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gmen
18th of December 2004 (Sat), 15:49
Here are a few shots from this afternoon - some headers in the gathering gloom!

http://www.tgsphoto.co.uk/forum_images/pf050.jpg

http://www.tgsphoto.co.uk/forum_images/pf051.jpg

http://www.tgsphoto.co.uk/forum_images/pf052.jpg

http://www.tgsphoto.co.uk/forum_images/pf053.jpg

Comments as always are much appreciated. All shot with 300mm f/2.8, 1/500s at 1600ASA and 3200ASA.
stoneylonesome
18th of December 2004 (Sat), 17:49
Great shots, fantastic stop action. The expressions on there faces tell it all. :) :)
PhotosGuy
18th of December 2004 (Sat), 23:31
Nice work!
stv737
19th of December 2004 (Sun), 04:53
Nice shots!!!
sGu
19th of December 2004 (Sun), 08:48
Nice work again, mate!

Did you fire flash in the last shot?
gmen
19th of December 2004 (Sun), 08:54
Nice work again, mate!

Did you fire flash in the last shot?

Nope, no flash Gu... just a very good set of floodlights - it was nice to be shooting at 1/500s at f/2.8 (admittedly at 3200ASA)! If you get to see a copy of today's Non-League Paper, you can see some of my pics from this game on pages 36, 37 and 38... Grays Athletic are a full-time Conference outfit and they've invested in some very good facilities, particularly in the floodlight department!!!
sGu
19th of December 2004 (Sun), 09:12
That's some damn good floodlight they put on there, very impressive job indeed!
gmen
19th of December 2004 (Sun), 10:02
Great shots, fantastic stop action. The expressions on there faces tell it all. :) :)

Thanks Stoney - it was the top of the table team against the team fourth in the table, so they were all taking it pretty seriously!
gmen
20th of December 2004 (Mon), 12:21
Nice work!

Thanks PhotosGuy - your comments are much appreciated!

gmen
mr.photoguy
20th of December 2004 (Mon), 12:42
Wow ! that's at iso 3200..
impressive. I would think that if you told someone that you used such an high iso, they would be compelled not to believe you.

Did you have to do any/muck noise reduction.
gmen
20th of December 2004 (Mon), 13:38
Wow ! that's at iso 3200..
impressive. I would think that if you told someone that you used such an high iso, they would be compelled not to believe you.

Did you have to do any/muck noise reduction.

Thanks mr photoguy. I didn't need any noise reduction on these - the MkII has a pretty good performance at high ISO - thanks to the good floodlights at the venue, I was able to keep the histogram nicely to the right.

Things start to go pear-shaped when you underexpose by 1/2-1/3 of a stop at these high ISOs, even if shooting RAW. Because of the deadlines I often work to, I am normally obliged to shoot in high-res jpeg so it's important to nail the exposure every time.