Paintball Photography hazards….

PaintballPhotography.com · 18th of July 2005 (Mon)

Paintball Photography hazards….

I never did like those Nikons

This is why I always wear a cheap watch to work

Sure glad I always use a filter on my EF 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6L IS USM

Here are some more …

electra · 18th of July 2005 (Mon)

Thank God for the filters. They're absolutely doing a great job =) (especially in your line of work)

Dude that last shot must have made that guy quite dizzy. OUCH!

PaintballPhotography.com · 18th of July 2005 (Mon)

I must be crazy to do this...the lens was not damaged. I just had to very carefully clean off all the shards of glass with a blower...

Angel_LCD · 18th of July 2005 (Mon)

Very nice shots

I know how hard it is to get those

And risking your gear doing it. I've got a couple on my flickr if you wanna comment on them

Thanks for sharing.

CookieMonster · 18th of July 2005 (Mon)

these are some cool photos...

NeoteriX · 19th of July 2005 (Tue)

Nice shots

MazerRakhm · 19th of July 2005 (Tue)

Definitely not your average sport photo assignment!

Great "shots" again!

(I hope you have some good insurance coverage on that equipment though!)

Cadwell · 19th of July 2005 (Tue)

Do Hoya do armoured glass UV filters? There may be a market...

DwightMcCann · 19th of July 2005 (Tue)

Whoa, I had a little trouble getting them at first ... very revealing seeing the real hazards ... do these guys even look before they shoot?

Great job but I can see you need to be at least a little bit crazy.

PaintballPhotography.com · 19th of July 2005 (Tue)

Well here is an unexpected hazard of paintball photography… the unauthorized use of one of my photos in the following advertisement.
Here is my picture:

Here is a banner ad from http://pbwarehouse.net/

The watermark was cropped and removed from my copyrighted image!!!

Matatazela · 20th of July 2005 (Wed)

Do they even look where they are shooting? Heck, only with their peripheral vision... If it moves, send a pellet that way!

Tadhg · 20th of July 2005 (Wed)

wow. I really like the above photo. A great "model". Lots to look at. Great stuff

KartGirlsMom · 20th of July 2005 (Wed)

Did you about have a heart attack when you saw your 28-300? Yikes. The pictures are very cool.

OviV · 20th of July 2005 (Wed)

Quote:

Originally Posted by PaintballPhotography.com

Well here is an unexpected hazard of paintball photography…Theft, i.e. the unauthorized use of one of my photos in the following advertisement.
Here is my picture:

Here is a banner ad from http://pbwarehouse.net/

These people cropped and removed my water mark from my copyrighted image!!!

Have you contacted them? I would.

rayko · 28th of July 2005 (Thu)

Great shots there Gary/PaintballPhotography.com

I am having a crack at covering local paintball tournaments in England this year and your photos are something to aspire to.

The DSLR with the broken filter is scary, but I like it - every paintballer asks me if I've taken a shot on the lens but luckily I've never quite taken a hit like that! The shots of players taking hits are pretty cool too.

If this is the wrong place to do this, please forgive me, but if I may can I quickly ask a three questions;

What settings do you usually have your DSLR set to?

Question is more about technique - I know we can sense the way a game is going when your on the field, but to get the paintball burst shots do you basically 'post' up on the player and take loads of shots?

I am thinking of covering the Campaign Cup this year so a quick last question. What do you have to do to become a NPPL or Millennium series media partner?

Apart from that keep up the good work!

Ray

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PaintballPhotography.com Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Pacific Palisades Calif. USA Posts: 566	Paintball Photography hazards…. Paintball Photography hazards…. I never did like those Nikons This is why I always wear a cheap watch to work Sure glad I always use a filter on my EF 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6L IS USM Here are some more … Last edited by PaintballPhotography.com : 18th of July 2005 (Mon) at 23:18.

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electra Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: ACT, Australia Posts: 161	Re: Paintball Photography hazards…. Thank God for the filters. They're absolutely doing a great job =) (especially in your line of work) Dude that last shot must have made that guy quite dizzy. OUCH! __________________ Canon EOS 20D with BG-E2 (Grip) Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM Canon EF-S 17-85mm IS USM ... www.myspace.com/bbrillante

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PaintballPhotography.com Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Pacific Palisades Calif. USA Posts: 566	Re: Paintball Photography hazards…. I must be crazy to do this...the lens was not damaged. I just had to very carefully clean off all the shards of glass with a blower...

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Angel_LCD Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 629	Re: Paintball Photography hazards…. Very nice shots I know how hard it is to get those And risking your gear doing it. I've got a couple on my flickr if you wanna comment on them Thanks for sharing. __________________ ----- Bernt-Inge ----- Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life. www.bernt-inge.com My gear My Flickr stream Twitter

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NeoteriX Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Houston, TX & Westchester County. NY Posts: 21	Re: Paintball Photography hazards…. Nice shots

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MazerRakhm Colonel Mustard Join Date: May 2004 Location: Near Chicago, IL Posts: 2,277 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Paintball Photography hazards…. Definitely not your average sport photo assignment! Great "shots" again! (I hope you have some good insurance coverage on that equipment though!) __________________ Thanks for looking! -Kevin Monkeys are the key to the universe. Since I couldn't find an Oompa Loompa, I am employing monkeys to porter my equipment and be my assistants. Pearls of Wisdom... Now remember Ralphie, if you're nose bleeds; you're either picking it too much or not enough. - Chief Wiggam 30D, Kit lens, 70-200 f2.8L, Nifty 50, 16-35 f2.8L *ksmith.smugmug.com * LiveJournal Blog*SportsShooter Member*

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DwightMcCann so, what are we talking about? Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Buellton, California, USA Posts: 17,222 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Paintball Photography hazards…. Whoa, I had a little trouble getting them at first ... very revealing seeing the real hazards ... do these guys even look before they shoot? Great job but I can see you need to be at least a little bit crazy. __________________ Dwight McCann Website :: Jennifer Wu Workshop :: Facebook Gear List :: Concert FAQ :: My Small Studio My Blog :: MM :: How I Got Into This Business

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Matatazela Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Whangarei - New Zealand Posts: 620	Re: Paintball Photography hazards…. Do they even look where they are shooting? Heck, only with their peripheral vision... If it moves, send a pellet that way!

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Tadhg Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Dublin Ireland Posts: 95 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Paintball Photography hazards…. wow. I really like the above photo. A great "model". Lots to look at. Great stuff

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KartGirlsMom Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Minnesota, USA Posts: 325	Re: Paintball Photography hazards…. Did you about have a heart attack when you saw your 28-300? Yikes. The pictures are very cool.

28th of July 2005 (Thu)	#15
rayko Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 10	Re: Paintball Photography hazards…. Great shots there Gary/PaintballPhotography.com I am having a crack at covering local paintball tournaments in England this year and your photos are something to aspire to. The DSLR with the broken filter is scary, but I like it - every paintballer asks me if I've taken a shot on the lens but luckily I've never quite taken a hit like that! The shots of players taking hits are pretty cool too. If this is the wrong place to do this, please forgive me, but if I may can I quickly ask a three questions; What settings do you usually have your DSLR set to? Question is more about technique - I know we can sense the way a game is going when your on the field, but to get the paintball burst shots do you basically 'post' up on the player and take loads of shots? I am thinking of covering the Campaign Cup this year so a quick last question. What do you have to do to become a NPPL or Millennium series media partner? Apart from that keep up the good work! Ray

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