Recent content by hanson16

I just do the outside but make sure theres no marks or smudges on rink side !!

I wouldn't give up on shooting through the plexiglass.You do need to find a clean spot and get your ens as close to the glass aspkossible to stop reflections All the images on my Flickr are taken Through the Plexi,it definitely gives you a lower straight on perspective.Hope this helps !! Link...

Hi,Ive shot quite a lot over the years.Its never the easiest,and depennding on the Hall your shooting in,can be nearly impossible.Backgrounds are always a problem,and Ive found that if you can get up high and shoot down,you will get cleaner images. Obviously you will need to be shooting at...

No problem,if I ca be of any help,just let me know !!

What you do need is an f2.8 lens and shoot in M (as suggested). Your cameras meter will be fooled by the reflective surface of the ice so add about 1 stop over. Take a test shot to confirm this. Set desired shutterspeed and then ISO to match. IIRC at Basingstoke this would give you something...

Further to Kipaxs comments.I find the best images are to be found through the net.I move my focus point to the middle bottom,and focus on the legs.This seems to give the most consistant focusing.

Matt,all the images were taken single point,mostly top centre aimed at the head. Images have been cropped and were all raw files and proceeded with basic levels. They are mostly iso5000 and have been slightly over exposed with +1.0 to +1.3 compensation. All were taken at Cardiff Ice...

For a first go I think there extremely good.I really like the looker room images,the rest is just practice and experience. I have some images on my flickr site,its sportsflair2000 if you want to have a look.

Matt, For a first attempt a lot of these are nicely exposed and sharp.Were you using your 70-200,as this might explain the depth of field on the last image if your were at the short end.

Matt, Ive found that I have to use single point,otherwise,with all the colours around thye rink your going to have trouble. On the matter of some of the shots beingh soft,what shutter speed were you getting,because anything below 1/500 with senior moving players,will give you motion blur...

Matt, Ive been photographing Ice Hockey for a number of years,and its probably the hardest form of photography,low changing light and fast unpredictable movement. As youve stated,the faster the lens the better,your 70-200 should be perfect. Exposure is the biggest problem,as the lighting...