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<blockquote data-quote="nickt" data-source="post: 269361" data-attributes="member: 4923">What are your settings? ISO, shutter speed, aperture? What shooting mode? I used to get decent no flash school gym shots with my old d70, you should be able to do better with the d5100. For shots like this I like auto iso along with shutter priority and shutter speed set at a safe speed for hand holding the lens used.&nbsp;The basic thing here is that you of course need a reasonable shutter speed to prevent shake. It looks like you were successful there. For the distances involved depth of field should be fine with the lens wide open. So if you are shooting 1/60 second and the lens is at f5.6, the iso needs to come up to whatever is necessary to get a good exposure. With this shot, your meter most likely DID NOT indicate a good exposure and was probably flashing at you. Once you get the exposure right, you will most likely need a faster shutter speed to stop the action. I think auto iso is the way to go here. Still shots you can get away with 1/60, but with action, you will need higher.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="nickt, post: 269361, member: 4923"] What are your settings? ISO, shutter speed, aperture? What shooting mode? I used to get decent no flash school gym shots with my old d70, you should be able to do better with the d5100. For shots like this I like auto iso along with shutter priority and shutter speed set at a safe speed for hand holding the lens used. The basic thing here is that you of course need a reasonable shutter speed to prevent shake. It looks like you were successful there. For the distances involved depth of field should be fine with the lens wide open. So if you are shooting 1/60 second and the lens is at f5.6, the iso needs to come up to whatever is necessary to get a good exposure. With this shot, your meter most likely DID NOT indicate a good exposure and was probably flashing at you. Once you get the exposure right, you will most likely need a faster shutter speed to stop the action. I think auto iso is the way to go here. Still shots you can get away with 1/60, but with action, you will need higher. [/QUOTE]

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