Hockey Skills Competition

[cstewart]

We had a skills competition at our Christmas hockey tournament and I was able to put on my skates and take shots while on the ice surface. This allowed me to get some nice low and close perspectives on the players in action. Here are some examples. EXIF attached but all at 3200 ISO (lousy light in this rink) and 1/400 ISO. They may be a little noisy as a result. C&C Appreciated. More can be seen at http://www.cjscons.com/smha/bantam

1. Goalie during shooting comp (my son!). Shot pretty much from high slot area
http://www.cjscons.com/smha/bantam/sanC1/bin/images/large/IMG_1374.jpg

2.
http://www.cjscons.com/smha/bantam/sanC3/bin/images/large/IMG_0832.jpg

3.
http://www.cjscons.com/smha/bantam/sanC2/bin/images/large/IMG_1158.jpg

4.
http://www.cjscons.com/smha/bantam/sanC1/bin/images/large/IMG_1085.jpg

5.
http://www.cjscons.com/smha/bantam/sanC2/bin/images/large/IMG_1292.jpg

6.
http://www.cjscons.com/smha/bantam/vicC1/bin/images/large/IMG_0842.jpg

7. The all important fastest goalie skater competition...
http://www.cjscons.com/smha/bantam/jdfC1/bin/images/large/IMG_1254.jpg

8. Fastest backward skater competition
http://www.cjscons.com/smha/bantam/kpC2/bin/images/large/IMG_0718.jpg

[Alan Dye]

Exif Data says you used 3200 ISO, Well Done!! White Balance is spot on!

Looks like you might have been in the sin bin for these?

[d44]

These look great for 3200 ISO. I am going to have to try that speed for my next game. Great job.

[kwkodiak]

Christian, you're pretty steady on the blades. Good shots...I like #5 the best.

[Darsk47]

Gotta be tough at 3200. Good perspective. Cheers.

[cstewart]

Exif Data says you used 3200 ISO, Well Done!! White Balance is spot on!

Looks like you might have been in the sin bin for these?

Alan:

I was actually on the ice during a skills competition. Most of the skater shots were pretty much taken from the goal crease area as the skaters came toward me with me down on one knee...almost a goalie's perspective I guess. The goalie shot I was standing just inside blueline in high slot and the one shooter shot I was off in corner to side of net.

Darsk, Alan, D44:

This rink pretty much can only support ISO 3200 to get any decent results as the lighting is not the greatest. I then post process to adjust even more as needed and use a bit of NR in Lightroom.

Thanks for the comments!