 Sharon M. Kamholz |
How to Shoot a Basketball Game Hello ! I am trying to shoot my son's (12 yr old) basketball game. From what I read, flash could be a distraction, so I am not using flash. I have a Nikon D80 and I am using a Tamron 70-200 2.8 lens. I still get a lot of blur. Any suggestions ??? Thanks so much.
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- Ken Smith Contact Ken Smith Ken Smith's Gallery |
Sharon, here's a tread from awhile back on the same subject...hopefully it can help. http://www.betterphoto.com/forms/QnAdetail.php?threadID=27634
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- Dennis Flanagan Contact Dennis Flanagan Dennis Flanagan's Gallery |
Whatever you do Sharon, don't use an automatic mode. I shoot a lot of sports with pretty good luck. Are you shooting from the floor or the stands? If from the floor, the 70mm could make things hard. With the 1.5X magnification factor, 70mm is equivalent to a 100mm lens. It's works for full court, but tough if they are close by. First, shoot in Camera Raw.
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Sharon M. Kamholz |
Thank you so much !! I am determined to have some reasonable success by the end of the season. Do you have any lens recommendations ?
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Jeffrey R. Whitmoyer |
You might want to select an ISO that will give you a shutter speed of 1/250 or faster if the suggestion Dennis made doesn't work. As for a lens, something in the range of 28-80 or even a little wider should work. I've been shooting my granddaughters games with a 28-80 F4-5.6 and it seems to work well. ISO is around 1600, this is with a D300 which handles the noise quite well. Auto white balance also seems to work out, with slight correction done in photoshop. Shooting in RAW naturally.
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Bruce A. Dart |
I used to do a lot of this and had to use high speed film, now digital of course, but the higher ISO is essential to get a fast enough shutter speed to stop action. Shooting at the peak of the action also helps. It is important to get a reading and shoot in a manual mode for consistency. I also found that the light reflecting off the gym floor and the light on faces is often about one stop different so it is important to test and look at the results. Parents aren't always allowed the flexibility that working professional have in that I always worked near the basket for the home team and of course had to work around the referees. From the sideline the view is a little different as well as what position she plays and where she is on the court most of the time. Bruce
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Andrea Broussard |
I shoot with nikon d5000, lens 18-200 lens. I can't get a f-stop of 2.8, therefore I am having trouble also. can you please give me some advice. I once shot with a olympus e500 w/flash and got great results. why can't I get these results with my nikon? HELP!!
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Jeffrey R. Whitmoyer |
Andrea, boost your ISO up until you can get a fast enough shutter speed with your lens at F4 or whatever your largest (smallest number) aperture is for the lens you have. You probably want to be at about 1/250 of a second for shutter speed. Shooting sports with a flash isn't good practice since you can interfere with the game. As I mentioned in my previous post, be aware of your white balance too since gym lighting is difficult. I let the Auto WB do its thing in a gym. the D5000 should give decent results at a high ISO> Jeff
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Sharon M. Kamholz |
Thanks everyone !! Your insight is priceless. One more questions, want to purchase another lens, can't afford a Nikon - any suggestions ? I am looking at 17-50mm 2.8
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