On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >From what I've read, for Pro games (which are played in much better lit > >arenas), still shooters set up multiple radio slaved flashes in the > >rafters/cat walks above the court. Now the pro players may be used to flash, > >and anyway, most wildlife and athletes don't seem to notice flashs. > > > >BR > > > >From: Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I would not use flash ever in a > >sports tournament, ever. Even a friendly between amateurs, it's just bad > >form. > > I must be honest and say that I have never photographed a basketball > match, either pro or am , and so the protocols may well allow flash. I > would be astonished if they did from the touchline or whatever line it's > called in basketball. Slaved flash going off from above or bounced may > well present less of a distraction to players - after all, fans sit in > the stands flashing left, right and centre - so they have to cope with that. > > But direct flash at eye level on the playing floor would be a definite > no-no in my book......
This may be a bit late, but... I've shot hooked up to Basketball arena strobe systems. The only "no-no" is to fire the strobes when the players are shooting a free throw (until the ball is released). These systems are always mounted high, as mentioned. Sometimes the fans apparently complain about the flashes! I've NEVER seen anybody using flash on camera from any of the standard positions on the floor (corners, under the hoop) except at high school games. Eye-level flash in sports can get you in trouble, usually from the referee. In most college and pro venues you don't need flash anyway unless you are shooting for some glossy pro publication in which case you usually either have your own strobe system to put in the ceiling or can talk your way into time-share on one of the existing systems. I even shoot high school games without flash, both to avoid annoying people and because the look of flash-on-camera in a dark gym is nasty. Yeah, it means fast film and fast lenses. I put a lot of mileage on my 85/1.4 A* in college! DJE
