gcppix Member  87 posts Joined Oct 2007 Location: Alberta, Canada More info | Oct 17, 2008 16:46 | #1 Hey guys...been here before with minor hockey posts so this will be new to me. I won a draw where I get to shoot CFL from the sidelines thanks to The Camera Store! Wow this is going to be crazy experience! Will be shooting with MkII, 30D, 300L 2.8 IS, 16-35L 2.8 IS and the 70-200L 2.8 IS! Gen
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robie Senior Member  317 posts Joined Oct 2008 Location: Langley, BC More info | Oct 18, 2008 03:05 | #2 gcppix wrote in post #6514314  Hey guys...been here before with minor hockey posts so this will be new to me. I won a draw where I get to shoot CFL from the sidelines thanks to The Camera Store! Wow this is going to be crazy experience! Will be shooting with MkII, 30D, 300L 2.8 IS, 16-35L 2.8 IS and the 70-200L 2.8 IS! I don't really know football, any suggestions on how to shoot pro football? Just hoping the old boys club will be nice to me for this once in a lifetime experience! Congratulations! My suggestions would be to not get ran over. Ha ha. I don't know about the photography part. It looks like you have everything there. The 300 for long range, the 70-200 for mid range, and the 45 for short range in the endzone.
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Thanks for the tip. I was told to just drop the gear and run if a player comes towards me! He also said that if I do get run over he will come visit me at the hospital with flowers...lol! I hope I get some good shots! Gen
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robie Senior Member 317 posts Joined Oct 2008 Location: Langley, BC More info | Oct 18, 2008 13:59 | #4 gcppix wrote in post #6517700 Thanks for the tip. I was told to just drop the gear and run if a player comes towards me! He also said that if I do get run over he will come visit me at the hospital with flowers...lol! I hope I get some good shots! What if your gear gets smashed? What if a player got hurt from it if he get's tackled or falls on the gear? Won't it be your fault for not moving it out of the way? Can you get fined by the team or league for that?
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MJPhotos24 Cream of the Crop  5,619 posts Likes: 4 Joined Nov 2005 Location: Attica, NY / Parrish, FL More info | Oct 18, 2008 17:46 | #5 If you watch any photog scuffling out of the way you'll see them grab the gear and run! Whoever said to leave the gear behind is an idiot, no offense to that person - ok a little - but that's horrible advice. You're probably already shooting the game but for anyone else for future reference - watch the play develop and always be ready to move. Don't get lost in the moment or you will get nailed. Freelance Photographer & Co-founder of Four Seam Images
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FlyingPhotog Cream of the "Prop"  57,560 posts Likes: 178 Joined May 2007 Location: Probably Chasing Aircraft More info | Oct 18, 2008 17:48 | #6 Shoot with both eyes open!!! Jay
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Oct 18, 2008 21:38 | #7 Done shooting the game! What a blast but very cold! Stamps won! What an experience that was, learned a lot! Thanks again to The Camera Store! Gen
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robie Senior Member 317 posts Joined Oct 2008 Location: Langley, BC More info | Oct 18, 2008 23:34 | #8 I remember I think it was last year during a baseball game, someones super telephoto lens got smashed from a ball. I think it was a camera lens, but it might have been a tv camera.
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