This message is from: "Karl & Jerrie Froelich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Thanks for all the suggestions. Yeah; it sounds like additional flash
equipment is required. I'll see what we can dig up in terms of more
equipment.
K.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve McIlree" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Karl & Jerrie Froelich" <fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 12:53 PM
Subject: Re: tips on taking pictures inside an arena?
This message is from: Steve McIlree <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Karl--
Wednesday, May 9, 2007, you wrote:
Taking pictures inside an arena is a real hassle. You are usually
too far away for the flash to be any good, and that results in a
really dark picture - does anyone have any ideas or tips for doing
this well?
The built-in flashes on cameras are a joke once your subject is much
more than ten feet away; not much good in a arena. Boosting the ISO
is one solution, but it comes with the drawback of additional noise
(grain) with both digital and film. When I reviewed the pictures I
shot at Winona, I was pleased with the exposure but disappointed
with the blurring from the relatively low shutter speed even with a
higher ISO. So I searched ebay until I found a good price on a
Sunpak 544, a separate hammer-head flash unit that will pump
sufficient light out up to 100 feet and more. Although I haven't yet
had a chance to try it in a situation like a large indoor arena, I
know that I used a similar flash to shoot basketball games, when I
was in the Army, with great success.
--
Steve McIlree - Pferd, Skipper & Clust - Omaha, NE/Las Cruces, NM, USA
It's never the horse, it's always the rider. --Old Cavalry Adage
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