A few from Vancouver 2010

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I thought I would post a few images from the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics. It has been a super fun time up here so far, and onl looks like it will get better. I will post a few more later when I get a moment or two of spare time.

SUMGUY

HA HA HA. Looks like in the last one, the guy in front has a coat hanger effect from the ski behind him.

How cool is number 3! Dont those things go past at warp speed?

cheers, Scott

SUMGUY

I just realised that shot number 3 was our aussie team! So it didnt go past that fast then?

cheers, Scott

D'Buggs

Yeah, I'm envious..... I was rufused entry to a Hockey game because I had what was deemed, as being "a pro" camera. :cry

papaglock

From Tony
Are you shooting the Chief's tonight or this weekend? I am thinking no if you are still there.

Tony

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What venue?

D'Buggs wrote:

Yeah, I'm envious..... I was rufused entry to a Hockey game because I had what was deemed, as being "a pro" camera. :cry

Curious...

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Lol...

SUMGUY wrote:

I just realised that shot number 3 was our aussie team! So it didnt go past that fast then?

cheers, Scott

Does not matter where they are from, they are moving....it is all relative...it is such a cool sesation to be next to the track, you can feel them coming way before you can see them..then when they go past, it is like being an inch away from a subway car....

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Yes...

papaglock wrote:

Are you shooting the Chief's tonight or this weekend? I am thinking no if you are still there.

Tony

Just got into town, will shoot the game and head out again...

D'Buggs

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Curious...

Norway vs Switzerland, last Saturday - Gave the tic away.... I hear the game ROCKED!

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It's funny...

D'Buggs wrote:

Norway vs Switzerland, last Saturday - Gave the tic away.... I hear the game ROCKED!

They should worry more about all the point and shoots popping flash every three seconds.

The bobsleigh venue has to be the worst though. As soon as it gets a bit dark out, they start popping...has to be a bit distracting while running the course. I honestly dont think that 99 percent of the people there even know how to turn the flash off on their camera.

Cayuse

Great images Gary. Also like the slideshow from last night's Chiefs game. If I see you at either of the weekend games I'll introduce myself.

D'Buggs

Gary Peterson Photography wrote:

They should worry more about all the point and shoots popping flash every three seconds.

The bobsleigh venue has to be the worst though. As soon as it gets a bit dark out, they start popping...has to be a bit distracting while running the course. I honestly dont think that 99 percent of the people there even know how to turn the flash off on their camera.

I hear ya.

I don't understand their rationale.... A 'decent' P&S with a 'decent' seat, WILL bring home decent imagery. Oh Well.

GLAD you're being able to "move around" with your rig and I look forward to seeing more of your coverage.


Keep it up!

FWIW, I *think* a couple of these BEG for a B&W conversion (hockey & bobsled)

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Thanks...I agree with the B and W conversions...

D'Buggs wrote:

I hear ya.

I don't understand their rationale.... A 'decent' P&S with a 'decent' seat, WILL bring home decent imagery. Oh Well.

GLAD you're being able to "move around" with your rig and I look forward to seeing more of your coverage.


Keep it up!

FWIW, I *think* a couple of these BEG for a B&W conversion (hockey & bobsled)

Heres one from the other day...I really liked it...

D'Buggs

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Heres one from the other day...I really liked it...

There we go. But in this one, we're losing seperation of the sled from the ice course... I was thinking more of shot # 3, in your initial post.

D'Buggs

Quick-n-Dirty, but this is kinda what I'm envisioning;


Delete image.

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No way..I like it...

D'Buggs wrote:

Quick-n-Dirty, but this is kinda what I'm envisioning;





I over did the rings, me thinks.... I've tossed the file and have NO PROBLEM killing this edit, too, if that's your desire.

If you have free time, I will send a few thousand to play with all ya want! .

D'Buggs

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If you have free time, I will send a few thousand to play with all ya want! .

Ahhhmmm, ya,,,,,, no thanks.

Actually, this is the 1st time where I 'lifted' and tweaked - I just like a lot about this shot.

WTS, I've no prob with sharing what I did (it wasn't rocket science);

- B&W grad map
- Re-set black point
- Did same for white
- Contrast adjustment
- Burned in the rings (should've back that one off, a bit...)
- A 'tad' of a high contrast, sharpening adjustment (IIRC, 7% with a radius of 64???), using the action "Adjust Sharpness" with "lens blur" and "More Refined" ticked.


Of course, better to do what ya can in RAW, whereas I worked the low-res jpg, in PS Elements.

I'll now delete the image in my earlier post; feel free to keep the one in your 'quote', if ya want, for reference.

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Thanks!

Cayuse wrote:

Great images Gary. Also like the slideshow from last night's Chiefs game. If I see you at either of the weekend games I'll introduce myself.

Nice meeting you the other night.