So I installed a remote camera at this year’s NCAA Frozen Four Championship Final, hoping to capture some good goal shots. The positioning at the rink was very limited, due to better positions reserved for the NCAA photog and Sports Illustrated… so I picked this angle behind the goalie and went as wide as I could. After picking out the couple of goal shots, I figured since i took frames throughout the game, this may look cool as a timelapse of the game. Enjoy!
So Rodrigo suggested that I should put my old PhotoMechanic tutorials on YouTube. After much trouble trying to covert them (swf format) to mpeg4, i was able to combine 4 parts of the old tutorial into one 10 min YouTube clip. I’ll update the links on my Tutorials section now so you guys can watch these in full Youtube glory.
Be sure to use full-screen, because the vids are hi-def and scale well. Enjoy and comments welcomed!
PS:
I found another loose clip (part 5 of old tutorial) that’s on YouTube now too. This one covers using Variables in PhotoMechanic:
Most of our shots of the postgame ice stuff, like Malkin lifting the Stanley Cup, were ruined by TV and Getty photographers
This and the subsequent clip i’ll upload is only interesting to show photographers the shit we have to deal with in getting photos from the post-game celebration. With the exception of a couple special “pool” photogs, (Getty, NHL, AP, Reuters) all others were held back until basically the initial spontaneous celebration had been well underway on the ice. Then we’re held to this side carpet forbidden from going near the players until after the trophy presentation… Notice all the TV and shit getting in our shots. My favorite douche was the NBC camera guy on skates(!!) circling every player doing low-angle wide shots.
So i forgot i had my G10 around my neck and was only able to get this little sample of the post-game chaos. This is after the trophy was already presented to Crosby and the team photo. NHL finally let us get close to them and it was basically a free-for-all scrum. Lots of elbows and knocked heads.
This pre-game show from Joe Louis Arena and song has been ingrained in my head now after covering the whole playoffs. Detroit put up a good show, alas to no positive result…
After shooting this year’s LifeLock 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway, I had to leave the pit area to get back home. Instead of leaving from the tunnel, I drove out on the track (we’re allowed) and took turns 1 and 2. I think i hit about 90 mph around turn 2 before slamming on the brakes.