Small town hockey

South Shore Snapshots

So I started a local hockey blog and it's been great fun. I've had the opportunity to see some great live hockey covering new teams in new locales. The best part has been seeing how passionate small towns are about their local Jr. C teams. Last night, I made my first trip over to Belle River to see the home team vs. the league leading Essex 73's. Quite a game. Here are five shots from the 200+ I kept.

1. Keep your eye on the bouncing puck


2. Ice chips anyone?


3. The thrill of victory


4. The agony of defeat


5. Boom goes the dynamite!


All shots Nikon D90 with 80-200 2.8, thanks for looking.

Rob

Alan Dye

Very Nice! Are these thru the glass?

BTW, give #11 in the last one 2 minutes for headshot/leaving his feet...

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Yes, through the glass (awful marked up glass as you might expect). No, he did not receive a penalty but he should have for sure. 2 minutes for head-checking.

slipkid

Those look good, the lighting must have been good in that rink.
Well done

ian408

Checks look great

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slipkid wrote:

Those look good, the lighting must have been good in that rink.
Well done

Thanks. In spots yes but overall, just average. I used ISO 2000 and up to make sure I had enough light and shutter speed.

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slipkid wrote:

Those look good, the lighting must have been good in that rink.
Well done

Thanks. In spots yes but overall, just average. I used ISO 2000 and up to make sure I had enough light and shutter speed.

Gary Peterson Photography

I love hockey shots!
Looking good!

Murreasy

Aperture Ring
Hey,

Just picked up a D700 and 80-200 2.8D. This might sound like a dumb question, but is the aperture actually controlled with the movable aperture ring as opposed to thru the camera as I'm used to?

Oddly enough I have a hockey gig this saturday, only with 6 year olds.

Thanks.

Max

ian408

Alan Dye wrote:

BTW, give #11 in the last one 2 minutes for headshot/leaving his feet...

I need to review my rule book but his hands are a bit high as well.

BradfordBenn

Yup, I agree #11 gets 2 minutes, either boarding or roughing.

Nice shots

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Murreasy wrote:

Hey,

Just picked up a D700 and 80-200 2.8D. This might sound like a dumb question, but is the aperture actually controlled with the movable aperture ring as opposed to thru the camera as I'm used to?

Oddly enough I have a hockey gig this saturday, only with 6 year olds.

Thanks.

Max

Leave the actual, physical, aperture ring alone. Make any adjustments you need via the camera body's roller dials in front and back. Experiment with various settings to see what works. Generally speaking, I go with ISO 3200 F4 at 1/250th until I get a sense for the what the lighting will offer. Good luck and have fun!

Rob