Young Athletes League Finals

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whiteflyer

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A few from the McCain Young Athletes League finals this weekend, I did spend a fair amount of time chatting to the tog from Athletics Weekly who was friendly and quite willing to pass info on, and so I learnt a huge amount for next time I shoot track and field, the main thing being I NEED a 300mm f2.8 IS L and a 1d mkIII :LOL:

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Nice set of shots.......the 300mm IS 2.8L is a great lens for this sort of thing (y) although as Kipax says you don't need the IS.
 
P-E said:
Nice set of shots.......the 300mm IS 2.8L is a great lens for this sort of thing (y) although as Kipax says you don't need the IS.
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I didn't think canon did a 300 2.8 L without IS ?? Your still looking at over £5K for lens and body which is out of my range at the moment (well I cant justify spending that much)


I also need to be more organized when doing large events, as I'm getting emails ask for so and so in the whatever race and I don't even know which race I took shots of. :bang::bang:
 
whiteflyer said:
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I also need to be more organized when doing large events, as I'm getting emails ask for so and so in the whatever race and I don't even know which race I took shots of. :bang::bang:
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If you can get a programme or list of competitors etc. use this for making notes or matching competitors to shots.

Some nice shots in there, #2 sticks out for me ( triple jump?)
 
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I don't think you need a MK3 or a 300 2.8 IS...you did pretty damn good with what you have! :) Of course the feel good factor would be nice....but not necessary! :p
 
I really like no 1. and I will tell you why.

To me, it shows that you have started using your camera as a tool more and are thinking about making the shot, not just taking it. It really stands up well and I love the shape and form and the way the athletes and the hurdles fall away.

Nice one.
 
Thanks everyone for the nice comments.


Pete that's a huge complement to me, at last some of my shots look more than just snaps. I did look at shots and how they where taken in Beijing and hopefully I have picked up a few tips.
 
I can't see how a 300/2.8 and a 1D3 could have bettered that first offering.....maybe made it more achievable, that's all.

Non-toggery question.....
Is is fluke that nearly all the competitors pictured have numbers divisible by 11
22, 33, 44, 55, 77, 88 :shrug:

Bob
 
Canon Bob said:
Non-toggery question.....
Is is fluke that nearly all the competitors pictured have numbers divisible by 11
22, 33, 44, 55, 77, 88 :shrug:

Bob
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The event was the club finals so each of the 8 clubs had a number 1-8 for the A stream and 11-88 for B stream, with clubs randomly selected which lane at each race.
 
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whiteflyer said:
The event was the club finals so each of the 8 clubs had a number 1-8 for the A stream and 11-88 for B stream, with clubs randomly selected which lane at each race.
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Cheers....just looked strange.

Bob
 
I'd be chuffed beyond words with any of these. My local paper - the Bucks Examiner since you didn't ask - has a couple of pics in today which I think are from this event but aren't as good as what's on here.
 
Looking at these shots you don't need to change a thing. What a great set.
 
purpleclouds said:
I don't think you need a MK3 or a 300 2.8 IS...you did pretty damn good with what you have! :) Of course the feel good factor would be nice....but not necessary! :p
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:agree: Great shots and love the angle of No 1.

Should be well chuffed with them

On a different note - how do you get access to photograph these ? - do you need written permission from the organisers?.

Rob
 
woollyback said:
:agree: Great shots and love the angle of No 1.

Should be well chuffed with them

On a different note - how do you get access to photograph these ? - do you need written permission from the organisers?.

Rob
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To shoot on the infield you MUST get permission from the organiser, due to the danger of the events, the Javelin, Hammer and Discus don't always go where they should.
 
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