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Hockey Help
I have been reading various posts and have been trying different things. Unfortunately i do not get the same kind of result I see here. This past week I took my hobby to the rink to take some pictures of my daughter. My set up: Sony A300 (because I have old Minolta lenses) Tamron 70-200mm f2.8 - shot with hood on (does it… -
Re: Hockey Help
Thanks Rob BTW - your shot are crisp (DSC_3929 and DSC_4154 nice). I'm hoping to get close. I read your exif data and will try some experimenting. I noticed your exif detail reads that you shot in A mode, ISO 2000 The arena we are in is really good for light - not to the extent of an NHL game but very well lit none the… -
Re: Hockey Help
Hey A! Well I pushed the ISO up and tried a few different shutter settings. Tried f3.2 and my sense is that in this arena ISO 800 is right with f2.8 1/500-640 or 800. Just need to work on technique. Here's a couple of the shots: ISO 1600, 135mm and 180mm, f2.8, 1/800 Noise seems to have picked up. I also played with… -
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Hey A! Hey Aktse! I guess the product launch has passed? Just thought that closing my f-stop a tad may help with my DOF and give me more contrast. But I'm off to the 'pop' post you suggested. I guess I may be on the wrong AF setting: Spot (Dead Centre) There's Wide > Spot > Local with me being able to pick 1 of 9 points.… -
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Just curious? Why f/3.2? The "flatness" of the images that you complain about usually the result of the image lacking a true black and white point (midpoints too). The general statement is that they're lacking "pop" Dgirn has a tutorial on pop In general, photos from a P&S tend to have more more pop due since they are run…
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