Blackhawks 6, Blues 1

Had another chance to go down to the United Center last night. Man, I struggled with the white balance - started out custom off the just-Zamboni'ed ice (too blue), went to AWB (this REALLY didn't work) and eventually settled on CWB off the "dirty" ice, and this worked best. Still, had color cycling. Man, I missed my strobes.

Great save by Manny Legace. He was unbeatable.

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Love #2 Dennis, there are a couple of shots in the Sun Times today of the same play from a different angle. Colors, crop and action all look excellent.

Fantastic shots, Dennis!

In the Kariya/Dowell shot, is there something happening out at the blueline or center ice? Seems like half the crowd is watching something in that direction!

Sledhed wrote in post #4723591
Love #2 Dennis, there are a couple of shots in the Sun Times today of the same play from a different angle. Colors, crop and action all look excellent.

Chris - here's the burst of the play. Wasn't sure which one I liked best, so I posted the one of Sharp on Final Approach, about to touch down. One of the few times I hung on the shutter, and I've liked the results:

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Oh so jealous Dennis. Great work you need an AP ha. Very nice work.

Were you using strobes? If so, great stuff!

If Not: I wouldn't be so disparaging on the TV folk considering you're directly benefitting from the place being lit for TV. If it weren't for "the crud (TV Guy)" as you so eloquently put it, you'd be showing us your amazing shots taken at (maybe) 1/250 @ f/2.8 ISO 6400.

Lumens for everyone, I say!

FlyingPhotog wrote in post #4724383
Were you using strobes? If so, great stuff!

If Not: I wouldn't be so disparaging on the TV folk considering you're directly benefitting from the place being lit for TV. If it weren't for "the crud (TV Guy)" as you so eloquently put it, you'd be showing us your amazing shots taken at (maybe) 1/250 @ f/2.8 ISO 6400.

Lumens for everyone, I say!

FP - no, these were shot ambient, and maybe I was a bit harsh on the TV dude. He's "crud", not in a personal nor professional sense, but 'cuz he's busying up "my" background .

dmwierz wrote in post #4724515
FP - no, these were shot ambient, and maybe I was a bit harsh on the TV dude. He's "crud", not in a personal nor professional sense, but 'cuz he's busying up "my" background .

Funny, 'cause most of the hand-held operators I work with say the same about still photogs! Just yankin' a little chain (I've worked in Sports TV for nearly 20 years and have done plenty of NHL games for the American and Canadian networks...)

These are all very, very good but the collision "strip" is outstanding...

These are tremendous. I aspire to shoot like that. (Strobes or ambient!)

It seems the United Center is filling up a bit more - not seeing those empty chairs as much. It sure makes the background more appealing.

Very inspiring shots. Though I shoot in much different conditions I have always found that I need to set my custom white balance off of dirty ice. I really like the point of view in the first shot with Lang in the frame but the focus on the goalie. Thanks for sharing these with us and letting us see what can be done.

Great shots, esp. being ambient. I sure hope the Blues can get their act together.

Dennis, Fantastic shots! Is that Robert Lang in the first shot? It's been a while since I've followed hockey and lost track of him. He was with the Kings last time I checked. Wow, that was a while ago! I think I'd have gone low on the goalie especially being out of position like that.
Oh ya, and Sharp gives new meaning to crashing the net, awesome sequence!

Dennis..... Great shot of a flying "Hawk". Ambient is tricky because of the 60hz cycle on the lights........ Glad to see Manny playing well, excellent shot of the glove save. I just finished up at the Joe, Detroit beat Vancouver 3-2 in a shootout. Zetterberg scored in the shootout....