Robin

DRicherby

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28 Sep 2010 - 11:42 PM

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Looks good to me! Sharp, with vivid colours and getting the puck in the frame is a real catch — those things move!

I know nothing about ice hockey or how to shoot it but there's an article by one of the pros here.

kilo363

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29 Sep 2010 - 6:12 AM

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Thanks both. That is an interesting article and well worth reading. The NHL guys have it easy with the Arena strobe system so they get well lit and exposed shots all the time.

I did shoot it in RAW and adjust the white balance manually later, I used the white part of his leg pads and tried a coiuple of variations. Ended up with 2250K. My Pre set on the ice at the pad was 2100, but when I got home this looked a little too cold and blue for me. The ice is definately not white at this arean, and there is mixed lighting in a checkerboard patter overhead (sodium and tungsten I think spread about 50/50)

Fortunately this is just a training rink for the recce guys I know. On Friday I'm shooting a Professional UK Elite league game in a large area with much better lighting. I've shot training and recce games there before with reduced lighting, but for the pro team ALL lights should be on. I'll post something from that at the weekend, Meanwhile I'll post another action shot of Robin this morning

I only started shooting Hockey in Jamuary this year, and it is challenging but fun

kilo363

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29 Sep 2010 - 9:06 AM

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Lol they share the ice with the curlers