Tough loss for the Commack varsity softball team but they had a good run and a very solid season. It was an overcast day. The clouds got thicker and lower as the game progressed. At one point I was up at ISO 3200 to get my usual 1/1600 @ f/5.6 exposure setting. One good thing about an overcast day is that you have much less contrast and less shadows under the helmet...
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Congratulations to the girls varsity basketball team on a great season. Although they came up two points short in their final game against North Babylon they had a great year and played well. This game was held out at St. Joseph’s college. Their court is a large one with plenty of room behind the basket for photographers, video people, etc. There were plenty of...
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Another win for Commack in the playoffs, this time over Hauppauge. Great game with a big crowd for both sides. Onward to St. Joe’s to meet North Babylon. Things are getting more crowded out on the court, and I’m not talking about basketball players. Lots more photographers, video folks, reporters, etc. I’m sure they’ll be a bunch more at St....
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Congratulations again to Commack’s ladies for their win over Huntington. This one came right down to the wire but they hung on. Short post today since there’s nothing much new about how I shot this game that’s different from the other basketball games. I did post-process the photos a bit differently as far as color correction goes. Used the Split-Toning...
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Another win for the girls varsity basketball team. Next stop, playoffs. This game was senior night, in case you’re wondering about the parents in the first few shots. I had better luck photographing them than the players; they don’t move as fast. Although the girls did well, it was just one of those nights for me. Just found myself on the wrong side of the...
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Another win by the boys varsity team, this time over Ward Melville. Good job! Not much different in this gallery than the last one, so this will be a short post. ISO 8000 and 1/800 sec @ f/3.2 seems to be good for basketball in Commack’s south gym. This gives me the slight overexposure I need to reign in the noise in post-processing. Would have liked to have gotten...
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