Which is the best Setting for night football matches?

7 years 6 months ago #500661 by tristanshutterfreak
I'm about to start a photo essay about night football in the United States... 

Any of you, sports photographers, can recommend me a quick setting for night action photography?

Thanks for your help! Just want your views.... I have a 75-300 Canon ... 


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7 years 6 months ago #500674 by Hassner
It all depends on the stadium and the intensity of that stadium's lights. You did not mention the camera body. I will start with pushing the highest ISO possible, because I think that lens you are talking about has a maximum lens opening of f5.6. You are looking for a shutter speed of 1/500. If you can cope with some movement, 1/250 on a monopod.


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7 years 6 months ago #501942 by effron
Switch the camera to "night" mode....:P

Why so serious?
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7 years 6 months ago #502008 by icepics
If you have to ask on a message board how to set your camera...   I don't think that sounds like you're even close to doing a photo essay. You not only have to go early and check out the lighting, but also figure out good vantage points, notice the backgrounds you'd be getting, and know the sport and the timing and know sports photography techniques.

And it depends on the level of sport if you'd need credentials or not for field access. If you shoot from the seats find out ahead of time if cameras and/or telephoto lenses are allowed.

Sharon
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7 years 5 months ago #505501 by Stic
Which is the best Setting for night football matches?

A football stadium at night...


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7 years 5 months ago #505519 by Eliffman
Not to mention some stadiums won't allow you in there with a tripod


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7 years 4 months ago #508077 by Gert1985
Change the camera setting with the environment of the stadium and also switch to night mode to match with the situation of the stadium there.


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7 years 4 months ago #508745 by Joves
Well I guess I will get in on this. For down and dirty. You set your aperture to what ever it is at 300mm, and leave it there. Next you decide what shutter speed you need, and then set it. Then you set the ISO to get a proper exposure. This pretty much goes for any artificially lit event, or venue where you are capturing action, and want to freeze it. For freezing it you will need a monopod for support at the very least. If you are shooting something where you want action blur the setup is the same, except you can use a lower ISO for better quality, and slower shutter speeds, depending on the desired blur effect, but you still need support to keep the subject on a level plane to the camera.


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