First time shooting Speed Skating! :)

jrowphotojrowphoto Registered Users Posts: 36 Big grins
edited January 11, 2009 in Sports
I had been wanting to shoot some speed skating for a while, and my schedule finally worked out yesterday. They held long track time trials at all distances at the Pettit Ice Arena in Milwaukee, so I got a chance to practice a bit. As Tom D. can attest, the Pettit is an absolute dungeon as far as lighting goes, so I had to shoot at ISO 4000, f/2.8, and 1/400th of a second. Apprently to save costs, they only turn on about 1/3 to 1/2 of the lights around the Olympic oval. :( Not to mention the well used jogging track around the outside, and the fake Christmas trees screwing up the backgrounds! lol Anyway, I'm going to try and do some short track as well soon, and usually hockey arenas are a little better (hopefully!).

I have some more shots on my site, but here are a few I like.

Any critiques welcome! cheers!

John

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John Rowland
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Comments

  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited December 22, 2008
    very nice johnclap.gif
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    Dave
  • tjstridertjstrider Registered Users Posts: 172 Major grins
    edited December 22, 2008
    pardon the sounding of a terrible pun. but number 6 looks terribly sharp with the tip of the blade being so precisely thin in the perspective of the camera.

    nice!

    seems like fun. Kinda like swimming, captive audience.

    i would like to take photos of that one sport with the brick and the people who sweep in front of it.
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  • tdinardotdinardo Registered Users Posts: 98 Big grins
    edited December 23, 2008
    Great job for your first time John. thumb.gif
    Tom Di Nardo
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  • ButtkickerButtkicker Registered Users Posts: 42 Big grins
    edited December 29, 2008
    Some real nice shots here.. must say I have never seen speed skating pics before posted on a forum
    and you made a great job of these very sharp set
    well done
    Chris
  • bobcoolbobcool Registered Users Posts: 271 Major grins
    edited January 11, 2009
    These are indeed very, very nice. This sounds like a fun sport to shoot - I've seen these folks in the Olympics and they are movin'! What a great way to work on your tracking skills, and the facial expressions and body extension are really interesting.

    Great work!
    BobCool
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  • donekdonek Registered Users Posts: 655 Major grins
    edited January 11, 2009
    6 works the best. Most intense expression. Composition is good with him moving from the left to the right. Great image.

    I think I'd shoot more horizontal with this sport. Show a little more of the ice. Maybe think of it as the ball. Try to get the athletes when they are working the hardest.
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