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they would have absolutely crushed me under the scrum if I happened to get in the way.
Yes, me too.Great rugby photos Kurt. The B&W treatment adds to the grunge of the muddy field and players.
I am curious about your technique - focus method (AF-C, manual), crop, etc.
I love #2 and #3....and yes.... to be honest...for some subjects I often seem to prefer 3:4 over 2:3...no big deal-enough MP to crop though
I would call those scum-liciousFound a rugby match taking place on the lakefront while driving around today ... The boys from Milwaukee versus the boys from Chicago in a blood and mud match.
+1 perfect examples of the S2's advantagesnice use of the camera kurt
Agree Dave . Honestly I can shoot almost anything with MF. I shoot Golf and other high action stuff as well. It all comes down to the decisive moment. Sure it is more work , more thinking and more hassle but as you get more experienced in any of these systems it becomes less a chore. The S2 given by design will make that easier as folks get that experience down a little quicker. I wish it was a 4:3rds format it would entice me more.[/QUOTE
I was going to use the term "decisive moment" in my post above, but at the last second decided to defer from using it. Reason being that these sorts series of sports shots all have various defining moments which tell a part of a larger story as opposed to one single shot that represents the entire story aka: HCB (with just that one shot). Guess maybe it's just a matter of semantics.
Not to get off topic from all these great images posted, but a few years ago when I was meeting with a surgeon prior to some minor surgery, he pulled out a scrap book originally belonging to his dad, with dozens of tear sheets from the sports section from one of our largest National Newpapers....most dating from the 1950's and early 60's. Fantasic shots of game day NFL players making unbelievable plays and of course all made with a single shot manual focus camera. As Guy and Kurt said, it can be done when taking the time to think things out and work at it. I've actually found in some instances, having far fewer but well planned "actions" shots taken with Medium Format, often yield not only the requisite number of useable images, but high quality satisfying ones as compared to the usual high yield 35mm DSLR multishot approach.
Dave (D&A)
I have to put in a varied opinion about the color shot.. just does't grab me like the others..and I think it would have if treated the same.. the bw allows for 1. increased use of contrast, adding a liveliness to the shots.. and 2. abstract the subject matter, giving the shots their own world to exist in a conceptual way. The striped jerseys play into this..they become metaphors for prison garb.. the players loose their color individuality and become players on the field of life...sometimes it is hard to forget art school!Hi Kurt,
This last color shot works for me (in color) partially because it's an overcast "gray" day and with the assciated muted colors, the grittiness of the subject matter is not lost. If it was bright blue skies and their uniforms were bright and colorful, the shot wouldn't work for me as well as it does.
On a seperate note and in regards to your reference of shooting action shots (like sports) with a MF camera.., its much like it was in the 50's and 60 with some of the great sport photographers. They actaully had to think out each shot in their head and pre-plan where the action would be (and of course often pre-forcus), knowing they would only be able to fire off one shot, maybe two (if lucky) to capture the moment. In some ways, although admittedly different, shooting these kinds of activities (as well as wildlife) with the MF camera, is much akin to those manual focus, non motor drive days.
Dave (D&A)
KurtSo thats what big guys do on the weekend.:ROTFL:
Superb shots and BW really shows them so well. I love this picture...180 seems the perfect focal length for these.
Any shots from the pub afterwards?
Bob