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02/19/2003 09:21:39 AM · #1 |
| Ok, here goes. I'm trying to take some pictures of my fiances hockey team. The lighting is weird in the ice rink. When i take them using the auto setting, the color and lighting come out fine. however, the players are obviously blurred cause the shutter speed is too slow. When I use the flash, they come out black. If I use shutter priority or manual settings, the pictures come out black. Absolutely nothing on them. I'm lost, what am I doing wrong? |
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02/19/2003 09:37:49 AM · #2 |
I have no idea at all why your photos would come out totally black, except that the shutter speed was too short to let any light in. Have you tried simply using a higher ISO?
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02/19/2003 09:45:08 AM · #3 |
i dont use this kind of camera ... but the only thing i can think of with the black photos and using a flash is that the flash isnt strong enough and it's bouncing off something else and making the image really dark ... that happens when i use a flash with my camera and the subject is out of the flash range ... i dont know if that helps or not
good luck with it ...
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02/19/2003 10:00:31 AM · #4 |
jwagley,
How far away from the players are you when you are taking the shot? Most camera flashes are only good for 15 or so feet, 20 at the outside. If you're at the edge of the ice rink and they are out on the ice it is highly unlikely your flash can reach that far. The G2 is supposed to have a hot shoe so you might look into finding a high power flash with a fresnel focusing lens on it that will allow you to take "telephoto" type flash shots, i.e. 50+ feet or so. I have a Canon flash from my Canon T90 days that will throw a focused flash over 50 feet so I know they used to exist. Perhaps someone with experience with external flashes may be able to recommend one.
Found it on the web, the Canon Speedlite 300TL will throw a flash out to about 65 feet when set to the 85MM mode.
Hope this helps. . .
Message edited by author 2003-02-19 15:05:34.
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02/19/2003 11:28:25 AM · #5 |
I have taken photos of my son during his hockey practices. The in-camera flash will never be enough to light an entire arena. The problem is that amateur rinks are not well lit, so you need to use a higher ISO (400 should let you shoot at 1/60 - 1/100 sec), but it all depends on the rinks lighting. If you go to ISO 800, your pics will be grainy.
To freeze the players, you might need to pan with the action. That will give you a blured background, though.
Also, choose the moments to take your pictures: Faceoffs, plays at the net, or other times when the players are not moving too much.
Hope this helps. Good luck.
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02/19/2003 12:10:33 PM · #6 |
Forget the flash unless you are shooting a close up portrait of your fiance. Like others have said crank up the ISO, zoom in close, and try to follow the action. I would set the camera to Shutter Priority and try to find a happy medium with a setting that allows enough light in but still captures most of the action. I think that in tough situations like this you should try to get creative shots with the intent of capturing the feeling of the sport rather than just a technically clean shot. A tripod would be very useful to keep the background nice and sharp while allowing for some blur in the action. Also put a polarizer filter on your lens to minimize reflections if you are shooting through glass. Good luck.
T
Message edited by author 2003-02-19 17:11:41.
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