On Friday I covered high school basketball for the first time this season. The paper sent me over to Canton, Ill. to shoot a portrait then cover Peoria Manual in the basketball tournament there. The gym where the tourney was held isn’t very well illuminated so I strobed it up. I had never strobed basketball with speedlights before coming into the game. I ended up sticking a couple Nikon SB-800s on light stands in the bleachers on each side and aimed them at the top of the key. On the stands each speedlight ended up being elevated about 10 feet above court level and were about 10 feet off the court perpendicular to the baseline. They were fired at 1/4th power at 70 mm zoom. That gave me an exposure of 1/250th of a second, f/2.8 at 400 ISO. I made it into the third quarter before I killed the batteries on one of them. Always remember to bring some extra batteries if you’re using speedlights.
![Manual-Marshall Basketball Chicago Marshall's Marshon Sykes (5) reaches in as he tries to force a turnover from Manual's Landis Farmer (25) during a game on Friday, Nov. 26, 2010, in Canton.](https://www.brosher.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/manual-marshall_03.jpg)
![Manual-Marshall Basketball Chicago Marshall's Marshon Sykes (5) chest bumps teammate Shamon Mock (24) before a game against Manual on Friday, Nov. 26, 2010, in Canton.](https://www.brosher.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/manual-marshall_05.jpg)
![Manual-Marshall Basketball Manual's Brandon Watson, right, collides with Chicago Marshall's Marlon Sykes during a game on Friday, Nov. 26, 2010, in Canton.](https://www.brosher.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/manual-marshall_01.jpg)
![Manual-Marshall Basketball Manual's Jeff Stokes (32) puts up a shot from the middle of the Chicago Marshall defense during a game on Friday, Nov. 26, 2010, in Canton.](https://www.brosher.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/manual-marshall_02.jpg)
![Manual-Marshall Basketball Chicago Marshall's Marlon Sykes (25) tries to knock the ball away from Manual's Andrew Jordan (34) during a game on Friday, Nov. 26, 2010, in Canton.](https://www.brosher.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/manual-marshall_06.jpg)
![Manual-Marshall Basketball Manual's Landis Farmer, left, looks to pass as he's defended by Chicago Marshall's Derrick Miles during a game on Friday, Nov. 26, 2010, in Canton.](https://www.brosher.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/manual-marshall_16.jpg)
![Manual-Marshall Basketball Manual's AJ Riley drives into the paint during a game on Friday, Nov. 26, 2010, in Canton.](https://www.brosher.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/manual-marshall_12.jpg)
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