[Leica] IMG: basketball at f1.0

[abridge at mac.com (Adam Bridge)]

There's nothing like sitting courtside at a basketball game trying to 
photograph it with a 50mm f1.0 lens. Even at 10m the depth of field isn't 
very great. So I focused on the net and just shot things happening around 
the basket and in the lane. This made the women's games much more difficult 
to photograph because there's less activity under the hoop than in men's 
games so my zone focusing doesn't work well.

There's a gallery of images at smugmug. Any of the links will take you to 
the gallery. But here are some of my favorites that I think you'll enjoy:

A dunk about to happen:

<http://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/gallery/28524029_4b4DcB#!i=2417606980&k=KH9swB5>

High over the rim:

<http://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/gallery/28524029_4b4DcB#!i=2417606133&k=J5WbhX9>

Contested shot in the lane:

<http://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/gallery/28524029_4b4DcB#!i=2417604737&k=zCGxSzs>

A happy contestant does an "Irish Jig". She really did have a good time!

<http://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/gallery/28524029_4b4DcB#!i=2417612052&k=sSznNrn>

Contesting a shot in the lane:

<http://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/gallery/28524029_4b4DcB#!i=2417619248&k=Lpn8zLr>

Awaiting an in-bounds pass:

<http://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/gallery/28524029_4b4DcB#!i=2417619608&k=vDqhNrR>

Cute court-side producer for ESPN:

<http://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/gallery/28524029_4b4DcB#!i=2417621785&k=VQTZ8KP>

Taking a charge:

<http://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/gallery/28524029_4b4DcB#!i=2417627632&k=39S3gPF>

Going to the Big Dance:

<http://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/gallery/28524029_4b4DcB#!i=2417641649&k=Qg7Xn48>

I happen to really like this last shot a whole lot, mostly for the out of 
focus figure in the foreground.

All of these were shot with a Sony NEX-7, Leica Noctilux at f1.0 or f1.4, at 
ISO 800. A bit of noise reduction is applied.

Enjoy. Comments are most welcome.

Adam Bridge