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Canon Night Skiing Tips

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Segsxi
Posts: 457 - Karma: 1,675
I work with a Canon camera with an ultrasonic 70-200 lens(SWEET!) at a night ski resort, and would like to know if anybody would share some advice with me on getting exceptional photos at night. What I have found is that my Canon is an awesome camera to use for low light situations. I mostly gather lifestyle photos in Bars, Base Areas, Tube Hill, and in town. Our other media guy gets all the videos and skier photos(Not quite experienced with all of that but would Love to get more into that). One of my biggest issues is the floodlights the ski resort uses; they are very bright,and it's tricky for me to get a good vantage point shot when the lights are on. Also, if any of you can give me tips on getting quality photos and videos of skiers and snowboarders (at night); I would appreciate any advice!!
Dec 25 2017 6:17PM
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Jarvis
Posts: 49 - Karma: 38
Use your widest aperture. Keep your shutter speed fast, or else the photos will be blurry. Also, noise from high iso looks like film grain in black and white , so black and white may be your best option for super low lighting sports.
Dec 25 2017 6:23PM
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ChoomaChad
Posts: 194 - Karma: 669
Shoot right under/ close to the lights. You'll be able to keep shutter speed high and ISO low-ish, which will result in higher quality photos.
Dec 30 2017 12:27AM
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