Mamarazzi at Work: The Basketball Game

I finally made it to one of Gregory’s basketball games. Go Nuggets! (This is a spot-metered shot. I love it!)

ISO 2000 1/800s at f/8. 80-200 mm lens. Focal length: 200 mm

So I’ll just post some pictures, along with the camera settings. I’m loving my new Nikon D3!

ISO 2500 1/500s at f/2.8. 80-200 mm lens. Focal length: 200 mm

SCORE! (The other team scored, and we all cheered!)

ISO 6400 1/1000s at f/4.5. 80-200 mm lens. Focal length: 80 mm

Caption contest alert! (The first caption to make me laugh wins a $10 iTunes gift card via e-mail!)

ISO 6400 1/1000s at f/4.5. 80-200 mm lens. Focal length: 80 mm

A little brother at the sidelines, with light from an overhead window and sunlight shining on a wall pad behind him. Cool, huh?

ISO 4000 1/1000s at f/2.8. 80-200 mm lens. Focal length: 80 mm

That’s his big brother.

ISO 2000 1/800s at f/4.5. 135 mm lens

Gather UP!

ISO 2000 1/800s at f/2.2. 135 mm lens

The players are always given a good look at who they’re guarding.

ISO 2000 1/400s at f/2.2. 135 mm lens

Break time.

ISO 4000 1/1250s at f/2. 135 mm lens

She sits next to me in choir!

ISO 6400 1/1000s at f/4.5. 80-200 mm lens. Focal length: 200 mm

Gregory gets a pep talk from the coach. That big window at the ceiling acts like the sort of huge softbox they use to light scenes on Grey’s Anatomy. (Yes, I’m addicted.)

ISO 3600 1/800s at f/4. 80-200 mm lens. Focal length: 80 mm

Nice form!

ISO 2000 1/800s at f/4. 135 mm lens.

Looks like fun, doesn’t it?

ISO 4000 1/1250s at f/2. 135 mm lens

Spot meter exposes correctly for my focal point, but blows out the background. I don’t care. I still like the shot. It makes it easy to see who I’m focusing on.

ISO 2000 1/800s at f/3.5. 135 mm lens

Shoot! Shoot!

ISO 4000 1/1250s at f/2. 135 mm lens

Rebound! Rebound!

ISO 5600 1/1000s at f/2.8. 80-200 mm lens. Focal length: 80 mm

Defense! Defense! (Wait a minute. Where’s the ball?)

ISO 4000 1/1250s at f/2. 135 mm lens

Look at that! Gregory’s actually paying attention! He LOVES basketball!

ISO 2000 1/800s at f/2.8. 135 mm lens

Nuggets SCORE!

ISO 6400 1/1000s at f/4.5. 80-200 mm lens. Focal length: 80 mm

Good game. Good game. Good game. Good game.

ISO 4000 1/1250s at f/2. 135 mm lens

(Good game.)

ISO 4000 1/1250s at f/2. 135 mm lens

What was that famous line from Happy Days after Richie’s basketball game?

ISO 2500 1/800s at f/10. 135 mm lens (Whoa! I totally should have opened up the aperture when I went outside. This is why we practice with new cameras!)

That’s it for today’s testing. I loved the game, Gregory! It’s fun to watch you play!