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Creating a personal portrait of a player during a live sporting event.
Feb 12, 2023 03:54:45   #
Shooter41 Loc: Wichita, KS
 
Near the end of the indoor soccer season, I make sure that I have completed 95% of the "Annual Players Autograph Book" that I do each year for the Wichita Wings. During the last regular season game, I shoot with the idea of trying to concentrate on getting shots of a player that I don't already have an excellent "keeper" shot for the book. Then I realized that an easy way to capture a good portrait of any and all of the players occurs when they are on the bench and not moving a lot. The attached image of the young midfielder for the Wings was taken at F2.8; 1/2000 of a second and ISO of 16,000 under poor lighting conditions. But some editing got rid of the noise and gave me a shot that can go in the book. Shooter41


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Feb 12, 2023 07:32:57   #
mikeroetex Loc: Lafayette, LA
 
Shooter41 wrote:
Near the end of the indoor soccer season, I make sure that I have completed 95% of the "Annual Players Autograph Book" that I do each year for the Wichita Wings. During the last regular season game, I shoot with the idea of trying to concentrate on getting shots of a player that I don't already have an excellent "keeper" shot for the book. Then I realized that an easy way to capture a good portrait of any and all of the players occurs when they are on the bench and not moving a lot. The attached image of the young midfielder for the Wings was taken at F2.8; 1/2000 of a second and ISO of 16,000 under poor lighting conditions. But some editing got rid of the noise and gave me a shot that can go in the book. Shooter41
Near the end of the indoor soccer season, I make s... (show quote)
. That’s a nice shot. Since he isn’t moving, did you consider dropping to 1/250 SS and your ISO might have dropped to as low as 1600 or 2000, greatly reducing noise.

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Feb 12, 2023 13:37:28   #
Shooter41 Loc: Wichita, KS
 
mikeroetex wrote:
. That’s a nice shot. Since he isn’t moving, did you consider dropping to 1/250 SS and your ISO might have dropped to as low as 1600 or 2000, greatly reducing noise.

Dear mikeroetex...Thank you for your reply. I did consider dropping to 1/250 second on my shutter speed and therefore also lowering my ISO appropriately. I decided against it because the game was actually going on while Max came off the pitch to catch his breath. I didn't want to take the time to change the settings on my camera twice, once before shooting Max and once after shooting Max and wanting to quickly return to the action. I thought I might possibly miss a good action shot of the players out on the pitch streaking up and down the pitch, while playing with my camera settings. (By keeping the camera settings set perfectly for the lighting during high action play throughout the entire game, I can sneak a shot of a player on the bench in 15 seconds and get right back to the action. Later at home I can leisurely remove the noise with Topaz and possibly avoid missing a critical action shot by not having to mess with the settings during the game.) Thank you again for the thoughtful question you asked. It helped me carefully review my earlier reasoning on the subject. Shooter41

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Feb 13, 2023 15:23:19   #
Jules Karney Loc: Las Vegas, Nevada
 
Shooter41 wrote:
Dear mikeroetex...Thank you for your reply. I did consider dropping to 1/250 second on my shutter speed and therefore also lowering my ISO appropriately. I decided against it because the game was actually going on while Max came off the pitch to catch his breath. I didn't want to take the time to change the settings on my camera twice, once before shooting Max and once after shooting Max and wanting to quickly return to the action. I thought I might possibly miss a good action shot of the players out on the pitch streaking up and down the pitch, while playing with my camera settings. (By keeping the camera settings set perfectly for the lighting during high action play throughout the entire game, I can sneak a shot of a player on the bench in 15 seconds and get right back to the action. Later at home I can leisurely remove the noise with Topaz and possibly avoid missing a critical action shot by not having to mess with the settings during the game.) Thank you again for the thoughtful question you asked. It helped me carefully review my earlier reasoning on the subject. Shooter41
Dear mikeroetex...Thank you for your reply. I did ... (show quote)


I agree with Mike. I do understand your problem with the iso, shutter speed, etc. Do you have a backup camera that you could set up with the much better settings for this type of shot? My other thought is how long does it take to change a setting? A few seconds especially if you know when they are coming off the ice. Plenty of action shots to be made, and maybe one chance to get a portrait type. Just talking out loud.

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Feb 13, 2023 15:27:01   #
pnittoly Loc: Mountainside, New Jersey
 
What camera were you using ? Did you run this thru Topaz ? Thanks. Paul

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Feb 13, 2023 20:08:45   #
Shooter41 Loc: Wichita, KS
 
Jules Karney wrote:
I agree with Mike. I do understand your problem with the iso, shutter speed, etc. Do you have a backup camera that you could set up with the much better settings for this type of shot? My other thought is how long does it take to change a setting? A few seconds especially if you know when they are coming off the ice. Plenty of action shots to be made, and maybe one chance to get a portrait type. Just talking out loud.


Dear Jules Karney...Thank you for taking the time to read my post and make two helpful suggestions that are both appropriate for you and Mike. Shooter41

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