First attempt at shooting skateboarding

[CircuitR]

Hi guys,
It was a nice day here yesterday and I went down to the local skate park and had a crack at shooting some skateboarding.
So I thought I would share.
Cheers
Blair

#1
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2735/4287290464_cd89676361_o.jpg
#2
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4034/4286549105_ceb0393801_o.jpg
#3
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4004/4286553779_f306a6a935_o.jpg
#4
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4049/4286550421_c6f345a1c7_o.jpg

[SquareOne]

Last two are my fav. Keep up the good work.

[christisdale]

lower angle, try to get the rider facing you, and try not to have other features in the background ( makes to trick look bigger)

[732NJ]

yess something i can comment on!

haha im new to photography but not new to skatebaording, you seem to be just a bit early in ur shots.. take a look at Skateboarding.com pics or a transworldskateboarding mag to get a better idea of what i mean.. for certain tricks you want to take the shot at a certain time.. for example id say even tho its blurry the last one is ur best shot of the hardflip nearly perfect timing.

oh yeah and +1 on the lower angles comment!

keep em coming i could look at these all day!

[CircuitR]

lower angle, try to get the rider facing you, and try not to have other features in the background ( makes to trick look bigger)

Cheers for that, this is what I need to hear. Yeah, I had a go at tighter shots and found I was a bit slow and would either chop lims, or the board off. More practice is the key.

yess something i can comment on!

haha im new to photography but not new to skatebaording, you seem to be just a bit early in ur shots.. take a look at Skateboarding.com pics or a transworldskateboarding mag to get a better idea of what i mean.. for certain tricks you want to take the shot at a certain time.. for example id say even tho its blurry the last one is ur best shot of the hardflip nearly perfect timing.

oh yeah and +1 on the lower angles comment!

keep em coming i could look at these all day!

Thanks man, yeah that last pic just needed to be a bit cleaner. Point taken on timing the shots. I'll give that a go.
I saw the guy in the background doing something when I was taking that shot, didn't know what until I got home. Man I laughed.

[lennyp06]

Keep your finger on that shutter and shoot burst. Take advantage of that digital!

[mister hashimoto]

nice. i havent shot skating in a min.