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Re: [OM] Shooting indoor sports?

Subject: Re: [OM] Shooting indoor sports?
From: "Barry B. Bean" <bbbean@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2002 08:22:51 -0600 (CST)
On Tue, 15 Jan 2002 02:01:36 -0500, Michael Darling wrote:

>I've got to cover a basketball game and a wrestling match this week for the
>university paper.  Anybody have any suggestions regarding lens choice and
>good angles?  

I shoot HS basketball for the local paper - 50/1.2 (or 1.4, or 1.8),
a good flash, and plant yourself 5-10 feet off center under the goal.
Try not to get hit by the ball. Count on getting lots of layup shots,
rebound action, and 3-4 player action pix on foul shots. One thing
you'll learn quickly is that the players really don't notice you.
Even refs will step on you and run by without a look. Flash doesn't
bother them.

>I've got 28/2.8, 50/1.4, 100/2.8, 180/2.8 at the moment.  I'm thinking the
>180 would only be good for cross-court shots.  I should have full access to
>the sidelines since I will be getting a photo pass tomorrow.

The 100 might be useful if you want some tight faces, but I wouldn't
even bother with cross court shots unless you're shooting the coaches
(and some of them need to be shot!)

>Film will probably be TMAX 400 or Tri-X pushed to 800.  All I have in the
>flash dept. is a Vivitar 283 w/Sto-fen diffuser, so no low output TTL
>controlled flash pops, just the 'yellow' setting on the sensor.

I shoot tri-X at 400, with a 283 you shouldn't need to push. That
said, I love Fuji 800 press. I shoot a few rolls during the season
for color enlargements, but color's just too damned expensive to use
for small town paper $$$.




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B.B. Bean                                       bbbean@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Bean & Bean Cotton Co                                   
http://www.beancotton.com
Peach Orchard, MO



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