Mud Volleyball

donekdonek Registered Users Posts: 655 Major grins
edited August 31, 2007 in Sports
Hometown days in a neighboring town was this last weekend. There was a mud volleyball tournament. It was a good warm up for the upcoming volleyball season. I actually think I'd prefer all the games were played in mud. It's a lot more entertaining.

This one made the front page of the local paper. Not the cleanest image, but it has a lot of appeal for the newspaper.
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I just like to look at this one.
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A little more action.
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After each match there was some dunking of team mates.
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There are a few more here if you're interested:http://donek.smugmug.com/gallery/3305364#183722478

Thanks for looking.
Sean Martin
www.seanmartinphoto.com

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  • Frog LadyFrog Lady Registered Users Posts: 1,091 Major grins
    edited August 13, 2007
    too funny rolleyes1.gif

    love the mud spattering all over.

    C.
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  • donekdonek Registered Users Posts: 655 Major grins
    edited August 15, 2007
    Frog Lady wrote:
    too funny rolleyes1.gif

    love the mud spattering all over.

    C.

    We've had a lot more rain than usual in Colorado the last month. I've been shooting my daughter playing in puddles. When I heard about the mixture of the water and volleyball I thought it sounded perfect

    Here's a couple of my daughter.

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    Less light, higher ISO, IQ suffered, but still fun
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    Sean Martin
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    aaaaa.... who am I kidding!

    whoever dies with the biggest coolest piece of glass, wins!
  • cal_geckocal_gecko Registered Users Posts: 73 Big grins
    edited August 15, 2007
    Nice shots! what ISO and shutter speed did you use on the mud volleyball shots?
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  • donekdonek Registered Users Posts: 655 Major grins
    edited August 15, 2007
    cal_gecko wrote:
    Nice shots! what ISO and shutter speed did you use on the mud volleyball shots?

    It was super bright, so I was at ISO 200. I shot in Aperture priority at f3.2. Shutter speed ranged from 1/2500 to 1/4000.
    Sean Martin
    www.seanmartinphoto.com

    __________________________________________________
    it's not the size of the lens that matters... It's how you focus it.

    aaaaa.... who am I kidding!

    whoever dies with the biggest coolest piece of glass, wins!
  • PhotoHoundPhotoHound Registered Users Posts: 113 Major grins
    edited August 15, 2007
    Sure looks like fun, look at all the smiles! Nice shots. Love all the splashing in the second.
  • JESTERJESTER Registered Users Posts: 369 Major grins
    edited August 15, 2007
    Nice shots!! I have one of those coming up on the 25th. Should be fun. It is for the March of Dimes. Can't wait until the Hooter's Girls team playsmwink.gif
  • cal_geckocal_gecko Registered Users Posts: 73 Big grins
    edited August 15, 2007
    Looking forward to the photos from that !!!
    JESTER wrote:
    Can't wait until the Hooter's Girls team playsmwink.gif
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    Canon 24-105 f/4L IS
    Canon 70-300 f/4-5.6L IS
    Canon 17-40 f/4L
    Sennheiser MKE400 shotgun Mic
  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited August 18, 2007
    cool shots......make me smile!!!clap.gif
    **If I keep shooting, I'm bound to hit something**
    Dave
  • JESTERJESTER Registered Users Posts: 369 Major grins
    edited August 28, 2007
    cal_gecko wrote:
    Looking forward to the photos from that !!!

    It was kind of a let down. More like a dirty water tournament than mud volleyball. But they had 24 courts going at the same time. I HAD to spend most of my time near the Hooters Girls:D . I didn't stay long. It was :whew :whew . Here are a few photos if you want to look. http://jester.smugmug.com/gallery/3370629#189023437
  • donekdonek Registered Users Posts: 655 Major grins
    edited August 28, 2007
    JESTER wrote:
    It was kind of a let down. More like a dirty water tournament than mud volleyball. But they had 24 courts going at the same time. I HAD to spend most of my time near the Hooters Girls:D . I didn't stay long. It was :whew :whew . Here are a few photos if you want to look. http://jester.smugmug.com/gallery/3370629#189023437

    It doesn't look like your games were quite as competitive as the ones I've shot. There was another town festival last weekend. The games always draw rivalries between the football players and the volleyball teams or neighboring towns. There is usually a team that has no problem with getting really dirty in their attempt to beat their opponent. I shot the tournament last weekend for about 45 minutes. The same team kept winning and between games swam in the mud. I think they had an advantage in that they always played the first match with their opponent looking into the sum. In a best out of three situation, they consistently won when playing with their backs to the sun. Here are a couple from last weekend.

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    There are a few more here: http://www.donek.smugmug.com/gallery/3365805#P-1-15
    Sean Martin
    www.seanmartinphoto.com

    __________________________________________________
    it's not the size of the lens that matters... It's how you focus it.

    aaaaa.... who am I kidding!

    whoever dies with the biggest coolest piece of glass, wins!
  • JESTERJESTER Registered Users Posts: 369 Major grins
    edited August 29, 2007
    I agree. Your looks more competitive and more like mud volleyball. These teams were just thrown together for the day to raise money for the March of Dimes. But everyone had fun and thats what counts.
  • m_granitem_granite Registered Users Posts: 146 Major grins
    edited August 31, 2007
    2's pleasant how you got them both in the same formation.
    Alex Q.
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