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2011.02.03 Nashua

Drew invited me to photograph a game between his team, "Sets in the Park" and the opposition, "Sets and Violence." Drew plays every Thursday throughout the winter at the Nashua YMCA. This was my very first time shooting indoor sports, and this gym is lit by mercury vapor. Luckily the walls are bright. Still, when capturing action under frequency-based lighting, the color of the light in any given 1/320 of a second will vary. You can partially correct for this, but notice how the gym floor changes colors between shots, even though the walls remain mostly consistent.
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  • Warmup time. The net hasn't been tightened down yet. I'll be spending most of the night behind that pole you can see in the center of the frame.

    Warmup time. The net hasn't been tightened down yet. I'll be spending most of the night behind that pole you can see in the center of the frame.

  • Notice how the ceiling and floor have swapped colors from the previous shot. This will happen all night, since I'll be trying to shoot with shutter speeds faster than 1/125 second.

    Notice how the ceiling and floor have swapped colors from the previous shot. This will happen all night, since I'll be trying to shoot with shutter speeds faster than 1/125 second.

  • I wish I had caught this just a smidgen sooner. That smudge at the upper right is the ball exiting the frame.

    I wish I had caught this just a smidgen sooner. That smudge at the upper right is the ball exiting the frame.

  • Round 1 is underway.

    Round 1 is underway.

  • Round 1 - victory!

    Round 1 - victory!

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