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Soccer goal remote.
Daniel Goncalves, Photographer
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Jacksonville | FL | USA | Posted: 8:08 PM on 08.15.11 |
->> Looking to set up a goal cam behind the net. With a 15mm lens what aperture should I aim to shoot at to get enough depth of field and where should I prefocus (about where the goalie stands?)?
Also should I be ok mounting pocket wizard on hotshoe or should I mount it away from the cam to get better range with an extension cord? Does it really make much of a difference? |
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Chuck Liddy, Photographer
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Durham | NC | USA | Posted: 9:42 PM on 08.15.11 |
| ->> Daniel, there is a great function of this website. Look up above where you typed posting this message. It says "search". Type in "soccer remotes". You'll get 15 places to read about this. The folks that write these columns KNOW their stuff. Use the search engine. |
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Gray Quetti, Photographer
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Jacksonville | Fl | USA | Posted: 7:15 AM on 08.16.11 |
| ->> Daniel, I have found that raising the PW above the ground works better than keeping it in a hot shoe or attaching to the mounting plate. I use a 3 ft extension pole and the reception is noticeably better. I think the moisture in the ground can effect reception when the PW is mounted low, not that we have a lot of moisture in the ground in Fla. right now. I think either PW or Manfrotto makes that extension pole. |
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Alan Herzberg, Photographer
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Elm Grove | WI | USA | Posted: 5:05 PM on 08.16.11 |
->> Chuck:
I tried typing "soccer remotes" in the search window at the top of the page. I got 15 hits, but as far as I could tell from scanning each of them, none talked about what aperture to use or where to prefocus, nor did any of them appear to answer Daniel's question about PWs.
I also typed soccer remotes in the message window search box. I got a zillion hits, but if there was a thread that answered Daniel's questions, I didn't find it in the 10 minutes or so I spent looking. |
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Alan Herzberg, Photographer
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Elm Grove | WI | USA | Posted: 5:15 PM on 08.16.11 |
| ->> Daniel: when I shoot a remote from behind the goal, it is usually a 24-70 or a 16-35. In either case I set the smallest aperture possible given the lighting conditions at the time simply to get as much DOF as possible. Depending on that setting and depending on the type of shot I'm after, I usually prefocus about 10 feet in front of the goal. I don't focus where the goalie stands because I'm usually more interested in capturing the goalie's opponent kicking/heading the ball into the net or reacting to the goal, so I try to get a bit further out from the goal. |
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Jordan Murph, Photographer, Assistant
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Honolulu | HI | USA | Posted: 5:32 PM on 08.16.11 |
->> Daniel,
Yes, mount the Pocket Wizard off of the hotshoe and as high off of the ground as possible away from obstructions and clear line of sight from transmitter to receiver. Using an isolation post will keep the unit away from whatever you are mounting it from as well.
It makes a world of difference.
Aloha,
Jordan |
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Daniel Goncalves, Photographer
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Jacksonville | FL | USA | Posted: 5:47 PM on 08.16.11 |
->> Thanks guys,
Alan, I agree, I did search. I appreciate your comments, Jordan, is there a specific "isolation post" or anything that will hold it up in the air (pw)?
Cheers,
Daniel |
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Gray Quetti, Photographer
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Daniel Goncalves, Photographer
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Jacksonville | FL | USA | Posted: 10:03 PM on 08.16.11 |
| ->> Awesome Gray, was thinking of using my Manfrotto flex arm. Should work out great. Fantastic. |
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Jack Megaw, Photographer
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Pittsburgh / Philadelphia | PA | USA | Posted: 11:55 AM on 08.17.11 |
->> Wide glass and I also mount the PW up high - makes a world of difference.
As far as placement goes light depending I'll pick a side (most players are right footed so I have a theory that most balls will go to goalkeeper's right) so I'll normally pick goalkeepers right to shoot from. If I'm in a larger stadium which might have a bigger stand at the opposite end and/or a better background then I'll place it right in the middle of the goal looking straight out. The placement would be further back.
For focus I like to focus on the goal line in case I can get a shot of somebody clearing the ball off the line but I do experiment with it a lot. A goalkeeper is barely ever on his line. Some keepers are when they defend a corner or direct free kick and they have to be when they're defending a penalty so sometimes I'll focus a few metres out.
Goal remotes have a lot of luck involved. Don't count on it to get you a shot. I've gone 10 matches before not getting a single decent goal remote shot and I've had matches where I've had lots.
Good luck!
-Jack |
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