I was hoping (and he might be expecting) to give him some shots as a thank you for the tickets. Otherwise, I'd be quite happy with beer and nachos in my hands instead of a camera.
Oct 29, 2013 18:15:13 #
pigpen wrote:
Nothing would make me happier. The guy giving me the tickets has been a great customer (photography) of mine. I was hoping (and he might be expecting) to give him some shots as a thank you for the tickets. Otherwise, I'd be quite happy with beer and nachos in my hands instead of a camera.
So it's not really a gift then?
Oct 29, 2013 18:52:30 #
wuzfuzzab
Loc: Red Deer, Alberta
pigpen wrote:
Nothing would make me happier. The guy giving me the tickets has been a great customer (photography) of mine. I was hoping (and he might be expecting) to give him some shots as a thank you for the tickets. Otherwise, I'd be quite happy with beer and nachos in my hands instead of a camera.
O.K. he gave you Penguin tickets so I assume he's a fan. Take a couple shots of big names in warm up skate--then a few 'action'(3 or 4) in first half of first period. Then put the camera in the bag and the bag under the seat and go back to the beer and nacho's and ENJOY the game for yourself!!.
Oct 29, 2013 19:37:57 #
pigpen wrote:
I was just surprised today with 2 free tickets to the Penguins game on Friday night. Fifth row directly behind the net. I'd love any suggestions that you might have.. Thanks.
call and find out if you can even bring your camera to the game, some stadiums do not allow "professional looking" cameras, by professional they mean any larger camera that has removeable lenses, nithing would be worse than to have security tell you you are not allowed to bring it in.
Oct 29, 2013 21:13:15 #
Annie_Girl wrote:
call and find out if you can even bring your camera to the game, some stadiums do not allow "professional looking" cameras, by professional they mean any larger camera that has removeable lenses, nithing would be worse than to have security tell you you are not allowed to bring it in.
He already mentioned that the guy who sits next to him brings his gear to all the games.
Oct 30, 2013 02:36:47 #
pigpen wrote:
He already mentioned that the guy who sits next to him brings his gear to all the games.
I'm sorry, pigpen, I missed that. Where did the OP say that the guy was anything except a good customer? I agree with Annie Girl. The OP should check with the stadium regarding camera policies. Maybe the OP can take a P&S with him, or maybe an ILM in his pockets.
Oct 30, 2013 03:24:28 #
Racmanaz
Loc: Sunny Tucson!
Mogul wrote:
I'm sorry, pigpen, I missed that. Where did the OP say that the guy was anything except a good customer? I agree with Annie Girl. The OP should check with the stadium regarding camera policies. Maybe the OP can take a P&S with him, or maybe an ILM in his pockets.
Mogul, I don't think you missed it.....I never seen him say it either <shrugs>
Oct 30, 2013 05:43:09 #
pigpen wrote:
I was just surprised today with 2 free tickets to the Penguins game on Friday night. Fifth row directly behind the net. I'd love any suggestions that you might have.. Thanks.
Shooting hockey is no different than shooting anything else. Shutter speed high enough to freeze action if that's your intent, spot meter on a player and set the camera and leave it at that exposure, don't let the camera wander up and down exposures depending on how many players are in the frame vs how much white ice.
Other than that...have fun and snap away.
Oct 30, 2013 05:44:55 #
Camera policy at the Consol center where the game is to be held:
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Oct 30, 2013 06:07:01 #
dan r wilson
Loc: Marquette,MI da UP eh, Gods country
pigpen wrote:
I was just surprised today with 2 free tickets to the Penguins game on Friday night. Fifth row directly behind the net. I'd love any suggestions that you might have.. Thanks.
If they're playing the Detroit Redwings, go wings! My two favorite hockey teams are the wings and any one playing the penguins. Nuf said about that,in Detroit no large lenses a loud.
Oct 30, 2013 09:39:52 #
I have shot hockey at 1/500 sec exposure and found that was enough. Do make sure that you "over expose" by about 1.5 stops as the ice will confuse the exposure. I use spot focussing with automatic focus tracking. You can see images I got from a hockey game at the following link. If you hover over the image, then click on the "i" in the flyout menu you can see all the technical details for the image. http://www.edmatphoto.com/Clients/Hockey-20121205-BlueShirts-All/27021038_ZTQSDX#!i=2265854658&k=PJvCK9D
Oct 30, 2013 10:53:46 #
rpavich wrote:
Camera policy at the Consol center where the game is to be held:
Thankfully our Fuji Cameras look like toy junk cameras. Ive never had a security person turn me away with it. Most of them just laugh it off as a m43 babbys first camera.
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