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Glades Peewee 97 vs Montreal

I got to see my Sunday bullpen catcher carve up the ice as his VT Glades team skated to a 6-4 win over the Montreal West Island Royals ... No hitting in this one (as the Canadians don't hit at this age), but good skating and entertaining effort. I got to shoot from the Press Box (because I rock) -- and "JR" rewarded my attendance with a GOAL!!!! ... Enjoy.

No Lavendar Lip Gloss
No Lavendar Lip Gloss		 Jack Attack
Jack Attack		 In Line
In Line
Save
Save		 On The Move
On The Move		 Pushing Up Ice
Pushing Up Ice
Carrying the Puck
Carrying the Puck		 Turning the Corner
Turning the Corner		 On the Move
On the Move
Scrambling Save
Scrambling Save		 Clearing the zone
Clearing the zone		 Face Off
Face Off
Wrapping Around
Wrapping Around		 Jack On Net
Jack On Net		 Jack Hogs the Faceoffs
Jack Hogs the Faceoffs
NMC Sign!
NMC Sign!		 Putting on Pressure
Putting on Pressure		 Jack Defends
Jack Defends
Jack Has Him Marked
Jack Has Him Marked		 Jack Posing
Jack Posing		 Nice Sign!
Nice Sign!
Breaking Up The Break
Breaking Up The Break		 Nice Sign!
Nice Sign!		 Love the Sign!
Love the Sign!
Jack SCORES!!!
Jack SCORES!!!		 Did you see the sign?
Did you see the sign?		 Get the Face, Jack!
Get the Face, Jack!
Jack Mixes It Up
Jack Mixes It Up		 More Face Time
More Face Time		 Point-Blank Save
Point-Blank Save
Jack Looks for a Rebound
Jack Looks for a Rebound		 Another Save
Another Save		 The Dance Party Begins
The Dance Party Begins
Back to Jack
Back to Jack

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Donutrun03-Apr-2010 09:54
Photos inside a hockey rink are a lighting challenge! I crank up the ISO (the light sensitivity / film speed setting) to 2000 or 2500. The Nikon D300 with the 18-200 performs well in that extreme range. Going to my 85mm 1.8 lens is even better in low light, but I have to give up the zoom to do it, so I don't do it often. Then I shoot on shutter priority, using the fastest shutter speed which gets me an aperature reading in that rink -- typically 1/250th. This is fast enough to freeze most action while allowing a bit of blur on the puck and stick at times. White Balance is hit or miss in each rink. Typically, I shoot one test photo at each WB setting and then look to see which is the most accurate and use that for the game. Then, when I get home, I run them through Adobe Photoshop Elements (the $90 version of the Pro program) and tweak the lighting and white balance a bit and sometimes have to tweak the noise or sharpness to save an image. A 70-200mm 2.8 lens would be a huge improvement in the process, but that's a pricey lens!! Good Luck!!
BARB McGINLEY 02-Apr-2010 21:37
How did you get such clear pictures? What settings did you use?
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