400mm Lens (no strobe light)

These pictures were shot during the competition. Some were shot at ISO 6400 but most were shot at ISO 12800. Considering most of the shots taken with DSLRs are in the 100 to 400 ISO range, things were really being pushed here. The shutter speed for most of these shots is 1/100th, generally for sports I start at 1/320th so the action is not blurred. The reason for the unusually high ISO and the slow shutter speed was photographically the arena requires some type of flash/strobe assistance after dark. Every arena in the metroplex needs a little pop with a flash, including the Mesquite Rodeo and the Fort Worth Stockyards. To further complicate things the lens was a 400mm, which is way too much magnification for most arenas.

Enough excuses! My hope was to get a couple good shots. There are a few good ones and some that are kind of cool in their own way. I usually trash any picture that the subject is blurred but this set of photos was trying something a bit different.