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rg-tom
13th of May 2005 (Fri), 17:54
Hey guys,

I had a press pass for the harlem globetrotters game at the manchester evening news arena tonight, first time out with my 85mm F1.8 and first time shooting with such a huge huge crowd behind me (in fact first time shooting in a proper arena). Estimated gate of 10,000 people :)

here's the shots, AV mode iso1600 EOS-20D, getting around 1/700th most of the time :)

[1]

http://twilight-photography.co.uk/gallery/Canon_EOS-20D/Sports/Basketball/Harlem_Globetrotters/26.jpg

[2]

http://twilight-photography.co.uk/gallery/Canon_EOS-20D/Sports/Basketball/Harlem_Globetrotters/30.jpg

[3]

http://twilight-photography.co.uk/gallery/Canon_EOS-20D/Sports/Basketball/Harlem_Globetrotters/2.jpg

[4]

http://twilight-photography.co.uk/gallery/Canon_EOS-20D/Sports/Basketball/Harlem_Globetrotters/3.jpg

[5]

http://twilight-photography.co.uk/gallery/Canon_EOS-20D/Sports/Basketball/Harlem_Globetrotters/9.jpg

[6]

http://twilight-photography.co.uk/gallery/Canon_EOS-20D/Sports/Basketball/Harlem_Globetrotters/16.jpg

[7]

http://twilight-photography.co.uk/gallery/Canon_EOS-20D/Sports/Basketball/Harlem_Globetrotters/24.jpg

There are about 25 more HERE (http://twilight-photography.co.uk/?content=gallery.php&dir=/Canon_EOS-20D/Sports/Basketball/Harlem_Globetrotters)

Had a lot of fun shooting this, hope I can do it again, sure beats dungeon gyms,

Opinions and thoughts would be nice :)

Cheers

Tom
Paul_O
13th of May 2005 (Fri), 20:05
Wow, That's a nice lens (and a great photographer obviously!) excellent pics. I especially like the definition in #2.

Paul
Zamora3
13th of May 2005 (Fri), 20:10
Great exposure, great backgorunds, great action. The only complaint I have is the horizions in a few of the images seem tilted, Im having to look at them with my head tilted.
Jraun
13th of May 2005 (Fri), 20:15
Great color - very wild - breathe taking shots!
Michaelmjc
13th of May 2005 (Fri), 20:28
Nice shots, those guys are good eh! the last pic is a keeper ;)
rg-tom
13th of May 2005 (Fri), 20:48
thanks for the replies guys! yea, ill definitely watch out to keep my cam straight next time, hopefully will have a battery grip to make it a bit easier :) I've gone through and added another 15 or so to the album on my page, including this one that michael might like :)

http://twilight-photography.co.uk/gallery/Canon_EOS-20D/Sports/Basketball/Harlem_Globetrotters/34.jpg

Cheers

Tom
rg-tom
13th of May 2005 (Fri), 20:50
Wow, That's a nice lens (and a great photographer obviously!) excellent pics. I especially like the definition in #2.

Paul

yea after my worries about CA i had with this lens on my first day (made a thread in the Ef mount section) i realised it wasn't real world circumstances, and tonight has shown me exactly where my money has gone, fantastic bit of glass for £275 (plus £18 for the lens hood....£18 for a bit of plastic!?! ridiculous :P)

anyone thinking of shooting basketball, grab an 85 F1.8 USM, sooo much better than the nifty fifty for this game :)

Thanks again,

Tom
Ben
14th of May 2005 (Sat), 05:24
They are some seriously nice shots! I want an 85 now!!

Glad to see your lens problems got sorted out plus you can now say goodbye to your back focusing problems you had with the nifty fifty :)

All in all it seemed to work out really well considering it was Friday 13th :D
rg-tom
14th of May 2005 (Sat), 11:26
hehe cheers ben, wasn't back focusing it was a mark on the front element stoppin it from focusing properly :( didnt even notice it, cleaned it and it was ok again, but still slow and short :)

Cheers

Tom
skade
15th of May 2005 (Sun), 05:23
Excellent shots!