High School Swim Meet

TangoJuliet

I got the chance to shoot some kids during a High School Swim Meet this past Saturday in Mobile, AL. This was the first time shooting an event like this and my equipment isn't really suited to it as I usually shoot full-size and model aircraft (Canon Rebel XTi (8mp), Canon 75-300 EF, Canon 18-55 EF-S, and a Canon 430EX II Flash). I ran the ISO up to 1600 (the highest on my camera) and mounted the flash on Auto angled up slightly with a white card rubber-banded to it to bounce and diffuse it some rather than it being direct. The lighting in the aquatic center wasn't as bad as I thought it might be, but it could have been much better, about every other light was burned out or not on. State is in two weeks and my room-mates son will be swimming in it. Hopefully I'll do better at that one.

TangoJuliet

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TangoJuliet

My room-mates son. He's still got work to do, but he shaved six seconds off his personal best in Breast Stroke.

WillieC

looks like they are underexposed and it also looks like the temp is off

TangoJuliet

WillieC wrote:

looks like they are underexposed and it also looks like the temp is off

I lightened them as much as I could without adding too much noise in ACR. I'll admit, I'm not the most proficient in the use of PSE , so I don't do much besides cropping with it. As far as the temp, Flourescent seemed to portray the most exact WB for the setting. I'll see if I can do better in a couple of weeks at the State meet.

Thanks Willie .

Gringriff

Hi Tango,

You can also try setting the custom white balance. You can trying using the small white floats in the water as your subject.