Help with setting suggestions?

[JPG]

Guys and Gals,

As some of you are aware, I recently upgraded to a T2i with kit lens and a 55-250 lens. I have been playing and experimenting slightly, but mostly I have been just trying to get used to handling the equipment using the Auto settings. So.......

I will be shooting a Pro Baseball game soon, and was wondering what settings you would suggest for me to try. The game will start around 7 pm eastern time, so the sun will be up, but setting, and the game will go into the night.

PS......GO BRAVES!!!!

[Gianna'sPapa]

I'm not sure of the lighting at Turner Field, but I recently shot an Angels-White Sox (go Sox) at the Cell. I used a 70-200, shooting @ f2.8 with ISO @ 400 with a shutter speed of 250 and got pretty good results. That was at the darkest part of the night. I used shutter priority.Because the 50-250 is not a real fast lens, I would recommend boosting your ISO. Better to have a little noise than blur. Here are a couple from that night.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4069/4625679361_d55a3008b1_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4009/4626267132_101bc04a2d_b.jpg

These are straight out of the camera with no PP. Good luck and have fun!!:thumbsup2

[photo_chick]

I'd go at it using shutter priority (I'd probably settle around 1/500 with the tele zoom you've got, just to make sure I was covered at the long end), and let the aperture fall where it may. Check the exposure and if it's too dark bump up the ISO as needed.

[C&B Young]

I'd go at it using shutter priority (I'd probably settle around 1/500 with the tele zoom you've got, just to make sure I was covered at the long end), and let the aperture fall where it may. Check the exposure and if it's too dark bump up the ISO as needed.

I use the 55-250 to shoot night baseball games quite a bit, and this is exactly what I do. Keep in mind that it'll get harder to get sharp shots as you lose light, so start shooting right off the bat!

http://www.crystalyoungphotography.com/Sports/Brantford-Red-Sox-2010/Brantford-Red-Sox-2010-07-16/937743336_2gCcr-M.jpg

[JPG]

Thanks to you all for your suggestions! I will hopefully get some good shots.

By the way, I love the ones you chose to share with me.

PS.....And to you Gianna'sPaPa....Your White Sox are my favorite AL team, so Go Sox and Go Braves!

[ChiSoxKeith]

I'm not sure of the lighting at Turner Field, but I recently shot an Angels-White Sox (go Sox) at the Cell. I used a 70-200, shooting @ f2.8 with ISO @ 400 with a shutter speed of 250 and got pretty good results. That was at the darkest part of the night. I used shutter priority.Because the 50-250 is not a real fast lens, I would recommend boosting your ISO. Better to have a little noise than blur. Here are a couple from that night.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4069/4625679361_d55a3008b1_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4009/4626267132_101bc04a2d_b.jpg

These are straight out of the camera with no PP. Good luck and have fun!!:thumbsup2



Great shots! Must have had really good seats too!

PS, what camera do you have? If you ever get seats like that again, consider getting a 400mm fixed from borrowlenses.com I did that to shoot some HS football games last year and it was AWESOME. I just wish I had a better camera body (I have a 300D) that could have kept up with the lens.

[Gianna'sPapa]

Great shots! Must have had really good seats too!

PS, what camera do you have? If you ever get seats like that again, consider getting a 400mm fixed from borrowlenses.com I did that to shoot some HS football games last year and it was AWESOME. I just wish I had a better camera body (I have a 300D) that could have kept up with the lens.

Thanks. We were lower box around row 14. I was using my Sigma 70-200 f2.8 on my Pentax K10D. The DW and I both have K10's. We have been shooting Pentax for many years going back to film. Our SLR was a Pentax LX.

[LPZ_Stitch!]

As some of you are aware, I recently upgraded to a T2i with kit lens and a 55-250 lens. I have been playing and experimenting slightly, but mostly I have been just trying to get used to handling the equipment using the Auto settings. So.......

I used to use Av for almost all my shooting, but recently I've been getting really good results using Manual and Auto ISO. I set the aperture what I want it to be, the shutter speed I need for the scene, and let my T2i pick the best ISO for the scene. It's been pretty useful.

For a baseball game, I'd pick a wide aperture (as wide as your 55-250 goes, or maybe stopped down just a little short of wide-open) and a shutter speed of at least 1/250 ... let the camera handle the ISO....

Also, I'd suggest center-weighted or spot metering....