Mariano Rivera had his 2nd Career at bat tonight!!!

[jobathenut]

Re: Mariano Rivera had his 2nd Career at bat tonight!!!

Yeah,i just can't take very good action shots.Me and my brother have season tickets for the college hockey team here.And i take like 100-150 pictures a game.But mostly back of the jerseys pictures as those turn out the best.And also those are my favorite type of pictures.Like i said,i am not that camera smart.So i know i proberly don't have the setting right on my camera.I should take it into the photo place and have them do it for me.I got my digital camera in 2004 and have loved it.But it sure was strage at first.As i was use to a regular film camera.Anyway,great pictures.You make mne jealous every time you post them on here.

jobathenut:

Thanks I really appreciate. It really isn't that hard though to take good pictures. You have have to have the right time, the right settings, and the right camera/lens.



vintagedeputy:

Unfortunately when Mo came up to bat, I had put my camera up by then. I'll usually take about 200-250 pictures then take a break near the end of the game.

[kylehess10]

Re: Mariano Rivera had his 2nd Career at bat tonight!!!

Yeah,i just can't take very good action shots.Me and my brother have season tickets for the college hockey team here.And i take like 100-150 pictures a game.But mostly back of the jerseys pictures as those turn out the best.And also those are my favorite type of pictures.Like i said,i am not that camera smart.So i know i proberly don't have the setting right on my camera.I should take it into the photo place and have them do it for me.I got my digital camera in 2004 and have loved it.But it sure was strage at first.As i was use to a regular film camera.Anyway,great pictures.You make mne jealous every time you post them on here.

Well there's your problem. Anything indoors where you needs lights prevents action shots. In order to take those action shots, you need to turn up your shutter speed, and in order to turn up your shutter speed, you need sunlight. I normally like to take pictures only during day-games, because if I go to night games, then if I want an action shot, I need to wait until after the player swings, otherwise everything will be all blurry. Just like on the Mariano Rivera photo I posted in this thread....it was nighttime, so the shutter speed had to be lowered, and it caused his arm and the ball to look a little blurry.

[cordovacollector]

Re: Mariano Rivera had his 2nd Career at bat tonight!!!

Ahh, not necessarily so, Kyle. I shot inside the Dome for years with a film camera, no less. You need a lot of practice, a good eye, and anticipation of the shot. I shot at 125th sec and used Fuji (better on blue and green) 400 film. Now with digital it is much easier. I once took in 50 rolls to be developed and only threw 4 pictures out because of the slightest blur. I could tolerate a bit of blur if the composition was good.

Joba, these shots were all taken from 4 rows behind were you sat for the Yankees games. I was Section 120 Row 12 Seat 9 for many years. FFor a couple years I was Section 120 Row 7 Seat 9 ... which was the OLD front row before the VIP seats went in. I know you can do this with practice!

Here's what you can do inside with a Jurasic camera:







And you can watch for moments like these ... this is for all you fathers and sons out there:

[jobathenut]

Re: Mariano Rivera had his 2nd Career at bat tonight!!!

Kyle-That's what i figured as the professional ones have a trigger to do the light.Which i never knew what the lights going off during a hockey game were.Until i sat next to a guy whos brother was a professional taking pictures for the game for the red wings.And he explained that to me.And i thought it was funny that a little flash of light on the top of the building could make a difference but it does.I know what you mean about outdoors and indoor games.Because the pictures i took outdoors in cleveland vs the yankees turned out better than the ones i took indoors at the inflatiable toliet they call a stadium in minnesota.I don't know how to adjust the shutter speed,but i have looked over the camera and guiide to see how to do it but can't figure out how to do it.So for action shots,you want to turn up your shutter speed but you can't do that at a indoor game.Well anyway,i thought i would share some pictures with you.

Well there's your problem. Anything indoors where you needs lights prevents action shots. In order to take those action shots, you need to turn up your shutter speed, and in order to turn up your shutter speed, you need sunlight. I normally like to take pictures only during day-games, because if I go to night games, then if I want an action shot, I need to wait until after the player swings, otherwise everything will be all blurry. Just like on the Mariano Rivera photo I posted in this thread....it was nighttime, so the shutter speed had to be lowered, and it caused his arm and the ball to look a little blurry.

[kylehess10]

Re: Mariano Rivera had his 2nd Career at bat tonight!!!

Kyle-That's what i figured as the professional ones have a trigger to do the light.Which i never knew what the lights going off during a hockey game were.Until i sat next to a guy whos brother was a professional taking pictures for the game for the red wings.And he explained that to me.And i thought it was funny that a little flash of light on the top of the building could make a difference but it does.I know what you mean about outdoors and indoor games.Because the pictures i took outdoors in cleveland vs the yankees turned out better than the ones i took indoors at the inflatiable toliet they call a stadium in minnesota.I don't know how to adjust the shutter speed,but i have looked over the camera and guiide to see how to do it but can't figure out how to do it.So for action shots,you want to turn up your shutter speed but you can't do that at a indoor game.Well anyway,i thought i would share some pictures with you.

Your pictures are still very good even if you don't have the shutter all the way up. At day games for the Braves, I've been able to turn my shutter speed all the way up to 1/4000th of a second. That's only on REALLY sunny days though, but commonly I'll have it on around 1/2000th. With this picture I took of Brian McCann at night, I had the shutter speed on 1/400th of a second and the ISO set at 1000. That's common for night games. If you have good lighting at those hockey games, then once you figure out how to adjust your settings, I'd keep the ISO at 1000 or above and the shutter at anywhere between 200-500. With this picture at 400, I can still take an action shot, but the blur can be kept at a minimal:

[jobathenut]

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GREAT ONE-You saying my pictures still are good,means alot to me.I just wish i could take pictures like you.I just don't know alot about cameras and how to change the shutter speed etc on it.Thanks

Your pictures are still very good even if you don't have the shutter all the way up. At day games for the Braves, I've been able to turn my shutter speed all the way up to 1/4000th of a second. That's only on REALLY sunny days though, but commonly I'll have it on around 1/2000th. With this picture I took of Brian McCann at night, I had the shutter speed on 1/400th of a second and the ISO set at 1000. That's common for night games. If you have good lighting at those hockey games, then once you figure out how to adjust your settings, I'd keep the ISO at 1000 or above and the shutter at anywhere between 200-500. With this picture at 400, I can still take an action shot, but the blur can be kept at a minimal: