first sports post...skatepark

jeff lapoint

hiya sports fans! i visited the local skate park the other day and thought i'd share a few pics. i mostly shoot wildlife and i found the hard way that sports is a different beast all together!

this kid was by far the best at the park







he did take one nasty spill right before i left...





but he was back at it in no time



any suggestions for next time? i know i need to work on the backgrounds and it would be nice to see more of the lad's face...maybe i'll take a collection to get him a haircut

thanks for the look!

-jeff

coldclimb

Cool stuff. I had similar thoughts on getting his face in the picture and losing the hair. Beyond that you've done a good job capturing the action.

jeff lapoint

coldclimb wrote:

Cool stuff. I had similar thoughts on getting his face in the picture and losing the hair. Beyond that you've done a good job capturing the action.

thanks for the comments coldclimb! it was fun just being out there and watching this kid go off. shooting sprots kinda feel like the first time i shot wildlife/landscape...this could get addicting

Eric&Susan

Nice shots Jeff, you captured the action well


There is always skaters at the school across the street from my house but I don't know how they would feel about me taking pics so I just usually watch them. They do some pretty amazing stuff.

Eric

Skippy

Gawwwd They Have No Fear Do They

jeff lapoint wrote:

hiya sports fans! i visited the local skate park the other day and thought i'd share a few pics. i mostly shoot wildlife and i found the hard way that sports is a different beast all together!
this kid was by far the best at the park
he did take one nasty spill right before i left...
but he was back at it in no time
any suggestions for next time? i know i need to work on the backgrounds and it would be nice to see more of the lad's face...maybe i'll take a collection to get him a haircut
thanks for the look!
-jeff

There is a skate board park within walking distance of my house, but I've never really stopped to watch them, there are no big valley's like those shown in your images, so they cant get up much speed to the thing the young lad is doing in your images.......some of those kids with skate boards and roller skate do do amazing things......love those mid air captures you shot, you did well to be able to even keep up the the boy.......
..thanks for sharing Skippy (Australia)

jeff lapoint

Eric&Susan wrote:

Nice shots Jeff, you captured the action well


There is always skaters at the school across the street from my house but I don't know how they would feel about me taking pics so I just usually watch them. They do some pretty amazing stuff.

Eric

thanks eric,

we got some stink eye at first and i think one of them even called us vultures, but after a while one of the skaters asked us what mag we shot for. i told him we were just two old dudes who used to skate and now are too busted up for it...but we still love skating. after that they almost started to show off for us.

-j

jeff lapoint

Skippy wrote:

There is a skate board park within walking distance of my house, but I've never really stopped to watch them, there are no big valley's like those shown in your images, so they cant get up much speed to the thing the young lad is doing in your images.......some of those kids with skate boards and roller skate do do amazing things......love those mid air captures you shot, you did well to be able to even keep up the the boy.......
..thanks for sharing Skippy (Australia)

thanks for the comments skippy! these kids are nuts and seem to have rubber limbs!!

-j

JohnEBongo

This may sound like I am a total geezer, but I can't believe kids are out there skating without any pads at all.

Higgmeister

Hey Jeff,
Nice shots. I had a tough time at a rodeo trying to keep focus and watch the action for timing. Sports is definitely another beast, and yes a bit addicting.
Other than a hair cut for the lad, the only other comment might be to slow down the shutter a bit. You probably won't get as many usable shots, but some motion blur will give a bit more feel of action (not that they don't already). Guess you could do the same in PS also.

To Eric if you read this,
Go to the park and take a few shots. They'll probably complain and give you some dirty looks. Show them a few captures on your camera or print a few and give it to them. I think from then on, you'd be more than accepted. It's amazing what a picture can do.

Thanks for sharing these,
Chris

theroo

Good Job
Nice pics, I'm old but I think the hair makes for a better pic. Nice action shots.

jeff lapoint

JohnEBongo wrote:

This may sound like I am a total geezer, but I can't believe kids are out there skating without any pads at all.

i'm not that old and i feel the same way

jeff lapoint

Higgmeister wrote:

Nice shots. I had a tough time at a rodeo trying to keep focus and watch the action for timing. Sports is definitely another beast, and yes a bit addicting.
Other than a hair cut for the lad, the only other comment might be to slow down the shutter a bit. You probably won't get as many usable shots, but some motion blur will give a bit more feel of action (not that they don't already). Guess you could do the same in PS also.

To Eric if you read this,
Go to the park and take a few shots. They'll probably complain and give you some dirty looks. Show them a few captures on your camera or print a few and give it to them. I think from then on, you'd be more than accepted. It's amazing what a picture can do.

Thanks for sharing these,
Chris

chris,

thanks for the comments and especially the suggestions, i appreciate all the help i can get!

jeff lapoint

theroo wrote:

Nice pics, I'm old but I think the hair makes for a better pic. Nice action shots.

thanks 'roo! yeah, he kinda reminds me of the z town crew...

Steve Cavigliano

Where's da egrets?



, these turned out well Jeff. It is really hard to shoot action and get it all "right" the first time out. Yeah, his hair length didn't help, but that 2nd shot looks really good to me. For your first time shooting skateboarding, ya dun real good IMO


Steve