Stanford Basketball

It was a good day today. After setting up the workaround for the 7D file issues I was able to focus on the photos. 250 shots with the 70-200mm and about 90 with the 24-70mm. The files from the 7D are better for cropping so I have been using the 24-70mm on it so that I can crop.

I sat by the side line for a while, this angle yields very dynamic shots, and I can shoot at either side (team) which is better than being at one end of the court. This is only possible however when the TV crews are not present.

The wide angle shoots at the end of the court under the basked yield very dramatic images, but it's difficult to work the other side of the court because of the visual effect of the telephoto. When the zoom is at 135 or 200 the perceived depth is lost and all the subjects in view appear to be on the same plane which is not the case. It's possible to shoot but image appears "flat".

Perhaps a possibility would be to shoot from the stands (when the guys from TV are there taking the space) but I would have to negotiate that with the red jackets and of course the farther I go the longer reach of the lens I will have to use and I will be getting the "flat image" effect that I don't like. I guess we'll see.

Something important today was that I enjoyed shooting this game quite a bit.

Half time dancers I


Half time dancers II


As good as always


Head Coach and Staff


Cheerleader