High School Swim Meet

[TangoJuliet]

I got the chance to shoot some kids during a High School Swim Meet this past Saturday in Mobile, AL. This was the first time shooting an event like this and my equipment isn't really suited to it as I usually shoot full-size and model aircraft (Canon Rebel XTi (8mp), Canon 75-300 EF, Canon 18-55 EF-S, and a Canon 430EX II Flash). I ran the ISO up to 1600 (the highest on my camera) and mounted the flash on Auto angled up slightly with a white card rubber-banded to it to bounce and diffuse it some rather than it being direct. The lighting in the aquatic center wasn't as bad as I thought it might be, but it could have been much better, about every other light was burned out or not on. State is in two weeks and my room-mates son will be swimming in it. Hopefully I'll do better at that one.

[TangoJuliet]

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[TangoJuliet]

My room-mates son. He's still got work to do, but he shaved six seconds off his personal best in Breast Stroke.

[WillieC]

looks like they are underexposed and it also looks like the temp is off

[TangoJuliet]

looks like they are underexposed and it also looks like the temp is off

I lightened them as much as I could without adding too much noise in ACR. I'll admit, I'm not the most proficient in the use of PSE :dunno , so I don't do much besides cropping with it. As far as the temp, Flourescent seemed to portray the most exact WB for the setting. I'll see if I can do better in a couple of weeks at the State meet.

Thanks Willie :thumb .

[Gringriff]

Hi Tango,

You can also try setting the custom white balance. You can trying using the small white floats in the water as your subject.