Night hockey game

[gooseberry]

Had a chance to try covering a night hockey match for the first time. This was a match for the Singapore International Hockey Challenge, a match between Singapore and Pakistan. Some shots from the evening

#1 Taking a short corner


#2 Scoring a goal


#3 One of the few chances for attack for Singapore


#4 Another breakaway

[PiroStitch]

nice action shots what camera and lens combo did you use?

[Mal]

Beautifully done. Love no.2
Would be keen to hear what gear you are using.

[JordanP]

Nice images under difficult lighting conditons. You must have had the lens wide open. #2 is an obvious stand out - the timing of the capture, your position and the composition of it all work. It is not luck to get shots like this - well done.

Cheers,

[Laurie]

do you know if Sohail Abbasi was playing? if Pakistan scored any goals he would of scored at least one of them. Great player, very fast and his flickers are unbelievable.

I would also like to know the equipment used. Just out of interest where was the game played?

Are you a fan of Field Hockey?

[Kyle]

Great action shots, I love them

The standout for me is #4

[gooseberry]

Thanks guys for the comments. Yep, the lighting in the stadium wasn't all that great, was struggling to get the shutter speed fast enough even at ISO 1600 and a lot of the times the players faces had shadows.

Shot these pics with a D200, 70-200 VR wide open at 2.8, ISO around 1250 - 1600, shutter speed ranged from 1/160 - 1/250.

Laurie,
Yes, Abbasi was playing and he did score one of Pakistan's 8 goals. The game was played at the Delta stadium in Singapore. I sort of enjoy watching field hockey as I used to play it back in primary school.

[zafra52]

They are great action photos gooseberry. I like the first one best. You must be a professional photgrapher.

[Oscar]

Great shots, Especially the action shots. Nice DOF under harsh conditions. Well done. Any more shot of them scoring goals or in interesting challenges?
Cheers, Mick