Boxing - ABA Midlands Final

[jdderbys]

Im new to photography and just got a 50mm 1.4 so i could shoot some of the boxing shows held at my club. With that said here are a few of the pics from the national junior ABA Midlands final. It makes a nice change from being in the ring (less pain).

C+C Welcome

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[ironbelle]

jdderbys, Welcome to the forum. You have a bit of an advantage since you are a boxer so you'll be able to time punches, etc very easily. Some tips I can give would be to make sure you shoot between the ropes. You don't want the rop distracting a nice shot. If you must, bring gaffing tape the same color of the rope and wrap some tape around the area you'll be shooting to keep the thickness out of the way of your lense. I don't do it because I'm pretty good at shooting through ropes, but I see alot of photographers taping the ropes and I never see refs say anything.(dont do it while the refs are inspecting the ring). Do a whitebalance so that your whites stay white and the skintones come out nicely. Use a high enough shutter speed to stop your action and a nice ISO to match your shutterspeed. When you shoot boxing with the ring lighting, you'll be very spoiled because the lighting is nice. I've heard of people using a 50mm to shoot boxing, but in my opinion, think about a future investment of a 24-70mm lens. IMO the 24-70mm f2.8(your going to need f2.8 because no flash is allowed in boxing usually) is the ideal lens for boxing. #1,#3,#4 are my favorites.

[jdderbys]

Thanks,

The ropes are in the way because i was moved back from the canvass due health and safety regulations for junior boxing which was a shame.

Im looking at getting the 28-70 2.8 but because the lighting is so poor i knew the 50mm 1.4 would be good enough. Hoping to have the 28-70 next month and will give it another go

[DwightMcCann]

I second the welcome of Ironbelle to POTN. Where are you located? You can put that in your profile ... do you know how? Next I would recommend numbering your images as it makes them easier to comment on.

As to your images/settings, I don't think you need over 1/500th ... at that speed only things being hit blur much. You should probably go with ISO 1600 and then adjust your f-stop to fit. Also, as Iron suggests, you should really use CWB. If you don't know how, it only takes about 30 seconds and is well worth the effort even if you shoot RAW. As for a lens, I assume you meant 24-70mm rather than the old 28-70mm? I know a bunch of guys who shot boxing with that 50mm f/1.4 with excellent results for a long time so keep it handy in any case. I use 24-70mm and 70-200mm (for corner shots) on two 1DMIII bodies ... yes, I have all the equipment imaginable. I also put a camera in the lighting truss and shoot it remotely.

What is this about Health & Welfare causing you to be away from the mat? I shoot amateur exhibitions prior to televised bouts and have never heard of that. Are you a minor?

[jdderbys]

No i box as a senior (25) but due to the distance between the ring ropes and canvess often boxers feet can slip back and fall off the ring. Health and safety in the UK has become the all powerfull joke that is now over the top.

Thanks for the advise

[symphony-x]

by looking at the photos, for a final, they dont seem too skilled boxers, sloppy angled punches and hands down when punching...

anyway, photos are nice, nice focus