Some HS track

donekdonek Registered Users Posts: 655 Major grins
edited June 11, 2011 in Sports
It's been a long time since I've had time to post anything. I shot state track a couple weeks ago and thought I'd share a few here.
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  • David-StallardDavid-Stallard Registered Users Posts: 252 Major grins
    edited June 8, 2011
    They are all great shots but the hurdler just stands out above the rest.

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  • IcebearIcebear Registered Users Posts: 4,015 Major grins
    edited June 8, 2011
    Good stuff. I always like sports photos in the rain. Were these shot with the Nikkor 200-400 f/4??
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  • donekdonek Registered Users Posts: 655 Major grins
    edited June 8, 2011
    David-Stallard wrote: »
    They are all great shots but the hurdler just stands out above the rest.
    Thanks.

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    Icebear wrote: »
    Good stuff. I always like sports photos in the rain. Were these shot with the Nikkor 200-400 f/4??

    Day one was rained out. The remaining days were fairly sunny. The 200-400 f4 is my favorite toy these days.
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  • DavidTODavidTO Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 19,160 Major grins
    edited June 8, 2011
    Very nice work! 1, 4 and 5!! clap.gif
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  • attorneyjayattorneyjay Registered Users Posts: 78 Big grins
    edited June 10, 2011
    Good work. I like 1 and 4 best.

    5 is good but I try to shoot from other side of jump. Tend to get face better.

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  • Molotov EverythingMolotov Everything Registered Users Posts: 211 Major grins
    edited June 11, 2011
    I have not a criticism but a question about the framing in #5. It looks cool with him filling the frame up like that, but since it's a high jump, it seems to me shooting wider and in portrait to include a bit of the ground in it might be important to give context as to how high he's jumping. Like how one of the rules of thumb here about sports with a ball is to get the ball and the player, in a sport where the whole point is jumping off the ground, should it include the ground?
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  • donekdonek Registered Users Posts: 655 Major grins
    edited June 11, 2011
    Molotov Everything wrote: »
    I have not a criticism but a question about the framing in #5. It looks cool with him filling the frame up like that, but since it's a high jump, it seems to me shooting wider and in portrait to include a bit of the ground in it might be important to give context as to how high he's jumping. Like how one of the rules of thumb here about sports with a ball is to get the ball and the player, in a sport where the whole point is jumping off the ground, should it include the ground?

    Maybe. My point with #5 was the background as much as the athlete. I've never included the ground or any such details as you just wind up getting a big mat in the background. Without a frame of reference for height, it's tough to judge anyways. You can achieve the whole story this way, but the angle to catch their face isn't always great.
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    This kid set a state record at 6'10". He missed this jump.
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