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UMHB vs Belhaven MBB

ASC Conference Tourny Belton UMHB 99 LeTU 82 Conference final

Great action. I really miss shooting college hoops.

First time doing any basketball with the R6

focus was all over the place I gotta get better
IDX II help needed and appreciated
I got the exposure ect pretty much
Focus and sharpness wear me out
First pic is with 1dx II and a 300 2.8 Yeah I know primes are sharper not HEAVILY EDITED IN LR
Second pic is with 70-200 2.8 II HEAVILY Edited in LR
Ive seen peoples work with a 1DX II and a 70-200 II and it aint this crap
focus ideas welcome especially case settings or anything basically but SS ISO Fstop
Thought I had it figured out during fb Shows w*f I know

Used PS instead of LR

I like the angle. Changing it up a bit or not allowed on floor due to covid?

just a change up I was on the floor or wherever I wanted to go
Stands were good Just wish they were sharper and better
My FB pics at ATT were a lot better with same gear
Thanks PP

I have a buddy who shoots for the AP. Soon after I started for the paper, he fell off his roof and shattered both his ankles. He would shoot from the stands or "media row". I thought the shots would suffer and was surprised the AP assigned him. I never care what other people shoot, but I made it a point to seek out his images the next day. I was surprised to see that they "worked". I started paying some attention and found other photogs changing up the angles also. As a noob, I was sure that under the basket was the only place to be.

Im an all state noob

To add to the discussion, I use to shoot for the LA Clippers (NBA Entertainment) from 2010-2016... The baseline underneath the basket was where you want to be... It's where 90% of the shots you see in the media outlets were captured... It was also reserved for many of the media outlets (AP, Sports Illustrated, NBA Entertainment, etc.)... But it wasn't the ONLY place to get good shots... I've been all over the place in the arena and captured a good deal of photos... Media row, player tunnels, high above in the bleeder-seats... It also depends on your assignment that game... Sometimes they want photos of specific players... Sometimes they want shots of the crowd... Sometimes they want photos of the celebrities... It just depends...

With that said, if i had a choice, I'd just place my camera and wide angle lens underneath the cubby hole underneath the basket and shoot with a wireless trigger... ISO 6400, f/5.6 @ 1/1250sec shutter speed... Triggered by PW's using the arena's built-in flashes... Hehehehe...

Great insight. When you shoot for a small paper like me, you have ALL the assignments. LOL Player tunnels is a great place to shoot. It's the places like media row and the stands that surprised me. Seen some great shots from up there. A buddy mounts a wide angle behind the glass at the opposite end that he sits. Triggered with a pocket wizard. He eventually gets some good shots, just so many to go through because every time he takes a shot the one mounted also fires. Never had the use of flashes, however.

Some images from a high school tournament in Johannesburg.

Great shots. That would be tough, shooting a sport where the subject(s) are backlit from the bright sky and you're down low shooting up.