Camera Positioning

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   When recording a righty-lefty match, where should one position the camera? I prefer the view angled to the forehand court of the near-side player. So when I recently played a lefty, I moved my camera from one side to the other when we changed ends. The match went 5 games, so I also moved the camera (as quickly as possible) in the middle of the 5th. 
Another issue. In a venue where courts are relatively close and not separated with barriers, players often creep into their neighbor's courtspace to retrieve a ball. There didn't seem to be a space to avoid a neighboring court player from blocking the view since the recording is from an angle. This short video shows how a nice exchange almost got ruined - only the final stroke was blocked.

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heavyspin Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Gold Member Joined: 08/16/2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1533	Post Options Post Reply Quote heavyspin Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Camera Positioning Posted: 04/24/2017 at 9:28pm
	When recording a righty-lefty match, where should one position the camera? I prefer the view angled to the forehand court of the near-side player. So when I recently played a lefty, I moved my camera from one side to the other when we changed ends. The match went 5 games, so I also moved the camera (as quickly as possible) in the middle of the 5th. Another issue. In a venue where courts are relatively close and not separated with barriers, players often creep into their neighbor's courtspace to retrieve a ball. There didn't seem to be a space to avoid a neighboring court player from blocking the view since the recording is from an angle. This short video shows how a nice exchange almost got ruined - only the final stroke was blocked.

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DreiZ Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Platinum Member Joined: 06/01/2009 Location: New York, US Status: Offline Points: 2574	Post Options Post Reply Quote DreiZ Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04/24/2017 at 11:53pm
	That's a good angle and even better rally. I finally got my tripod and camera and have been experimenting with angles too and it all depends on the club size/space available.
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