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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · Help and feedback on my first strobed HS Basketball attempt | |
Hi Everyone,
My daughter plays HS basketball, and I have been taking pictures of her games for years. I just tried lighting with flashes for the first time in a recent game, and wanted some feedback from you all.
As far as the ambient light level in the gym, a normal well lit shot for me would be ISO 4500, f2.8, and 1/500th. Here's an example of one of my better than average ambient light shots.
http://markwright.zenfolio.com/p679865000/h1F3024A6#h1ec9ea52
I use a Pentax K-5, and general use either a Tamron f2.8 28-75 zoom, or a Sigma 2.8 70-200 lens.
For my first try with flashes, I had 3 Yongnuo YN-560 iii flashes and the YN-560TX transmitter on the camera. The flashes were set up on monopods zip tied to the tops of the bleachers at the baseline pointed to the top of the key. I had two on one end of the gym on each side, and one on the other end to help light the backround. I had done one practice session before the game, and settled on the following settings, 1/2 power, 70mm zoom, f4, ISO 400-560. Pentax' max synch speed is 1/180.
http://markwright.zenfolio.com/p679865000/h1F3024A6#h6ddc7a1
http://markwright.zenfolio.com/p679865000/h1F3024A6#h1f3024a6
http://markwright.zenfolio.com/p679865000/h1F3024A6#h5fe5f09
http://markwright.zenfolio.com/p679865000/h1F3024A6#h593a680
I like the results overall, but I want to make them better. I think the biggest issue I have is the rather intense shadows. I am thinking about 2 different methods of solving this, either 1) add a small amount of on camera flash fill, or 2) add another flash on one of the existing stands either bouncing off the ceiling or back wall. I think I would prefer #2. The problem with that I see is that, even at half power, pointing it up to the ceiling will not add a lot of light. Maybe it will be just enough though, and I can turn down the others one notch to help the recycle speed?
Any suggestions or feedback would be appreciated. The photos I uploaded were not edited at all, I would certainly crop them a little differently.
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