Lighting in the two auckland rinks were way below the levels acceptable for good photography  – and worse than last year.  Avondale had 3 lights out as did botany and the upstairs gym at botany hasnt hasnt being lit up during games – so the combination is very difficult lighting.  Sandrina Huish took the photos at Avondale – but  it required a lot of effort on each photo to get them to the quality they are at – and Sandrina is as frustrated as I am.
The Botany rink seems to have fixed 2 of their lights  – but one continues to play up – and even if they are all working – the quality of the  light is still an issue. The colour of the lighting also varies significant affecting white balance.
Dunedin is better than either Auckland rink – provided they turn on the curling rink lights and all the lights above the rink.

Its harder when the teams play in dark colours – esp Thunder vs Admirals. (it was hard for the teams too as pucked were “passed” to opposition players).

Botany has a website now.  http://www.botanyswarm.co.nz

Dunedin (im fairly certain) has a key on the power board which when turned provides the extra  lux (light) required for filming international events. It seldom gets turned cause it costs more to run

Swarm beat Thunder 9-3 in the end.

Auckland U16s beat Southern U16s by… 9-4 I think yesterday too.

Active your correct, on Dunedins MSB ( main switchboard) theas a key which allows the circut to be livened for special events that need good light like photogrpahy as you eluded to

For Thunder? Parry – though apparently he’s in hospital tonight with broken ribs or something. And Mat Enright has a dislocated shoulder or something.

Or if you mean U16s – Hubbard. Pulled a groin in the 2nd last night but lasted all game today.

Swarm beat thunder 12-3 up in botany.

Stampede beat Admirals 9-8 in Queenstown. Crazy game, Admirals were ahead and then let in five goals off five shots over about 4 minutes in the 2nd. Then got back in front scoring twice on a 5 on 3, then trading goals, then stampede scored the last two.

Neither goalie had a good game, but I’m very suprised that Admirals didn’t changing goalies after 2 or 3 of the 5 goal rush. None were particularly his fault – in fact some he was screwed by his defense – but he was clearly demoralised by the sequence.

Whats with the lights in Botany flickering? really annoying

really going out on a ledge on that one Kyle!