I typically shoot kids Ice hockey.
I am using the Canon Rebel T1i with the 55-250 lens for sports.
How can I get a crisper shot using the 55-250 lens?
What is the typical distance on this lens to stand back from the object on the ice?
I have noticed that I am having to brighten up the picture in photo shop. Is there a setting with the WB I can change?
You can set the exposure compensation to +0.7 or +1.0. Or try widening the aperture in A mode. Or even slow the shutter speed down a bit. Or raise your ISO. There are lots of ways to brighten a shot. Trial and error always works.
One thing to bear in mind - I always find the images on the LCD on the back of my Canon look rather brighter than they end up looking when transferred to PC, so if they look just about bright enough on the LCD, they probably aren't.
Thank you, I don't use the LCD when shooting the sports setting, so Maybe I will try that, and brighten it up a bit and see how it shoots, and also mess with the ISO settings to get a brighter pic
@thphotog Also, try checking your histogram after one or two initial shots and make sure the graph isn't too loaded to the left. That might help dial in your settings a little better, because for sure the LCD is almost always brighter. :-)
Tracy, what shutter speeds/ISO are you using for this type of shot? If your images are coming out fairly dark overall it's probably a bad combination of too low of ISO and too fast of shutter speed. That lens isn't very fast and if you're shooting while zoomed in your widest aperture is only f/5.6. So, assuming you're trying to freeze the action of quickly moving skaters you're probably using a pretty fast shutter speed, so unless you're shooting ISO 1600+ or have very bright lighting conditions the end result is probably going to be underexposed.
Since you won't be able to change the lighting of the scene you're really left with increasing the ISO even further (which will introduce more noise) or decrease shutter speed (which will likely show more motion blur). So, it will be up to you to decide what kind of trade-ff you can get by with.
Otherwise, it may be time to look at a faster lens if you can't achieve the results you want.
My 2 cents - shoot in shutter priority mode (might be called TV on Canon?). Show up early and take shots of ice skaters or anyone else on the ice before the game to get a feel for the focal length and lighting. Shutter priority mode will choose your aperture & ISO since shutter speed is generally the most important factor for sports.
Also, if you shoot in RAW, white balance isn't significant, as you can change that in post without degradation to the original shot.
@Jeremy I believe the ISO was 1300 or something close to that, but still fairly darker and not so bright and crisp looking.
@Robert - Thank you, it is called the TV mode on the Canon rebel and I will practice with that while the kids practice at the ice rink, to get a feel for that setting.
I have only had this camera a couple of weeks and I vow to learn it, and never go back to my old camera!! :)
My brother plays ice hockey and I've shot at a few of his games and what seems to be a big factor is you are shooting behind the glass.
I accidently was standing in the press pass only box because I was shooting with my friend's dad and the photos I shot there, which was situated above the ice and glass, came out loads better than when I was behind the glass using the same settings.
Hope that actually makes some sense x.x
@Chris, yes this makes TONS of sense. Its not easy finding a clear glass to shot from or netting issues also. This is why I love working the penalty box so I get crisp pictures.
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Since you won't be able to change the lighting of the scene you're really left with increasing the ISO even further (which will introduce more noise) or decrease shutter speed (which will likely show more motion blur). So, it will be up to you to decide what kind of trade-ff you can get by with.
Otherwise, it may be time to look at a faster lens if you can't achieve the results you want.
Also, if you shoot in RAW, white balance isn't significant, as you can change that in post without degradation to the original shot.
@Robert - Thank you, it is called the TV mode on the Canon rebel and I will practice with that while the kids practice at the ice rink, to get a feel for that setting.
I have only had this camera a couple of weeks and I vow to learn it, and never go back to my old camera!! :)
I accidently was standing in the press pass only box because I was shooting with my friend's dad and the photos I shot there, which was situated above the ice and glass, came out loads better than when I was behind the glass using the same settings.
Hope that actually makes some sense x.x