A few indoor track and field shots from the RITCA Coaches Invitational Meet

SirGeorge

Hope you enjoy these from yesterdays, RITCA Coaches Invitational meet.

It does suck having to shoot at ISO3200, especially when that is even not fast enough at times for f/2.8 and f/2.0...but I always need something to complain about!

George.

kwkodiak

Hello George

Good captures on 1, 3 and and 4. I'm not a fan of the backs on 2 and 5.

You have lots of good pictures on your website.

Terry

rainbow

Looks like you made the most of the lighting with some excellent panning of the runners in 1 & 3.

SirGeorge

Different looks
Hi Terry,

Thanks for the feedback.

After shooting 10s of thousands of track and field shots, I am always looking for different angles - I understand your point but to me they are interesting because they are different, if that makes sense. I am aware that parents will not buy these but you have to challenge your mind while shooting several thousand images in an afternoon!

George.

kwkodiak wrote:

Hello George

Good captures on 1, 3 and and 4. I'm not a fan of the backs on 2 and 5.

You have lots of good pictures on your website.

Terry

kwkodiak

SirGeorge wrote:

Hi Terry,

Thanks for the feedback.

After shooting 10s of thousands of track and field shots, I am always looking for different angles - I understand your point but to me they are interesting because they are different, if that makes sense. I am aware that parents will not buy these but you have to challenge your mind while shooting several thousand images in an afternoon!

George.

I hear ya, after getting all the "selling shots" you need to try something different.. an idea for # 5 is maybe to shoot it vertically, showing her legs and conveying the power of her running stride or of her start.

Were they running on a 200meter track?

Terry

SirGeorge

the need to crop
Terry,

That particular shot was cropped high to exclude her rear-end!! I have to very careful both with what I shoot and even more so with what I publish when working with young female athletes, even if I have to comprose the beauty of a shot.

One of my greatest shots, is of a high-jumper in a body popping lycra body-suit but I caught too much detail (every thing was covered but the lycra was revealing) as she arched over the bar....if she was a couple of years older it was 'cover' quality, but it didn't get past the edit stage because of here age.

I cannot afford a single complaint. I must, and do, respect the younger female athletes.

Still, I ma happy with much of what I shoot.

thx again for the feedback.

George.

kwkodiak wrote:

I hear ya, after getting all the "selling shots" you need to try something different.. an idea for # 5 is maybe to shoot it vertically, showing her legs and conveying the power of her running stride or of her start.

Were they running on a 200meter track?

Terry