FOr those who helped my photography, as promised here is one pic

[HEyHEY]

Now it's not perfect, I think 125 may be to slow for hockey, it's kinda blurry, any suggestions? Regarding to that or anything else you notice.

http://pic8.picturetrail.com:80/VOL231/1760338/3386175/42453710.jpg

[Torrey Pines]

1. NIce job!!

;-)

[Philostopher]

2. I would recommend 400-speed.

It's traditionally considered the best compromise for action shots you aren't lighting with your flash, indoors. You will lose some clarity, but you'll get better stop action out of it. Might have a look for any higher-resolution high-speed stuff -- seems like I've seen some recent Fuji film that's supposed to give you lower grain at higher film speeds.

I don't know how much you actually know, since I've only read some of your threads about this, and I'm really only a moderately accomplished amateur photog myself. You may already know what I'm about to tell you, so if you do, disregard it.

The higher you can set the shutter speed, the better you can freeze motion, if that's what you want to do. A smaller aperture will give you less 'depth of field' -- if you have the aperture wide and the shutter speed low, the background (and foreground, if there is one) will be blurrier than the thing you're focused on. The faster the shutter opens and closes, the less motion the subject of the focus makes while the film is exposed. That's why higher film speeds freeze action better -- because to get enough light on 125 film in a setting like that, you have to keep the shutter open long enough for several objects to have moved significantly.

You could try 200 film first, but I've had best luck at places like hockey and night baseball games with 400. You don't control the light, at that distance; 200 is fine if you're shooting something your flash will have an effect on.

[HEyHEY]

3. I'm using 800. But the thing is

My camera doesn't seem to go past F-5.6 I'm trying to get it to 1.5 so I can use a faster shutter speed, but it's a no-go...it seems anyway.

[frylock]

4. you might suggest to skog(?) that tending goal on his back..

is not very good technique! Try playing around with a circular polarized filter. And yeh.. faster film.

[MercutioATC]

5. I don't remember what system you're using, but stabilized lenses

would help by allowing you 1 or 2 more f-stops (Canon's IS lenses or Nikon's VR lenses). I took some great handheld shots at 400mm on my 100-400L IS without great ambient light (shooting at ISO 400, I believe).

[Padraig18]

6. Good pic! Now, when do we get to see YOUR pic?

:P

[Cheswick2.0]

7. you need a new lens

you can get a lens that will deliver at the speed you need it too. It will probably be more expensive than what you have, but will solve the f-stop problem you are having.