UCC 3 Renegades - 9/10/2010 The Armory Jersey City, NJ

GadgetRick

Shot this show the other night. The lighting was (by far) the worst I've seen for an MMA event. And this was a pro show! I did what I could but I apologize (in advance) for some of the noise, strange exposures, etc.). It looked like someone used a couple of cars' headlights to light the cage. The promoters loved the shots though. I guess that's what counts?

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13: Doctor stoppage. As you can see, it was a DEEP cut.


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Thanks for looking.

SnapLocally

Believe me Rick- it can be far worse.

MileHighAko

Despite the challenges with lighting, #8 is my favorite. The capture of the sweat in the air, the form of the subjects, facial expressions, etc. Nice capture. Not sure if some PP can fix some of the light issues on it to clean it up or not.

GadgetRick

SnapLocally wrote: »

Believe me Rick- it can be far worse.

:::sigh::: I know. It just pains me to throw away photos where I caught great action but the light was just so bad I cannot recover it properly.

GadgetRick

MileHighAko wrote: »

Despite the challenges with lighting, #8 is my favorite. The capture of the sweat in the air, the form of the subjects, facial expressions, etc. Nice capture. Not sure if some PP can fix some of the light issues on it to clean it up or not.

Well, the other part of the problem is I have to crop more than I'd like as I only have one body at the moment. I'm frantically trying to save up for a 2nd body so I can have my 28-70 on one and my 70-200 on the other. I wouldn't have to crop nearly as much.

kidzmom

Oh wow..that is some serious action. I think you did great with the given lighting. So you got the 70-200? I would love a 2nd body too, but it isn't in my near future. I much prefer my 70-200 2.8 over my 28-70 2.8 for sports. It just seems so much faster to focus and sharper so it is on my camera more expecially when I am able to move around to get the shot. I'm sure indoors it is hard to do that. Glad to hear the promoters liked the shots. That is all that matter and you captured some great (and BLOODY) action. Uuuh. I'm such a girl..I was even a little to close to the sweaty runners and backed off, lol. I don't know what I'd do if I was that close to splattering blood droplets... You're the man!

GadgetRick

kidzmom wrote: »

Oh wow..that is some serious action. I think you did great with the given lighting. So you got the 70-200? I would love a 2nd body too, but it isn't in my near future. I much prefer my 70-200 2.8 over my 28-70 2.8 for sports. It just seems so much faster to focus and sharper so it is on my camera more expecially when I am able to move around to get the shot. I'm sure indoors it is hard to do that. Glad to hear the promoters liked the shots. That is all that matter and you captured some great (and BLOODY) action. Uuuh. I'm such a girl..I was even a little to close to the sweaty runners and backed off, lol. I don't know what I'd do if I was that close to splattering blood droplets... You're the man!

! Thanks.

The 28-70 works well in that environment because the fighters are moving around the cage. 70mm is not wide enough if they're up close and personal. But, with the resolution on the 50D--assuming better lighting conditions--I can effectively crop when the fighters are on the other side of the cage. Having a 2nd body would help immensely so I could use both lenses. Just gotta save my pennies...

When I shot Ring of Combat XXX back in June--those shots are posted here somewhere and on my site--I actually had some blood splatter on my lens. Problem was, I was cleaning the lens and missed a great shot which was right in front of me! So, it can happen for sure. Maybe Canon should start to make their lenses and cameras blood-proof?

The promoters always like the shots. Problem is getting them to pay for your services. However, I'm getting more promoters in my area to pay me than I thought possible. Actually had another one call me yesterday about that for some upcoming shows. Not big money but enough to make it worth my time to go. I then sell shots to the fighters/schools/sponsors. Can't really make a living on it (certainly not where I live) but I can make a few bucks.