Sport under lights - anything I should know?

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So sports photographers, I am going to attempt first cricket under flood lights on Tuesday, a day/night YB40 game at Lords [so big pitch, big lights, players wearing pyjamas] - is there anything in particular I should be aware of, or is it just usual common sense rules on exposure, etc apply? Never shot them at night before, never photographed any sport at night, so whilst I am assuming there are no demons that can be any worse than your average sodium lit sports hall [which I have done plenty of], thought I would ask here just to be sure.

Will be shooting with my usual combo - D300 [or maybe D700 for noise handling abilities?] and 70-200 - so results will be the usual massive crops too, so still haven't quite made up my mind on which body to go with, the D300 gives me an effective longer focal length, but the D700 focuses quicker and can be cropped harder. :thinking: Might play pack horse, leave my butties at home and lug both....

Any thoughts welcome :thumbs:
 
You need somoene who knows the lighting... also its pretty light at night.. you sure floodlights will come on.. I did t20 on friday no floodlights..

The first rule of high ISO photography is ..fill the frame.. unfortunatly with a 200 at cricket you may find that hard work ..I do like how you ahve overcome the short focul lenght but if it is darkish and floodlights your gonna have your work cut out :)

But like I say.. now knowing those lights...
 
Thanks Tony - only ever seen Lords floodlit on the TV - which is neither use nor ornament as we know tv cameras will correct/alter how it looks. They had the lights on for the daytime test cricket I was at a few weeks ago, but obviously totally different to an evening - though my impression is that they will be on from the start of play so the change of light will be gradual and adaptable to - they are actually promoting it as a floodlit game - kicks off at 4 I think and 50 overs apiece, so should take us into darkness and the need for lights...unless one or both sides flop spectactularly :shrug:

On the plus side, I WILL now be able to shoot from the pavilion end - splashed out on membership [of middlesex, not the MCC :lol:] so any century bat waving and.... ;)
 
soccersnapper said:
white balance and get a bigger lens - even with a 600 you are far away from the wicket at Lords
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Longer lens isn't going happen I'm afraid, mainly because I can't justify one, I am just a happy cricket snapper [600mm is no use at weddings], but also because as a spectator, it would disturb the view of other spectators, and probably wouldn't cheer the pro's either ;) I am considering a TC, the latest nikon editions are meant to be quite good and the camera copes ok with higher ISO's that might result from the loss of aperture girth.

However, managed ok, IQ did fall off on resulting pictures as light fell, mainly because of the distance and cropping higher ISO images rather than anything else, but it wasn't too bad given my limitations. It was only really the last 20 overs or so where the lights were having more effect than the natural stuff. :thumbs:
 
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