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D750 settings for indoor volleyball


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1/800 CAN work, but you will end up with obvious movement on some images...1/1000 is as slow a speed as I would use and I'd prefer 1/1250 if it didn't run the ISO too high...I also don't go higher than f4 usually.  You want the background OOF so your subject stands out.  As I said, move around when they are changing players or between games / sets.  I would guess that I shoot from a minimum of 3 different spots and more likely 7 or 8 different spots and I don't normally have the opportunity to get down at the base of the net although some refs will allow it (probably less likely during playoffs)...

 

Don't be afraid to crop!  It can really make your images pop...



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Unfortunately, Pentax are still after all these years alone in having the hyper-manual control. When it comes to inadvertent dial movements, you will have to shoot more, so you instinctively feel when something is off. 

 

Being at the right spot at the right time will come with practice, so will the timing in the shots themselves.

 

Thank you. I've got 4 more years of practicing to do with HS volleyball, my youngest son is a freshman this year, so I hope my photos will get better with time.

Thanks for posting your examples.

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You're welcome etphoto.

I really like number 4 in your series. It's just slightly off in that the ball is almost out of the frame in front while you have empty space behind the two athletes. As Peter said, practice will improve your hit rate so I encourage you to keep at it. Your exposure is fine and focus is acceptable on the images you posted. Particularly #4.

 

In my experience, f/5.6 is the sweet spot for the AFS Nikkor 85mm f/1.8G although it's very good at any aperture. If you can bump up your ISO to handle that aperture at about 1/800ths or so you should see a slight improvement in IQ. You may have to do a bit of panning to keep up with the action though and the background won't be quite as soft.

 

I think it's actually a good idea to work with one focal length when starting something like this. Zooms are great once you get your technique down, but like figuring exposure, it's another thing you have to think about. Unfortunately, with this sport you can't really get up under the net like you can with basketball. You're constantly following the ball back and forth. Very similar to tennis.

 

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Thanks for the info, Ron. I'll play with different apertures and see what ISO I'll be getting in our local gym using the 85 1.8G. Basketball is next.


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1/800 CAN work, but you will end up with obvious movement on some images...1/1000 is as slow a speed as I would use and I'd prefer 1/1250 if it didn't run the ISO too high...I also don't go higher than f4 usually.  You want the background OOF so your subject stands out.  As I said, move around when they are changing players or between games / sets.  I would guess that I shoot from a minimum of 3 different spots and more likely 7 or 8 different spots and I don't normally have the opportunity to get down at the base of the net although some refs will allow it (probably less likely during playoffs)...

 

Don't be afraid to crop!  It can really make your images pop...

Well I have to say it was a good learning experience for me using the D750 for the first time. I have a lot of practicing to do with it. Instead of posting multiple photos to here I'll just post a link to them at flickr. Never mind about the first 15 photos, I uploaded the photos to the wrong folder. Anyway, I'll post the one photo that is my favorite of the hundreds of photos I took of our HS volleyball team. They pretty much ran away with the tournament. Not only did they win it all, first time in our HS volleyball history, they knocked off the two teams that have been in the finals each year since 1997, in the quarter and semi finals respectively. They also received 4 all tourney awards, best male & female attacker awards, academic award AND the sportsmanship award. 
After winning their championship game, their coach said "When I walked into my classroom, the whole team and a few members of the community were already in there, all just staring at each other in silence, I think in shock at what they had just accomplished. They all looked at me and one asked, “What do we do?” I laughed and just started screaming with my already weak voice. They all erupted and it sounded like a college locker room after a big win."

It has been 32 years since anyone from our HS has won any regional tournament in any sport and I'm glad that I could be a part of it through my photos. I only wish I had the funds to go take some more photos of them at the State Mix 6 tourney at Anchorage, AK.

 

Here is the photo of the kids during the championship game vs White Mountain. If I had known, I would've used a smaller aperture and waited just a bit to have them all in focus and showing each one of their faces.

 

31390733526_072633d181_b.jpgUntitled by Rodney Jr, on Flickr

 

Flickr volleyball photos link 

 

Thanks for all your help!