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RonnieA
6th of December 2009 (Sun), 05:54
The wife had to put in some OT on Saturday to get ready for a business trip to Buffalo on Monday, so while she slaved away on the computer, I slipped to the local rink and caught a game.

Combination of Mark II and 300 2.8 and 70-200 2.8 through some beat-up glass; with the exception of the couple with the pure ice backgrounds, which were shot from the top of the stands. All at ISO 3200. Dropped the shutter to a marginal 1/400 to suck in as much light as possible and still had to increase exposure by 1/3 stop or so in post.

Not totally happy with my pics, but had a great time nonetheless. Tough to beat nearly full rink access for $5 admission.

1. Fending him off at the blue line
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2613/4162675142_6481dfa9eb_o.jpg

2. Penalty shot
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2568/4162675156_78db5c6f00_o.jpg

3. Battling through traffic
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2528/4162675182_ef19333665_o.jpg

4. Putting the puck on net
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2520/4161914961_e8c27bf963_o.jpg

5. Open ice
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2708/4162675408_042f944b50_o.jpg

6. In your back pocket
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4002/4161914865_2f43d03083_o.jpg

7. Looking for the back of the net
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2569/4161914903_cf36e323e9_o.jpg

8. Between periods entertainment
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2804/4161914995_b7c1a054df_o.jpg

DHMN
6th of December 2009 (Sun), 18:16
They all seem to look good as far as color and ice..too bad you couldn't get a little more shutter speed on the ones with the puck flying.. Every time I try and get one like #2 the shooter comes in too close or moves towards the net and blocks the shot! #1 and #3 I'm not fond of the angle but what can ya do if/when you are in the stands shooting sometimes, I've taken plenty of those.

RonnieA
6th of December 2009 (Sun), 18:53
They all seem to look good as far as color and ice..too bad you couldn't get a little more shutter speed on the ones with the puck flying.. Every time I try and get one like #2 the shooter comes in too close or moves towards the net and blocks the shot! #1 and #3 I'm not fond of the angle but what can ya do if/when you are in the stands shooting sometimes, I've taken plenty of those.

Thanks for chiming in ...

faster shutter speed would've been nice, but at the same time i think a little motion blur can add to the shot. i am hoping to get a 580ex II for christmas and with the rink's white ceiling, bouncing would probably improve things.

i agree about the angle on #3, but i think it works in #1. i spent most of my time behind the net but decided to creep up into the stands to experiment with angles, get away from the beat-up glass and clean up the backgrounds.

cheers!

dlpasco
7th of December 2009 (Mon), 07:23
Thanks for posting these. Other than the local rink (outdoors) I struggled with the same lighting issues for years. The closest Junior team for me is the Yellowstone Quake. I'm glad to see other NorPac action.

RonnieA
7th of December 2009 (Mon), 11:05
You're welcome, Dan. Glad I could share NorPac action from Seattle.

I have shot hockey twice, both times at this rink. It's not the best lit place, but I haven't noticed any cycling of the lights - which is always a welcomed sight.

Next time out I am going to drop my shutter speed to 1/320 when I am setup behind the net to better expose in camera. With the action coming towards me, I think 1/320 may do reasonably well at somewhat stopping the action.