On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 2:45 PM, Elizabeth Masoner <[email protected]> wrote: > Living in the deep south of the US (Alabama) I rarely get to photograph > hockey games. Anyone have any tips for shooting location around the rink? > It's a small arena and general admission so I'll be able to move around a > bit.
A couple of the ice rinks I've been to have small "portholes" in the glass near the ends of the ice, off on the side. Gives a clear shot at the goal. Often there are pro photographers monopolizing those portholes. Otherwise, your best bet is probably a long zoom up in the stands. At smaller arenas, they may allow photographers to stand up along the rails at the base of the seating area, but that really depends on the individual arena. White balance can be an issue in the arena, what with a not-quite-white ice under mercury vapor lighting. The few times I've done it, I've shot raw, and white-balanced off of the white in the uniform of the team. Luckily the colors of the team I watch most often are "cherry and snow." -Mat -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
