D2X

Over this past week, i got to use a Nikon D2X along with a 80-200 mm f2.8 lens, everything seemed to work out really well, i was just unfamiliar with the equipment so I hit a few snags. I didn't realize it until after the game, when I was viewing the resulting photos. I didn't realize it, but the ISO was set to 1000 instead of 1600, so i got a some motion blur. In some of the photos it looks good, but in others, it kinda ruined it. The ISO on the D2X goes from 800 to HI 1 then HI 2, i thought HI 1 was 1600 and then up to 3200, which i was mistaken. I know this now and won't make the same mistake. Besides that, there wasn't anything else that really was a miss. I got some good locations for the game, so I think i did come up with some good shots, I had to get back into the feel of the games, I've been to a bunch of games, just haven't been shooting many on my own, mainly just assisting, so it took some getting used to. There are some more games coming up soon, i'll be assisting on saturday, plus i think there are some other upcoming events i'll be able to learn from. I was going to attend the tennis match, but I couldn't go because of scheduling conflicts with my screenprinting class. Oh well. I guess the next step is to shoot a few more games, see where the flow of my work is going, see if i'm getting more face shots or action. I've also been experimenting with the same thing that Dustin Snipes was doing, where you find hotspots in the floor (from lights) and exposing for the highlights, trying to get silhouettes of the players on the floor. Kind of an abstract shot, but different from the normal stock sports photos. Still just need to keep shooting, see what i can find that stands out from the normal photos. I liked the idea of shooting the cheerleaders and players during half time, they usually step off to the side and prepare, but see if I can get some promising shots when I can catch them off guard. We'll see whats up.