No Regrets wrote: charles.K wroteShots late yesterday afternoon of honey eaters
D850 and 70-200E TC 1.7IIGreat series, Charles! Those birds are so beautiful compared to what we have here in Wisconsin. Great captures!
henry albert wrote:
Another night, another D4 at the rink. Through the glass at Aldrich Arena.
Clean capture for shooting through the glass. Between the non optical glass and puck marks, etc. it can be a challenge to shoot through glass at ice level.
Spectro wrote: henry albert wroteAnother night, another D4 at the rink. Through the glass at Aldrich Arena.Clean capture for shooting through the glass. Between the non optical glass and puck marks, etc. it can be a challenge to shoot through glass at ice level.
I cleaned a spot by the player's entrance when the Zamboni was out. Worked out pretty well. Tomorrow I'm shooting a game at an arena that has brand new glass! Santa Claus came through for this old hockey shooter.
When I shot the NHL Outdoor Winter Classic between the Maple Leafs and Wings in Toronto a couple years ago my assigned position was behind the net shooting through the glass. Everything straight on and left was fine but to the right towards the goal post (where most of the good action shots were on my side) was distorted. It was really frustrating as many of my best action shots weren't media worthy due to distortion from the glass.
Having two FX Nikon bodies is a must for me.... the D750 for low light, high ISO situations and the now venerable D800 for capturing detail... here's an example from the D800