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TaDa
30th of December 2008 (Tue), 16:14
I shot a kid hockey tournament this previous weekend. The lighting was horrid. Here are a couple pics (haven't done a bunch in post, other than tried to play with white balance):

f/2.8, ISO 1600, 1/640, 130mm
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_s3TWm1zNgQA/SVpcP1yDk0I/AAAAAAAAApE/0I7O2XUpB7c/s800/IMG_3325.jpg

f/2.8, ISO 1600, 1/800, 70mm
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_s3TWm1zNgQA/SVpcRNKsIUI/AAAAAAAAApM/jkF0Gwc20Rk/s800/IMG_3379.jpg

f/2.8, ISO 1600, 1/800, 70mm
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_s3TWm1zNgQA/SVpcSASr8UI/AAAAAAAAApU/qXdoTnJ4GJc/s800/IMG_3449.jpg

Any critique and commentary is definitely welcome, especially on what you guys use in post for dimly lit rinks like this.

tomd
30th of December 2008 (Tue), 16:20
that kid in shot #2 (blue jersey) looks twice the size of the other players.

Maybe a tighter crop on these. I think they are pretty good for the very poor lighting conditions you have here.
Did you use custom white balance or auto?

TaDa
30th of December 2008 (Tue), 16:34
I'm convinced that the kid had a fake Chinese birth certificate. He is massive.

I dialed in 3100 in the camera, but also played around in post with the balance and 3800 looked better on most of the pics. The lower the temperature, the more blue the white jerseys became (like the last photo)

J.Napier
30th of December 2008 (Tue), 19:03
TaDa
I dont shoot hockey, but the only thing I could recomend is a tighter crop as well like tomd mentioned.
Great job with the amount of light you had to work with.
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