Fast glass (f/2.8 70-200mm) is the best option, especially for hockey. Always shoot in manual as the light falls differently on the ice and you'll want to make adjustments on the fly. I try not to shoot above 800 ISO if I can help, but your typical ice rink's lighting is generally average to poor at best. So 1600 and higher may be your better option. I also try not to shoot with an f-stop no higher than 3.2.

f/2.8, 1/800th shutter speed, ISO 800


f2.8, 1/500th shutter speed, ISO 800


f/3.2, 1/400th shutter speed, ISO 800

This was shot on manual mode and manual focus and WITHOUT a tripod. It did take a bit of bracketing to get the right exposure. Metadata: Canon T4i 70-200mm f2.8L with my 2x (doubler) 1/100 sec. f/5.6 ISO 200

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High school teams will play here. It was one of the driving forces behind the construction. The two other rink locations was just not enough ice time. I coached at Hendersonville High School (Taylor Swift's alma mater). Our practices were 0nly 50 minutes and on some nights we even had to share the ice with another school.

Sound advice right there.

I agree with you completely about the Saudi's — I'm certainly not arguing on their behalf. I'm trying to expose the massive faults with this nuke deal on behalf of the American people! I'm not arguing liberal or conservative, I'm arguing about what's right and wrong for the future of my kids and grand-kids. I would hope that all reasonable thinking people would see those distinctions as well!

So when did it become "reasonable" to deal with Iran — the No. 1 state sponsor of terrorism? Meanwhile, back in realville ... Iran’s intercontinental ballistic missile program is subject to NO RESTRICTIONS at all! It’s wasn't even part of the negotiations.

Why is Iran building them? You don’t build ICBMs in order to deliver sticks of dynamite. Their only purpose is to carry nuclear warheads. Iran sure doesn't need an ICBM to hit Riyadh or Tel Aviv. Intercontinental missiles are for reaching, well, other continents. North America, for example. Sure hope you don't live in N.Y. or L.A., since we all know they are targets!

How many of you guys are aware of this little gem: The “ObamaDeal” explicitly states that the United States and the other P5+1 powers can help Iran deflect and even “respond” to sabotage and nuclear threats to its nuclear sites.

The damming evidence that the "ObamaDeal" directly allows Western powers to help Iran to protect its nuclear sites, and possibly even to stage a counter-attack on the source of the threat. Don't believe me? It is clearly stated in Annex III of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Of course, you have to read all the way through to page 142 "Section D" to find this hidden gem.

So how's that for reason?!

The Saudi’s apparently have no faith in Obama either. The media in Saudi Arabia are openly calling for the Persian Gulf kingdom to use the next decade to develop nuclear weapons, paralleling the timeframe of nuclear restrictions the U.S. and five world powers agreed upon in the deal with Iran reached earlier this month.

I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion. ~ Alexander the Great

Don't forget your time to edit, downloading and rendering time — which can be time consuming — when setting a price. BTW, always have extra batteries and cards on hand. Shooting video in a cold rink will drain batteries much faster!

If you're shooting at 5.6, you will need an ISO of at least 1600. To brighten your image shoot at a shutter speed of 400 instead of 500 — it won't freeze the puck as well, but it will do a nice job of keeping the players in focus and not too dark. In regards to where to shoot, sometimes there are extra benches around some rinks that aren't being used. I'll pull one over to the boards right around the faceoff circle and actually shoot above the glass.