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39 questions linked to/from Lots of noise in my hockey pictures. What am I doing wrong?
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Good DSLR camera for ice hockey pictures [duplicate]
My son just started hockey and my pictures are very dark and grainy. The lights are dim. Was looking to get another camera and lens to take better pictures. Would like to stay under $5,000. Any ...
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Good examples of RAW's advantages over JPEG?
I'm curious to see some real examples of where simply capturing the same photo in RAW (and being processed by someone who can do it justice) has significantly improved the photo at the end of the ...
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Is it better to shoot with a higher ISO, or use lower ISO and raise the exposure in post-processing?
Suppose there are two photos taken in the following scenario:
Scenario 1 - Photo taken using ISO of 3200.
Scenario 2 - Photo taken using ISO of 100.
Both photos are taken in a medium light scenario....
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When should I upgrade my camera body?
As the question says, when should I upgrade my camera body? In particular, if I have a low- to mid-range body (A DSLR such as a Nikon D3200 or Nikon D5100, or Canon SL1 or T5, or a mirrorless camera ...
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How can I get sharp bird photos when the bird is further away?
I have Canon 1200D. I use the 55-250mm kit lens for bird photography.
Laughing Dove
ISO 400, 1/100, 250mm, cropped, shot late in day in overcast conditions, brightness increased in post processing
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What causes these inconsistent dark bands in some of my photos from an indoor event?
Yesterday I took photos of an event at school.
The lighting was poor so I increased the iso to 3200,
shutter speed was between 80 and 250 and the aperture between 2.8 and 4.0.
Canon EOS500
about 10%...
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Is it really better to shoot at full-stop ISOs?
The second half of this answer says
Notice that I only shot full-stop ISO which is important with Canon DSLRs because the gain to obtain the 1/3 stops in between is applied in software by the ...
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What settings for Dirt track night time pictures
So I just started taking pictures at a dirt track and having problems with getting them crystal clear at night races. I'm using a Nikon D-90 with a tamron 70-300 lens. I have my ISO on 2500 and ...
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How to improve image sharpness on Canon 700D?
I'm currently using a Canon 700D with a few EF-S lenses, I like the Canon system, the looks, feel and ergonomics but I'm not happy with the files I'm getting. Whenever I come across a photo that ...
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What *exactly* is white balance?
When setting a white balance configuration, we adjust the temperature and green-magenta shift to a wavelength-intensity distribution of light that correlates most closely with the actual distribution ...
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How do I diagnose the source of focus problem in a camera?
Probably a novice question, but how do I correctly diagnose from a photo for what reason that camera wasn't able to focus properly?
It can be any 1 of the following
Unsteady hand
Lens issue
Metering
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Lighting variances on sport mode
I’m trying to shoot continuous movement indoor im Sport Mode. The room is well lit but the photos come out with drastically varying lighting so some photos in the sequence are well lit while others ...
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What camera settings should I use for ice hockey?
I will be shooting some ice hockey actions this week for a fundraiser and was wondering what the ideal camera settings are for a Canon EOS 6D and Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM.
I am planning to set ...
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First time - Night Club Photography - what gear do I need?
One of my friends wants me to shoot some picture of him/people at the club where he is a DJ. But I just started out so I don't have so much knowledge on it so I need some help.
My gear:
Sony α6300 ...
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Should I upgrade my camera or lens to shoot pro hockey games?
I've gotten the opportunity to shoot pro hockey games. My current gear doesn't cut it:
Nikon D70
Nikon 18-70mm F/3.5-4.5 Kit lens
Nikon 70-300mm F/4-5.6 D
Nikon 50mm 1.8D
Monopod
From where i'm ...