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A Few Preseason Photos - Caps vs. Flyers

By OrderedChaos (Mike Rucki) -  October 5, 2008

From Friday's victory over Philadelphia, a few photos with my new camera. We start with 1 Capital scoring, 1 assisting, and 2 former Caps (Metropolit 13 & Eminger 26) with front-row views of the goal.

[caption id="attachment_5607" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Backstrom Scores, Ovechkin Assists - 10/3/2008"]Backstrom Scores, Ovechkin Assists - 10/3/2008[/caption]

Then there's Washington's netminder Jose Theodore after a Flyer shot knocked off his mask.

[caption id="attachment_5609" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Theodore Unmasked"]Theodore Unmasked[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_5610" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="The Rarely-seen Dave Steckel Faceoff Loss"]The rarely-seen Dave Steckel faceoff loss[/caption]


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4 Comments on "A Few Preseason Photos - Caps vs. Flyers"

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Posted by DC Sports Chick, October 6, 2008 2:55 AM

The new camera is really great! Nice pics!

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Posted by I Rock the Red!, October 6, 2008 2:30 PM

Very nice! What type of camera are you using? I didn't get a very good haul last evening... but my 100mm f2.8 lens should be coming soon, so yay for low-light capablities!

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Posted by OrderedChaos, October 6, 2008 3:51 PM

Thanks! I'm just using a Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5A, 10x optical zoom (28mm-280mm), that also takes HD video. So it's better than most compact digitals but by no means approaching SLRs and component lenses and whatnot. I've found that fiddling with the seemingly-endless settings can yield pretty good quality.

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Posted by I Rock the Red, October 6, 2008 7:00 PM

Wow. You're doing all that with a compact?! I've been using a Sony Alpha 100 (which I am considering upgrading next year), and I'm getting grainy images like crazy.

I've ordered a 135mm f2.8 lens, though, and that lets in roughly double the amount of light my current lens lets in, so that should let me use a faster shutter speed with a lower ISO and reduce the grain...

10x optical zoom is really good for a compact camera, though. And you have a good eye for sports photography. :) I'm still on a learning curve for hockey - it'll take me a few more games to get my act together - but I think my work (apart from last night) is improving as time goes by... :) I've posted the recent shots on my blog, if you'd like a peek. ;)

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