Sports blog

This is Owens Express warming up before the big game! This picture would have been great if I learned how to meter.(PHO245/Jocelyn Chovan)

Owens player gets shoved for the ball after tournament gets brutal. Again the picture would have been a good one if the lighting wasn't bad. (Pho245/Jocelyn Chovan)

The score a lot to a little (Pho245/Jocelyn Chovan)

I went to Owens Community College womens basketball tournament against Mid-Michigan Community College on Nov. 12^th. Owens Express won by landslide.

            When I got to the gym where the girls were playing, I instantly metered my camera to around 1600 ISO, 5.6 fstop, and 4000 apperature. Well, apparently the lighting was crappy in the gym because all my pictures were either underexposed or overexposed. I never learned about my camera having an option called preset manual white balance, where you meter off a digital white card. So, because I did not learn this setting (which could have saved me in the long run), it hurt me in the long run.

I did take great shots, but the pictures came out either yellow or to white. Now I know when I’m in a pinch like this again to use that setting, and possibly always use this setting.

            I also learned that I really need to purchase a long lens. I kept getting in trouble with the athletic director because I was getting too close. When shooting the girls, I did not have a lot of options where I could shoot because they were so strict. The refs and the athletic director did not want me to get hurt. I kept telling them I would do anything to get the perfect shot, even if it landed me in the hospital.

            I did learn a lot from this project, I learned that I need to really re-learn the basics of metering, and to keep my eyes wide open for a great shot!