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Hockey with 135 f/2

Started Feb 3, 2019 | Photos thread
OSP2017 Contributing Member • Posts: 542
Re: Hockey with 135 f/2

Great points above on getting exposure right in camera. I shoot hockey in full manual and I expose for the faces. If you underexpose and try fixing things in post, there will be way too much noise.

Get a rubber hood similar to this one and shoot right against the glass to minimize reflections and glare:

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/11157-REG/B_W_65069613_72mm_Screw_In_Folding_Rubber.html

You also want to shoot from an angle where players are coming at you. There is barely any face visible in photo #1 and nothing in #4 (unless you were photographing #24). When Zamboni comes out, you can wash both sides of the door without getting on the ice; you can shoot from near the goal (more glass to wash) or from the goal line — depends on where the door is. Get some windshield washer fluid for this; Windex will freeze on the glass.

For post-processing, dehaze helps you bring photos closer to what they look like when shooting without the glass.

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