Paintballphotography or how to break and destroy your equipment

[PaintballPhotography.com]

Since I have posted so many pictures of lenses that have been damaged during paintballphotography, I though I would post an animation that made from a local tournament last week end….
http://www.paintballphotography.com/Public/Photos/Bears%20Cup%205-06%201.gif
Note in the middle of the animation there is a ball fired right at me. This one missed the lens but struck me squarely in the head...at least in did not hit anything important this time...
http://www.paintballphotography.com/Public/Photos/shot%20at%20me.jpg

I am sure by now everyone on this forum must wonder about my sanity in the pursuit of this type of photography
:rolleyes:

[Pyropeck]

that is mental mate. I take it you wear full head gear when photographing?
I have been paintballing and it rally does bruise if they get you right.

[MazerRakhm]

This one missed the lens but struck me squarely in the head...at least in did not hit anything important this time...

I don't know, I don't think you can shoot pictures without your head... :wink:

Man, that is really distressing considering I think it was you that posted the broken lens shooting paintball... but it is a really cool shot.

[basroil]

ever thought of wearing a large banner that says don't shoot? or maybe a custom made bayonett mount lexan paintball filter with built in hood?

gif turned out pretty damn good, though if you could try to crop it in such a way as to remove the camera movement, that would be amazing

[PaintballPhotography.com]

gif turned out pretty damn good, though if you could try to crop it in such a way as to remove the camera movement, that would be amazing
It is sort of difficult to stand still when someone is shooting at you!:lol:

[Tdragone]

Too True!

This shot is AFTER these two shot at me, they're pointing at me saying "That big white lens must not be a paintball grenade launcher"

http://public.fotki.com/chronocheck/may_06_big_game/may06_big_game0312.html


I got more welts when I had my camera than when I had my gun this weekend. 300+ people on one field and 2 photogs walking around in the middle of the field. I might have to rethink this one :)

[Doc Nickel]

That's pretty much the only time I got shot as well- when a player was running past me, and another player was "strafing" to try and tag him... and I just happened to be in that arc somewhere.

But really, to get a good shot, you have to be somewhere forward of the guy's muzzle. Photos from the back or sides typically aren't as dramatic as one where the viewer is only a few degrees off the barrel axis.

And yes, typically anyone on the field and not as a player has brightly-colored "I'M Not A Player" clothes- yellow or orange goggles, a striped black/white ref jersey, a bright-red T-shirt, a neon-safety-orange construction vest with reflective lettering...

But you're still gonna get shot. :D

On an "airball" field (the big inflatable concept field bunkers) the paint will bounce a surprising distance. It's common for a wild bouncer to land in the parking lot at our field. When you get two guys peppering a bunker so a third guy can rush him, at 12 to 18 BPS per gun, that's a lot of paint going hither and yon.

Doc.

[PaintballPhotography.com]

Here is another one of a player shooting at me from earlier in the day…
http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/3458/QL7P1830.jpg
As I continue to post pictures of people shooting at me I am become somewhat worried that my fellow sports photographer will begin to question my judgment and or sanity…:p

BYW this guy got me twice in the head

[JCR]

haha it shows dedication :)
Some good shots well done, can't be easy to catch them at the right times.

[DwightMcCann]

If you question your own sanity then you are OK. This is great stuff and the rest of us really enjoy it as well as not having bruises!

[basroil]

It is sort of difficult to stand still when someone is shooting at you!:lol:

i meant take the pics you already have, and crop off the edges that aren't the same in every frame. might make the overall pic smaller, but it'll give the effect i was talking about.

the more pics you post, the more it makes me think that lexan may not be enough considering how many time you get shot at...

[nation]

That's crazy. These guys are pros right, looks like he lined you up and popped away - damn you paparazzi :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:

Hope you're getting sponsored for lenses???