Hockey players watch their teammates intently at Saint Cloud State University, Saturday Nov. 8, 2018. (Photo/Albert Rysavy)
Denver’s Goalie guards the opposing goal at Saint Cloud State University, Saturday Nov. 8, 2018. (Photo/Albert Rysavy)
Hockey players huddle to discuss strategy at Saint Cloud State University, Saturday Nov. 8, 2018. (Photo/Albert Rysavy)
Lone Husky watches the croud during break in game at Saint Cloud State University, Saturday Nov. 8, 2018. (Photo/Albert Rysavy)
Ref watches players closely during game at Saint Cloud State University, Saturday Nov. 8, 2018. (Photo/Albert Rysavy)
Hockey players face off at Saint Cloud State University, Saturday Nov. 8, 2018. (Photo/Albert Rysavy)
Hockey Players face off 1-on-1 at Saint Cloud State University, Saturday Nov. 8, 2018. (Photo/Albert Rysavy)
Ref drops puck after timeout in game at Saint Cloud State University, Saturday Nov. 8, 2018. (Photo/Albert Rysavy)
Ref gets right in the action during game at Saint Cloud State University, Saturday Nov. 8, 2018. (Photo/Albert Rysavy)
Lone goalie watches teammates during game at Saint Cloud State University, Saturday Nov. 8, 2018. (Photo/Albert Rysavy)
Players chase puck at Saint Cloud State University, Saturday Nov. 8, 2018. (Photo/Albert Rysavy)
This was a fun assignment to shoot as I have always loved going to SCSU games, my favorite of which are hockey games. This one was particularly enjoyable to shoot photos of since I got a good seat, and with the rotation of side, got some good shots of both teams.
I like the ones I got of players engaging with each other, their teams, and going after the puck. My favorite ones however, are the ones where a single player or even two are just standing on the ice, or waiting for the puck to drop.
I think some of the action shots really convey the tension and speed of the game.
I had my shutter speed set very low, which made the color a bit off although I was able to balance that later in Photoshop. I think regardless, having that quick shutter speed really helped catch some of the action.
I used a Nikon D3400 with both the standard and telephoto lenses. For my tripod I used just the standard AmazonBasics one. For editing I used the default windows editing tool and Adobe Photoshop on an iMac for color correction and cropping.
Albert Rysavy 