Dave Holland Photography - BlogDave Holland Photography - Bloghttp://www.daveholland.ca/blog/2012-02-25T07:14:15ZSquarespaceDinos Pandas Hockeyhttp://www.daveholland.ca/blog/2012/2/25/dinos-pandas-hockey.html[Your Name Here]2012-02-25T07:07:34Z2012-02-25T07:07:34ZThe Mighty U of A Pandas faced off against the U of C Dinos in the Canada West women's hockey championship at Winsport Canada Olympic Park.  The Dinos, led by coach Danielle Goyette and Hayley Wickenheiser, won the first game of the best of three championship with a 3-1 victory.  Iya Gavrilova scored the game winner, pictured here:

 

 

]]>A Busy Weekendhttp://www.daveholland.ca/blog/2012/2/12/a-busy-weekend.html[Your Name Here]2012-02-13T02:07:28Z2012-02-13T02:07:28ZThis weekend I was hugely busy shooting the FIBT Bobsleigh and Skeleton World Cup as well as the CWHL Team Alberta vs Burlington games in Strathmore and Calgary.  

The Canadian skeleton and bobsleigh teams let me tag along and shoot some behind the scenes stuff.  I was amazed at how cramped for space the bobsleigh shop got when all of the two-man and four-man sleds were in and getting pre-race work done.  

The CWHL game at Winsport was busy as well, with two remote cameras (including a strobed netcam.)  Team Alberta only scored one goal on the net with the camera in it (none for Burlington as they were shut out) but I got lucky and got the shot.

Check out the bobsleigh and skeleton gallery here.

 

Photos from the CWHL game can be seen in this gallery.

]]>Hayley Wickenheiser's International Women's Hockey Festivalhttp://www.daveholland.ca/blog/2011/11/25/hayley-wickenheisers-international-womens-hockey-festival.html[Your Name Here]2011-11-25T15:26:01Z2011-11-25T15:26:01ZThis was my second time out in Burnaby for Hayley's festival.  This year 62 female hockey teams were here to take in some great clinics, including nutrition, footwork, and core training, as well as the tournament. 

Here are a few of my favourite pics.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

]]>IIHF World Girl's Hockey Dayhttp://www.daveholland.ca/blog/2011/10/2/iihf-world-girls-hockey-day.html[Your Name Here]2011-10-03T05:28:14Z2011-10-03T05:28:14ZThe International Ice Hockey Federation and Hockey Canada held the first World Girl's Hockey Day around the world.  The new Canadian Women's Hockey League Team Alberta hosted the event, and as part of the festivities they played an exhibition game against Warner Hockey School.  A great day all around!

 

 

 

 

 

]]>China Menacehttp://www.daveholland.ca/blog/2011/9/13/china-menace.html[Your Name Here]2011-09-14T05:22:21Z2011-09-14T05:22:21ZMy buddy Calvin, his wife Mina and little boy Naveed were at the Lululemon Salutation Nation.  I had my strobes with me so we did an impromptu photo shoot at the end.  I kinda like this photo.

 

 

]]>Lululemon Salutation Nation in Calgaryhttp://www.daveholland.ca/blog/2011/9/13/lululemon-salutation-nation-in-calgary.html[Your Name Here]2011-09-14T05:13:27Z2011-09-14T05:13:27ZI got the call to shoot the Lululemon Salutation Nation in Calgary. It was a perfect morning for some yoga. The only thing that disturbed the fresh air and calming music was the sound of my shutter!

 

 

 

 

 

]]>Krista and Mark's Weddinghttp://www.daveholland.ca/blog/2011/9/13/krista-and-marks-wedding.html[Your Name Here]2011-09-14T05:04:26Z2011-09-14T05:04:26ZMy first wedding!  I shot this for my friend Krista.  

The wedding was out in Golden and we did some mountain bike shots of her family with strobes (the Einstein 640s with a PocketWizard Multimax and  two MC2s.)  Wedding day was at the top of Kicking Horse.  Great spot.  Here are a few pics from the weekend.

We also had a little fun with the new Canon 8-15mm fisheye.  I love this lens!

 

 

 

]]>Ultimate Frisbee Dogshttp://www.daveholland.ca/blog/2011/9/13/ultimate-frisbee-dogs.html[Your Name Here]2011-09-14T04:54:08Z2011-09-14T04:54:08ZI shot some ultimate frisbee at Stanley Park in Calgary last Saturday.   I used the 300 2.8 for some practice and love it for these.  I love dogs!

 

 

 


]]>Kendra and Tatehttp://www.daveholland.ca/blog/2011/9/1/kendra-and-tate.html[Your Name Here]2011-09-01T18:09:01Z2011-09-01T18:09:01ZFriends of mine are getting married in September and I was asked to shoot the event as well as some engagement photos.  We ended up at a few places, including an old gas station and a scree slope along Highway 1 between Calgary and Canmore.  Here are some favourite pics.

 

 

 

 

]]>Spartan Race Calgaryhttp://www.daveholland.ca/blog/2011/8/21/spartan-race-calgary.html[Your Name Here]2011-08-21T22:02:08Z2011-08-21T22:02:08ZIf you haven't heard of the Spartan Race, you should check it out.  It's a race with obstacles that will certainly test you.  Check it out here:  http://www.spartanrace.com/.

I went out to shoot it to try out time-lapse on my GoPros and Canon DSLRs.   I really wanted to see how well the photos, cards, and batteries did on the GoPros.  I carried two DSLRs and set up a third to fire every two or three seconds.  I knew the Canon 7D, 17-40 F4 and PocketWizard Multimax would deliver.

Here are four shots from the GoPro, all 2 MB captures:

I had the GoPro mounted with a Manfrotto Super Clamp shooting straight up every two seconds.  Checking photos as great for unexpected gems!  Uncropped and adjusted for contrast.

 

This is a capture of Hayley Wickenheiser on the cargo nets.  I missed her with the camera I was shooting at the mud pit but got two other photos from the remote GoPros.  It's great as a back up.  Uncropped and adjusted for blacks and contrast.  

 

Not the best action photo but with dust, weeds, sun and dragonfly is tells the story of the weather.  1/1425 second exposure pretty much froze the dragonfly and it was a cool angle.  The GoPro was on a small tripod. Cropped and adjusted for contrast, white balance and blacks.

 

This was the weirdest photo.  I have no idea how this happened.  He hit the camera (the next frame was straight up.)  Still the background is in perfect focus and the shutter was 1/1425 second.

 

All in all, I was really happy with the photo performance of these cameras.  I got angles I would never get with the camera (on course) and it was nice to get photos from different points on the course at the same time. The 2MB photos were fine with a little processing and good for the web.  Between the two, I shot over 5000 photos and the 16GB cards were great.  The only problem was once you got over the 1000 shot mark.  The camera just sat at 999, so you never really knew how many shots you had.  The batteries on both lasted all day. 

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