Follow the bouncing ball

December 23, 2007 | Filed Under basketball, off-camera flash | Leave a Comment 

I had an assignment to shoot the Hampton at UMBC basketball game at the RAC Arena yesterday. I’ve been to this arena in the past and know it is as dimly lit as the average high school gym — boo. Usually college events have better lighting, but this is not the case at UMBC.

I brought two flashes with me to mount to the railings on the upper level to add a bit more light to the scene. Here is a shot from the other end of the court to show my setup.

I set the flashes to 1/4 power and 70mm zoom. I aimed each towards the center of the court. With this setup, I was able to shoot at ISO 200; f/2.8; 1/250.

UMBC came away with the win 83-65.