Your FAVOURITE sports pic of 2004

[KennyG]

Yes, I know, another 'best pic of the year' thread. Instead of your technically best picture, how about the one you simply like to look at more than the others. We all have one picture in our collection that we think of as being our favourite and it isn't always the best shot we have taken.

I only have three of my own pictures framed, on the wall in my study and this is one of them, taken very early in the season. It always reminds me that wet weather motor racing can look good. It is a long way from being my best, but, after a lot of thought, I vote it as my personal favourite of 2004.

http://www.motorpix.co.uk/misc/MotorPix-204.jpg

[IndyJeff]

Nice shot Kenny.


I think if I had to pick a favorite it would be tough.

http://www.sportsshooter.com/port_popup.html?mem_id=2533&i_id=226598
To catch this spin that early was real lucky, especially since it was so close to me. I just remembering watching as they danced in tadem towards disaster.

[HJMinard]

Nice shot Kenny!

I don't do sports often ... and certainly have nothing overly impressive to offer. What the heck ... I'll contribute.
http://www.pbase.com/hjminard/image/33272230.jpg

[jpsimon]

http://studentpages.scad.edu/~jsimon20/photo/20d/ffqc/33-edited-small.jpg

[adamsti]

Unlimited air racing at its finest. Only wish for a better sky that day.

Oops, sorry about the size. I forgot about the 800 pixel rule.

[neo_xeno]

hmm...favorite sports pic, that's a hard choice. here is one i really liked. something about how the water is and what's going on in the background that i like about it.

http://img158.exs.cx/img158/7825/d4ec30340mb.jpg

[Nigel Wallace]

Kenny

Great Idea for a Thread, Some good pics in here already.

Heres mine taken from the British Superbike champs at Snetterton earlier this year, although i have a few . As always a difficult choice

http://www.pbase.com/nigelwallace01/image/34935034

Cheers

Nigel

[Red]

Not a big sports shooter, but I'm fairly proud of this one

http://www.redmorris.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/photography/fullsize/sidewaysFTO.jpg

[Kiernan]

Here's my favorite of the year. My wife shot this at a Cubs/Cardinals game. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to attend the game.

http://home.satx.rr.com/cjbcombs/sosa.jpg

[KirkM]

This is about the only event I made it to this year. Some flat track racing at the local fairgrounds. This is the best out of alot of bad shots :) I'll be back next summer to try again!

Kirk

http://homepage.mac.com/messnerk/boulis12.jpg

[ssim]

I'm not very good at doing sports but I'll make my novel contribution here. I must admit it certainly is alot of fun trying.

http://www.pbase.com/ssim/image/30187314.jpg

[eric1]

i didn't get to many events this year either, but heres mine...

http://www.pbase.com/ericm/image/32897904.jpg

[timmyquest]

I spent 10 mins trying to figure out which of these two i wanted to pick but i couldnt decide

http://mk37.image.pbase.com/u32/timmyquest/upload/37660696.332D1160.jpg

http://mk23.image.pbase.com/u32/timmyquest/upload/37660687.332D0045.jpg

I like this one too :-)
http://mk23.image.pbase.com/u32/timmyquest/upload/37660697.332D123212.jpg

[blackviolet]

this one is my favourite of the year - 9 year olds have such intensity!!!

http://www.pbase.com/iagrafx/image/31091215.jpg


this one below is my sentimental favourite, as it shows the ferocity of my younger son - playing up and taking on much bigger kids in an older division to get them through the playoffs. his older brother (#12) comes in to help out.
http://www.pbase.com/iagrafx/image/37851999.jpg

[MattGayton]

Unfortunately I didnt manage to get to many races this year, but I think this is one of my favorites.

http://images.fotopic.net/?iid=ys2kq5&outx=600&noresize=1&nostamp=1

[Jonny]

Heres mine, its framed and hanging on my stairs of all places. It looks real good on a 20x16 print.



http://homepage.ntlworld.com/j.speed/Forums%20Pictures/Spray.jpg

[tommykjensen]

Here one of my favorite sports photos.

http://photo.klein-jensen.dk/photo.php?n=pdkr01.jpg

[srider]

I like this one, from Thruxton in April


http://www.pbase.com/srider/image/27868630.jpg

[gmen]

Looking back at some of my work from the last twelve months, I'd almost forgotten about this shot taken way back on Saturday 10th April 2004...

http://www.tgsphoto.co.uk/forum_images/pf0001.jpg

I have to admit I still like it quite a bit.

[iwatkins]

Some of the shots above are a bit special :D

I've not done too much "proper" sport this year, I've been spending more time doing track days and other more informal events.

Shot below was taken at the Rally Car Day event at Castle Coombe (UK) this year. Guy in black race suit is Keith Murray (Mr. Dialynx to those in the know) who runs the wonderful Audi Quattro visible left on shot. This car is more often seen howling up hillclimbs in the UK.

Anyway, thought the shot showed a good "feel" for track days.

Cheers

Ian

http://www.asrv84.dsl.pipex.com/Stuff/20040814_1157_6425.jpg

[arumdevil]

mmmmmmmm, some really nice shots here guys. this is one of my favorites from 2004:
http://www.arumdevil.com/galleries/imgs/pls/pls_5091.jpg

[Littlenose]

Kenny

Great Idea for a Thread, Some good pics in here already.

Heres mine taken from the British Superbike champs at Snetterton earlier this year, although i have a few . As always a difficult choice

http://www.pbase.com/nigelwallace01/image/34935034

Cheers

Nigel


Didn't make it to Snetterton this year for the BSB Nigel, but here's a pic of JR coming off the line at Silverstone earlier that year... and i think it's my fav sports pic of the year taken with an ixus400.

Mikey

[KennyG]

Thanks for all your posts folks. What has been interesting is the huge variety of subjects and styles, as well as the excellent quality. I have enjoyed looking at all the contributions and it looks good for 2005.

Being a sports photographer isn't easy. We have to get out there in all weathers and often have a technically difficult job to do as well as pressures for deadlines etc. For me it is the love of motorsport that drives me as much, if not more, than my love of photography and I am sure a lot of you feel the same about your own sports. Keep the passion going, it is what brings in the results.

I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a very Happy New Year and I hope that 2005 brings all the great sports shots you hope for. If we should ever meet up, the first drink at least is on me. :lol:

[Volatile]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/Volatile/Sports/Fakie-Ollie.jpg

[Ian_H]

OK I suppose I'd better post one before the new year so this is one of my favourite shots of 2004


http://www.ianhardy.net/albums/misc/R0E2686.jpg
I hope everybody has a happy and prosperous new year:-D

All the Best
Ian

[Cadwell]

I'll just sneak one in before the year ends... definately not one of my best shots of the year but it reminds me of one of my favourite race meetings at my favourite circuit.

Anyway, here's a classic single seater catching a little air going over "the mountain" at Cadwell Park

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/valaraukar/cadwell.jpg

Have a good 2005 everyone :)

[c0ntr0lz]

great photos everyone
here are a few of mine


http://ctrlzproduction.com/images/race%5F10%5F30%5F04/images/cobra_spinning2.jpg

http://ctrlzproduction.com/images/IRL/images/cherring_on.jpg

http://ctrlzproduction.com/images/IRL/images/twins.jpg

[donmash]

This photo was taken by my 8 year old son, he has a good eye and I am trying to teach him what very little I know.

[quickben]

I'm not a big fan of bikes or bike racing, but I was invited to this meeting at Croft last august for free. I don't even know the name of the rider. I just like the way the rider behind looks like he's hunting the leader down.

[Littlenose]

just so you know... the front rider is Yukio Kagayama, and it looks like Scott Smart who's chasing him down.

I may be biased, but the boys on the green machines done a top job over the season, especially when you realise that their bikes were still so new to them that they still had a lot of standard components in them for the first few races... for instance, the team didn't even have time to take out the ingnition barrel for the first race [or two?]... thus Scott and Glen were the only two riders on the starting grid who had to have a key to ride their bikes ! ... i'll stop now before i waffle too much... Ben, I hope you enjoyed the day out at Croft.

*edit*
I was looking closer, and you can see how Yukio is countersteering.. top pic :D

[chrisvw]

Here are two of my favorites from the year.

http://www.shuttermedia.net/webuse/v8superbest01.jpg

http://www.shuttermedia.net/webuse/v8supercarbest002.jpg

[tpinchback]

http://img153.exs.cx/img153/1874/dunkop2zx.gif

[tpinchback]

http://img101.exs.cx/img101/3356/dunkweb5zc.jpg

[roanjohn]

http://www.pbase.com/roanjohn/image/29942563.jpg


:p ..............not what you expected...............I KNOW!!!

.............when I get a 1D.......or a 1DMK II.......maybe I'll do some fast action stuff.

RO1

[Tom O.]

Okay, I just had to. Taken with a Sony F-707. Not as HQ as the rest of the pics in here but it served the purpose for a while.

http://www.str8lineproductions.com/images/gallery/pics/GregPizzino2.jpg

[Groundworxs]

Spittin' mad

This goalie let in the winning goal late in the third period and was not too pleased.
I hope the attachment worked.
Cheers

[Littlenose]

Okay, I just had to. Taken with a Sony F-707. Not as HQ as the rest of the pics in here but it served the purpose for a while.

Tom i just love the way you can see the rear tyre cumpling under the torque !

[Molydood]

superb thread
echo Littlenose' comment above, and Roanjohn; yours was my favourite of the lot for a number of different reasons :-)

[Groundworxs]

Hey Roanjohn, nice pic the guy on the right looks like Dr. Johnny Fever from the 80's show WKRP.

I did not know that chess was a sport cool. I have a chess picture too. This is a chess club in a small community that has trouble getting members out. On the day I shot this story there were an odd nuber of players so this guy had to double up.

cheers

[Molydood]

cool :-)

[roanjohn]

Thanks Molydood!!! :-)

Now look at what I started!!! Yet another sports pic taken on one-shot focus!!!

:-)

Ro1

[drisley]

Fitness competition is a sport :)

http://images2.fotop.net/albums/sharpnsmart/provincials2004/CRW_1729.jpg

[VeeCee]

Greetings from Malaysia! I just found and joined this forum. It may seem a bit too late to post a "best pic of 2004" as we are well into February of 2005, but here's one that I like best.

This was shot during a Formula Nippon race at Sepang International Circuit (http://www.malaysiangp.com.my/), Malaysia in Sept 2004. This was my first shoot after a 13 year break from photography (I was a sports shooter for a Malaysian daily (http://www.thestar.com.my/) after graduation). It assured me that I still had it in me. Now I shoot for a couple of local car and motorsports magazines on a part time basis. Hope you like this! You're welcomed to check out my website below for more of my work.

http://img192.exs.cx/img192/4369/dsc134023st.jpg

[Mr. Pickles]

This is my favorite from 2004. It was taken from across the field, first time shooting High School Football, and it tells what SHOULD happen after every game....

http://cakonos.image.pbase.com/image/38981775.jpg

[timmyquest]

That reminded me of this one pickel that i took last season

http://www.questphotos.com/bus/game.jpg

[pdrow]

Both of those I great. Timmyquest's is almost unbelievable. My son took over my camera for football season and took several of our team like that, but never both teams together. Both of these remind me of the old adage "its not whether you win or lose ..."
cool shots

[timmyquest]

Both of those I great. Timmyquest's is almost unbelievable. My son took over my camera for football season and took several of our team like that, but never both teams together. Both of these remind me of the old adage "its not whether you win or lose ..."
cool shots


It was really a moving thing to see.

We had no game for week 5 of the season, and so our AD called around and finally found a team out of Gary Indiana, mind you i'm from northern illinois.

These kids took some shotty busses 3 hours north to come play at our field and we simply murdered them, if you cant tell by the score. Usually when we win a game like that i feel pride, but really i just felt guilt.

We ordered a ton of food and invited them into our cafeteria to eat after the game, based on what happened on the field i thought it would be a very awkwared thing indeed, but then the coach from the other team called in both teams to the 50 yard line and they all kneeled and just gave thanks for being able to play this great sport.

As cheesy as it may be, it was the first time i was taking photographs and almost had a tear in my eye :o . The only thing i wished was that if i could have experienced something like that as a player...oh well, one year too late :D

[dito]

sorry for the late post, but new to these forums. here's my favorite. Noriyuki Haga, Laguna Seca, WSBK July 2004.

[MadTony]

I'm new to the site as well. This picture was taken high on Mt. Ranier in July 2004. I like how the scale of the mountain can be seen by the bergschrund (large cravasse at the top of a glacier) and the numerous climbers extending into the distance.

https://engineering.purdue.edu/people/adam.a.pender.1/NOI/STB_0822_wlr.jpg


-Adam

[AlanSmith]

Canon EOS 10D, 1/2000, f5.6, ISO 400, Canon 100-400 lens


Son's soccer game - I'm biased, but I just love the whole shot.

[OviV]

This one is just funny and believe it or not both parents bought it. Forgive the logo but it is from my sale site. I will replace it when I get home and get to my original pictures.

http://www.shareapicture.com/veronaphoto/bb20050129MCanes/ov__mg_1825_std.jpg

[bashiri]

nice shots to all who contributed excellent work ......Peace.

[photoshooter]

a few of mine

[Dirty Shirt]

http://studentpages.scad.edu/%7Ejsimon20/photo/20d/ffqc/33-edited-small.jpg

That is my favorite! It should be a poster!

[Marauder61]

Here's one from last year I think is pretty good.

http://www.pbase.com/marauder61

[Sydor25]

I don't shoot a lot of "sports" photographs (I don't have any from 2004), but here is one of Manny Ramirez crushing a pitch (the ball ended up on the street outside of Fenway Park):

http://sydor25.com/Pictures/Boston_4_19_05-273.jpg

[artp]

Here is one i really liked.
http://www.artpartphoto.com/gallery/images/pixel_trans.gifhttp://www.artpartphoto.com/gallery/images/pixel_trans.gifhttp://www.artpartphoto.com/gallery/albums/bp2004/0018_G.sized.jpg (http://www.artpartphoto.com/gallery/bp2004/0018_G?full=1)http://www.artpartphoto.com/gallery/images/pixel_trans.gifhttp://www.artpartphoto.com/gallery/images/pixel_trans.gif
www.artpartphoto.com (http://www.artpartphoto.com)

[ukactionsports]

What do you think?

http://images.fotopic.net/y8ph0z.jpg

[Littlenose]

First time backon this thread for a while...

WOW Adam, that picture is just _so_ inspiring.

Dito.. i really like the viewpoint you got on Nori ... got any of him backing it into any corners?

And Marauder, i lover the abstract feel to the mustang you've got there!

I like it Tim, you've done a great job of panning and keeping him center frame... but then i'm a bit of a BSB fan... i thought Smarty would have done better after moving to Suzuki Rizla's though.

Top job on starting this thread Kenny... it's a winner !

[ncat]

Hi everyone. Some nice shots in there.

Here's my addition to the fold.

http://catsphotos.com/rw.jpg

[JK]

Here's one from last year I think is pretty good.

http://www.pbase.com/marauder61

Wow - that's a great shot! :cool:

[EricKonieczny]

Here is one from last fall. I really like the setup and colors and subjetcs but it could be sharper and more in focus.This was taken before my 20D, with my old Sony 717 and External Flash, so it was not that quick of a shot.

EXIF:
Fall Chase
Date:Oct 23, 2004
Camera:Sony DSC F717
Lens:Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar®
Focal Length:48
@35mm:62
ISO: 100
Shutter Speed:1/125
Aperture:4
Mode:Program AE
Metering:Evaluative

http://www.ekreating.com/gallery/photos/normal/Fall_Chase.jpg

[Alan Dye]

One I took this past season...............

[Alan B]

Here's 3 i really like (F1 motorsport).........taken in 2005

http://images.fotopic.net/?iid=y8x0x9&outx=600&noresize=1&nostamp=1

http://images.fotopic.net/?iid=y8x0x8&outx=600&noresize=1&nostamp=1

http://images.fotopic.net/?iid=y8x0xq&outx=600&noresize=1&nostamp=1

[rosco1971]

Here are 2 favs of mine......bye the way.........the photo of the Ferrari 360 posted earlier is awesome........who ever said it should be a poster is right