swimming shots
Here's a few from my first time trying to shoot a swimming event that my niece and her friends were participating in. Trying to find somehwere to get a clear line of sight was almost non-existent ;-)
Anyway let me know what you think for my first time out by the pool.
Thanks,
John
#1 "Praying to go faster" LOL
#2
#3
Anyway let me know what you think for my first time out by the pool.
Thanks,
John
#1 "Praying to go faster" LOL
#2
#3
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I really like the comp in the first, you may want to crop out the top and bottom.
thanks for sharing
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Once again good job. Here's a gallery of swimmers ... just to show how tight cropping helps and a few different angles.
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Gary
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Kelly
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So here's the set again...#1 cropped (hopefully better), #2 rotated to straighten out and #3 applied dodge tool to the face area set for highlights with 0 hardness and 10% exposure.
#1
#2
#3
Nice shots for a first time swimming event. You might try cropping more on #1 to get the coach out of the way - the focus should be more on the swimmer. Breaststroke is tricky to shoot - I find that the best shots come when the swimmer has begun the recovery portion of the stroke (the pushing forward with hands) and is really pushing water.
#3 - be careful with the dodge tool - sometimes in an attempt to lighten up some shadows, we make the skin color a little unnatural compared to the rest of the body. The face seems a little too light compared to the rest.
#2 - funny about this one but I liked the original. Sure it may have looked like the swimmer was going uphill but it had a feel I liked. Opinions... we all have them
Don't sweat that you couldn't get on deck. It just means you get creative finding angles, lighting, etc. to make it. Sometimes the best shots come up in the stands anyway. I've taken relay takeover shots that could not be done on deck properly -- being up high gave me a nice perspective on the shot.
Betsy
#1 - I like the coach in it
#2 - dead on
#3 - a little much, the skin tone seens a little off
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@John...yeah it would have been great to shoot lower unfortunately this was not an option at this event, thus I had to make due with what was available to me. But thanks for the feedback and taking a look.
Regards,
John