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Serafin Martinez, Photographer
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Carolina | PR | | Posted: 4:57 PM on 09.11.06 |
| ->> NHL is having an exhibition game played here in Puerto Rico, I would like to get some feed back on what type of lens to use, were is the best location to shoot from and all info that can be provided. I read some threads but not much info. |
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Brad Mangin, Photographer
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Pleasanton | CA | USA | Posted: 5:47 PM on 09.11.06 |
->> Hello Serafin. SportsShooter.com member Don Smith, who happens to be the tam photographer for the San Jose Sharks, wrote a nice story for the Sports Shooter Newsletter several years ago that should be very helpful to you. It is archived here on our site:
High Sticking in the NHL: how to shoot hockey
By Don Smith, San Jose Sharks
http://www.sportsshooter.com/news/243
Good luck! |
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David Sokol, Photographer
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Reading | MA | USA | Posted: 6:01 PM on 09.11.06 |
->> Hey Serafin,
A good place I would recommend would be one of the four corners with a clean piece of glass there you could use a 70-200 or 80-200 f/2.8 or even a 14mm to get a nice wide shot of a hard hit against the glass or if you have longer glass try getting up a little higher and shoot over the glass with a 400mm or so. Good Luck :} |
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Jack Megaw, Student/Intern
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West Chester | PA | United States | Posted: 12:38 AM on 09.12.06 |
->> And also, see if you can get to shoot from the penalty boxes, in Philadelphia they have holes there for photographers, and also some teams allow you to actually shoot from the bench among the players.
Enjoy, good luck.
-Jack |
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Richard Denham, Photographer
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Niagara/Toronto/Buffalo | On | Canada | Posted: 8:52 AM on 09.12.06 |
->> Quote from Don Smith's article "There is no right or wrong lens, just use what gives you the framing you are looking for."
I think that sums up shooting hockey for me! The only thing i would recomend is that you have at least a f/2.8 or faster lens if you are shooting without strobes. You can check out my link from a game i did last Saturday ( http://proamimages.smugmug.com/gallery/1872764 ). The first 9 shots are mine on a 1D MKII with a 70-200/2.8, the last 9 are my partners shot on a Nikon D100 with a 80-200/2.8. i also used during that game a 20mm/2.8 and my 24-70/2.8. |
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Serafin Martinez, Photographer
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Carolina | PR | | Posted: 3:26 AM on 09.14.06 |
| ->> Thanks guys for the info. |
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