Fife Flyers v Nottingham Panthers -Ice Hockey

[Buck the Fifer]

Shot with Canon 100-400mm IS USM.

Despite attending ice hockey for nigh on 40 years this is the first time I've taken the camera along to a game. Like Fife Flyers start to the season, it's been a bit of a baptism of fire. Anyway, got some that I was pretty happy wth, but like anything, learnt a few tricks I hope to put into action next week.


Mike Hamilton scores Fife Flyers first elite goal.

Fowley scores the first Brit goal.

 

[Iain MacIntosh]

Hi Ian, well a couple of things really, images look underexposed plus if your using a 100-400 I would crop in alot more males the action look better , push the ISO up a bit from 800 as 1/320 is just not fast enough for this game. Practice practice as they say...

cheers
Iain

 

[Buck the Fifer]

Thanks for the comments Iain, much appreciated. I don't usually shoot anything at that high an ISO due to noise issues. However, I took the plunge and got myself a copy of Photoshop and the converted raw to TIFF images (using Bridge) are superb compared with what I have been using. I also tinkered with the exposure and they came out far better than I had anticipated. So next week I won't hesitate to take the ISO up for that extra shutter speed. Role on Flyers v Caps on Saturday .

 

[Iain MacIntosh]

Cool, if your anytime down at Breahead Clan games say hello, just got a media pass for the season

Iain

 

[Buck the Fifer]

Cool, if your anytime down at Breahead Clan games say hello, just got a media pass for the season

Iain

We are through on 22nd October so I'll be sure to come say hello

 

[chimper]

Hi Ian, well a couple of things really, images look underexposed plus if your using a 100-400 I would crop in alot more males the action look better , push the ISO up a bit from 800 as 1/320 is just not fast enough for this game. Practice practice as they say...

cheers
Iain

Thanks for the comments Iain, much appreciated. I don't usually shoot anything at that high an ISO due to noise issues. However, I took the plunge and got myself a copy of Photoshop and the converted raw to TIFF images (using Bridge) are superb compared with what I have been using. I also tinkered with the exposure and they came out far better than I had anticipated. So next week I won't hesitate to take the ISO up for that extra shutter speed. Role on Flyers v Caps on Saturday .

I think that's right what Iain said Ian. Also I always find when shooting high ISO if you slightly overexpose the noise will be less noticable.

I'll be interested to see your pictures from the coming matches, Ice Hockey is a sport I've never photographed but it sure looks exiting... & trickey to shoot well.
Keep us posted

Stew.