Photographing matches

[billbo911]

All these photo's are hosted from my Smugmug account, so I don't mind putting a few on here. It save a bunch of storage on CD to do it this way.

Some of these are obviously from the floor, others were from up in the stands. All were shot with a Canon 30D, some with a Sigma 17-70 2.8, others with a Canon 70-300 3.5-5.6 IS.

This first one if from the floor, during field reset. ISO 400,1/50, f/5.0, 40mm.


This is again from the floor between matches. ISO 1600,1/125,f/4.5,115mm.



Here is a shot of the Regional Champion during Autonomous.
ISO 400, 1/100, f/4.0, 70mm.



And now for a little fun.
ISO 100, 4s, f/32, 70mm.

[spinmunky]

Originally Posted by billbo911

Here is a shot of the Regional Champion during Autonomous.
ISO 400, 1/100, f/4.0, 70mm.

Nice shot of us!

Anyway.
I use a Canon Rebel XTi, either a 18-55mm or a 75-300mm lens, 1600ISO, Manual mode with no flash, and I adjust the shutter for the best exposure.
you can look at some of my pictures of the Silicon Valley Regional here: http://picasaweb.google.com/little.john.team100

I know that some of my pics are horrible but i take alot and don't filter them out when i upload them.I just have to say that I hate the lighting at regionals. The pit lighting is the worst, but the field is ok. I know that an ISO of 1600 makes you pics really grainy but i take them Large (3888x2592) so most of the time I shrink them down and at that size most people wouldn't notice it too much. Message me if you have any questions or comments.

[B.Collette]

At Manchester I was able to get good quality pictures from the stands about 70 feet away from the field.

Nikon D80
f/3.5-5.6 18-135mm
ISO @ 400
SpeedLite SB500

http://phoenixrobotics.net/gallery/m...?g2_itemId=197



/brian

[Luckyfish05]

Just wanted to say "THANKS!" to all of you out there giving advice. I love taking photos, and I know I always have more to learn. I'm going to be trying some of these suggestions!

[Cascade]

Cameras used: Canon 20 and 30D DSLR

Lenses used: Canon 24-70, 2.8 and Canon 70-200, 2.8 with IS

Film Speed: 800

Aperture setting: 3.5

Shutter Speed: 80-100

Flash: Yes, 430 and 580. Setting: -1/3 to + 1/3, usually set at 0, however.

Camera mode: manual.

Strategy: changes every direction in these arenas. Take plenty of test shots before you shoot, re-test in critical situations, adjust shutter speed when needed and leave the aperture and flash settings alone. Look at the histograms to confirm what the display is saying on the back of the camera. Too dark is better than too light. Use any version of Photoshop to do final cropping and cleanup.