Long Beach Middle School Division II Volleyball Championships

Cubberley Cubs vs Powell Eagles

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This was the first of two championship volleball games, although that is a bit misleading. With volleyball the schools usually play the best of three games, but with the championship games they play the best of 5-games. These two teams were playing for the Division II champs.

There wasn't much action with these two teams. Neither team really attempted to spike the ball and there weren't really any plays at the top of the net. This left only the action on the floor to shoot. I did have both of my cameras with me. My Canon Mark IIn had my 300 f/2.8, while my Canon 40D had the 70-200 f/2.8

All of these shots were taken with the 300 and from center court behind the score keepers. I did take some shots with the 70-200 and will add those once I'm done editing them.

A day of Championship Games

Last year I was asked to shoot all of the Long Beach Middle School Championship games for their various sports, which include flag football, volleyball, soccer, basketball, and track. I don't do this for the money because the Athletic Director I'm dealing with has no budget but I do make sales to the parents of the players.

This last Saturday I spend the entire day at Wilson High School shooting four games. I started out at 9am shooting the Div II Flag Football Championship game, then at 11am with the Div I Flag Football Championship game, which was followed at 1pm with the Div II Volleyball Championship game, and ending at 3pm with the Div I Volleyball Championship game.

I did make a few contacts and passed out some cards, so hopefully I'll make a little bit on money for my time.

For both flag football games I used my 300 f/2.8L lens. Now during most of the first game the sky was overcast with a little bit of high fog, so during the first game I started with an ISO of 800 and brought it back down to 100 as the day progressed.

For the volleyball games I started with the 70-200 f/2.8L lens and stood along the side where the players sit. When along the side I pretty much stayed just off center so I can focus my attention on one team. I also took some shots from the balcony and along one of the far end walls. When at these two positions I used the 300 f/2.8. For all four games I keep my aperture at f/2.8 to isolate the athlete from the background.

Div II Flag Football / Hill Huskies vs Lindsey Falcons

Div I Flag Football / Hughes Owls vs Lindbergh Eagles

Div II Volleyball / Powell Eagles vs Monroe Tigers

Div I Volleyball / Stanford Hawks vs Bancroft