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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · Div III Field Hockey - St. Lawrence at Vassar


Like Frank, I haven't shot all year but recently acquired a used Nikon 400mmƒ2.8 to shoot my daughter's field hockey games that I'm able to make (she's at St. Lawrence, a 6-hour drive for me).

Received on-field permission for her game at Vassar this past weekend and also provided images to the school for their website.

The ends and corners out to the 15-yard line were roped off, so goal angles were crummy. For me, artificial turf=standing.

Chris
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3. They wet the field down prior to the game to slow the ball down







4. Looks closer than it was...still...







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Sep 28, 2015 at 08:21 AM
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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Div III Field Hockey - St. Lawrence at Vassar


Vassar won 4-1.





6. First year player XiXi Halvorson-Phelan (#4) scores her first college goal to make it 2-1 Vassar.







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9. My daughter




Sep 28, 2015 at 08:23 AM
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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Div III Field Hockey - St. Lawrence at Vassar


Nice set, do you by chance have any more room on the left of number 2 on the original?

I might even crop in 7 more on the left and get rid of the two Vassar players. Take with a grain of salt, I have never shot field hockey and only the private schools here have it . . .

If I were the St. Lawrence player in 4 my eyes would be a bit wider



Sep 28, 2015 at 08:25 AM
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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Div III Field Hockey - St. Lawrence at Vassar


Chris nice set here...looks like you had some nice light. With regards to Mike's comment on #4....I'm really surprised there aren't more injuries from getting hit in the head or face with the sticks. In all of the games I've shot I only saw one (unfortunate) injury to a girl last year. I'm curious what they don't enforce the use of face shields like the girl is wearing in #6.


Sep 28, 2015 at 09:21 AM
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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Div III Field Hockey - St. Lawrence at Vassar


mikekeating wrote:
Nice set, do you by chance have any more room on the left of number 2 on the original?

I might even crop in 7 more on the left and get rid of the two Vassar players. Take with a grain of salt, I have never shot field hockey and only the private schools here have it . . .

If I were the St. Lawrence player in 4 my eyes would be a bit wider

Thanks MIke...unfortunately no room on #2...

Good suggestion re: #7, I will tighten that up.

Ha ha...yeah that wold get me going...

Chris




Sep 28, 2015 at 09:49 AM
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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Div III Field Hockey - St. Lawrence at Vassar


Frank Lauri wrote:
Chris nice set here...looks like you had some nice light. With regards to Mike's comment on #4....I'm really surprised there aren't more injuries from getting hit in the head or face with the sticks. In all of the games I've shot I only saw one (unfortunate) injury to a girl last year. I'm curious what they don't enforce the use of face shields like the girl is wearing in #6.


Thanks Frank...yeah went in and out of clouds/sun. I am too, so often they're all bent over in tight quarters.

Many of the girls will put them on for corners as they ball is rocketing in from the circle...and frequently airborne like this one. But they then discard them quickly after the corner.

Chris



Sep 28, 2015 at 09:51 AM
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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Div III Field Hockey - St. Lawrence at Vassar


Way fewer shadows than the high school level with mandated eye protection.

And here I thought they watered down the field before the game and at halftime to reduce the heat shimmers for the photographer. :-))



Sep 29, 2015 at 12:29 AM
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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Div III Field Hockey - St. Lawrence at Vassar


Sure are, it's a lot nicer to shoot...

Ha Ha...don't I wish!

Chris



Sep 29, 2015 at 07:13 AM
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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Div III Field Hockey - St. Lawrence at Vassar


these are very nice shots because they show the game being played.


Sep 29, 2015 at 07:38 AM
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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Div III Field Hockey - St. Lawrence at Vassar


Thanks very much...

Chris



Sep 29, 2015 at 07:53 AM
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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · Div III Field Hockey - St. Lawrence at Vassar


Really like the hair and closed eyes on the Vassar player in #5.


Sep 29, 2015 at 10:51 AM
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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · Div III Field Hockey - St. Lawrence at Vassar


Thx, yeah you can tell the jolt from the two sticks meeting....


Sep 29, 2015 at 10:56 AM
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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · Div III Field Hockey - St. Lawrence at Vassar


Chris - awesome set. Never shot field hockey...looks fast-pace and you captured a lot of peak action.

#'s 3, 4 and 8 are my favs. That 400/2.8 really blurs that background nicely....not surprised....but these are fine example of how subject isolation can be achieved using shallow DOF provided by that lens and others.

These set the bar for me If I get a chance to cover field hockey - so thanks for sharing!

JC



Sep 30, 2015 at 09:36 AM
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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · Div III Field Hockey - St. Lawrence at Vassar


Hi JC thanks...it's fast-paced at times, but it's also very frustrating...whistles are constant. Even if a team gets a turnover and starts their offensive charge, there'll be a whistle -- while they retain possession, the defense uses the opportunity to get into place and any momentum is lost. Plus lots of bizarre rules (after 10 years and two daughters, I still don't know them :-) )

Chris



Sep 30, 2015 at 09:58 AM
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p.1 #15 · p.1 #15 · Div III Field Hockey - St. Lawrence at Vassar


Superb set Chris as always, great timing on all of them but #'s 3 & 6 stand out for me. Regards Graham.


Oct 02, 2015 at 02:11 PM
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p.1 #16 · p.1 #16 · Div III Field Hockey - St. Lawrence at Vassar


Cheers Graham...

Chris



Oct 02, 2015 at 02:53 PM





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