It's been a while since I've had a chance to take pictures of NoVA Roller Derby. The league has switched exclusively to WFTDA rules from MADE. The WFTDA track is smaller (and the game also slower!), and the recipe for strobe placement in the arena doesn't work quite as well, so tuning is required. The smaller WFTDA oval lets more of the track be lit by the a pair strobes attached to the upper pillars, which is desirable, as there's more opportunities to catch the skaters in action. However, more ambient light is evident in the background, which is showing up as yellow/red on the white walls. On the list of things to try is gelling the flashes to match the arena lights, or to add power and drop aperture/ISO.
This time around I also put my Powershot G9x to work for wide angle shots instead of trying to get the D200 SLR set to ambient light when action moved out of the strobe's hot spot. The G9X utter fails to capture motion, but during still moments, it can yield decent results.
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A photo from the G9X:
A photo from the G9X:
A photo from the G9X:
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