Girls College Basketball

[asysin2leads]

I worked the girls college basketball tournament the other night. I was there as a medic and not a photographer, so I asked for permission to shoot. After a little explanation as to why I wanted to (for practice), site management agreed. My partner and I were sitting at a table at the end of the court. I found that 70-200 on a 1.6 crop was a bit long on the near end of the court. It's probably ideal on a 1.3 crop. I've only shot kids basketball and college is a bit faster (read a lot faster). Anyway, here they are. These are SOOC with no noise program at all. I didn't have access to the stadium strobes, so these are at iso 1600/3200.

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They called in a ringer.
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[40Dude6aedyk]

Thanks for sharing. It shows me that with a 40D one still needs f/2.8, ISO 3200, and good lighting in order to get shutter speeds of 1/640th or better in a gym.

And at least the pep band showed up to cheer the ladies on.

[asysin2leads]

The pep band at UC is funny. They like to heckle the opposing team from start to finish. I doubt you'll find lighting this good in a high school gym. The 5/3rd Arena is equipped with strobes, but I know I'd be pressing my luck to ask to use them.