WhiskeyTango
No longer a newbie, moving up!
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- Jan 12, 2012
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- Michigan (Detroit Metro)
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Two of my nieces and a nephew play indoor soccer in the winter, and I've been struggling to get good shots of them doing so.
The lighting in the arena is flat out awful. The half-courts that the two youngest play on are lit with metal halides. The full courts, on the lower floor, are lit with flueroscents. Both are dark, but the full courts are darker.
I think I can work around the half court problems by shooting under the net, as long as the refs don't pitch a fit. On the full courts that's not an option. The net attaches at a point that I can't physically get to... My choices are to shoot through the nets or to drop down to the lower level and shoot through glass.
Here's a couple of example shots. The first is from the upper level stands and is shot through the nets. The second is from the floor and shot through the glass. Both were shot with a Sigma 70-200 f/2.8 lens mounted to a Nikon D7000.
I'm looking for general tips on how to improve this, as well as specific opinion on whether I should work on shooting through the glass vs. shooting through the nets. I've considered a polarizing filter, but am worried about losing another few stops doing so. I'm already shooting ISO 3200.
WhiskeyTango
The lighting in the arena is flat out awful. The half-courts that the two youngest play on are lit with metal halides. The full courts, on the lower floor, are lit with flueroscents. Both are dark, but the full courts are darker.
I think I can work around the half court problems by shooting under the net, as long as the refs don't pitch a fit. On the full courts that's not an option. The net attaches at a point that I can't physically get to... My choices are to shoot through the nets or to drop down to the lower level and shoot through glass.
Here's a couple of example shots. The first is from the upper level stands and is shot through the nets. The second is from the floor and shot through the glass. Both were shot with a Sigma 70-200 f/2.8 lens mounted to a Nikon D7000.
I'm looking for general tips on how to improve this, as well as specific opinion on whether I should work on shooting through the glass vs. shooting through the nets. I've considered a polarizing filter, but am worried about losing another few stops doing so. I'm already shooting ISO 3200.
WhiskeyTango