Sports photography in the warm....

As the Autumn/Winter weather approaches Sports photography enters its own season of change and challenges.

Most of the sports events that I photograph are held outdoors. That means, of course, that the timing and weather conditions play an important part in how comfortable my work is. Will I face heavy rain and water running down my back? Or will light levels be so low that freezing the action becomes a challenge?

So it is quite nice on a wet October evening to have an opportunity to work indoors. This eliminates my first problem... I should be able to stay dry. The illumination is also greatly helped as most sports halls are reasonably lit - with some notable exceptions.

On the evening I'm currently talking about I was shooting in the main hall at Beau Sejour. Here the light is bright enough to get a usable shutter speed however as I was photographing Basketball games I needed to ramp up the shutter speed as that sport is so fast moving.

At the end of the two games that I was assigned to cover I had some nice shots... and I was warm and dry!

I've now added two new Basketball Galleries. Follow the links below to view pics of Le Mont Saint Storm Ladies v Ravenscroft and Le Mont Saint Mens v Giants.

CLICK TO VIEW PICS OF LE MONT SAINT v GIANTS
CLICK TO VIEW PICS OF LE MONT SAINT STORM v RAVENSCROFT