Swimming - Backstroke at 1/4000th

My daughter swims for a local club and has started to get pretty good. She's getting faster all the time and having a lot of fun. And having one of the worlds fastest women (Missy Franklin) in the sport as a local to us doesn't hurt her excitement for the sport either.

Danielle's back stroke take off.

this makes my purchase of a 7D so much better.....

great set, I love the last one
happy accidents are always welcome!

Thanks for the kind words. You'll love your 7D!

If it doesn't already have the latest fireware update in it, you can go to Canon USA.com and download the V2.0 fireware. In video mode it finally allows you to manually control the audio input gain as well as several other cool functions that mostly pertain to taking stills. It just makes a great camera that much better.

That last one is definitely a keeper. Accidents are sometimes great.

I too am thinking about getting a 7D.

me too

Once I moved up to the 7D from my 40D, my keeper rate went right up as a direct result of the added cross type sensors and a overall better focusing system in general. And it shoots video extremely well and that aspect has earned me more than enough money to have paid off the camera and many of my lenses. Well that and the slider/dolly I built for it and all the other goodies that go into shooting video with one of these cameras. Networks like CBS Sports, NFL Network and others like using the 7D as a second camera or an art camera for cutaway shots.

I need lessons from you Chas

Great photos... last one is my fav.!

Regards

Nice shots Chas! The first shot is pretty cool.. love the events written on her wrist. I Iove the second shot.... do show it to her coach. Your initial impression of the last shot was correct if you wanted a clean shot of her face.... water magic at 1/4000 is always interesting though. Splashing water stealing focus is an occupational hazard with swimming photography. Keep up the great work!

ChasWG wrote in post #14872815
Once I moved up to the 7D from my 40D, my keeper rate went right up as a direct result of the added cross type sensors and a overall better focusing system in general. And it shoots video extremely well and that aspect has earned me more than enough money to have paid off the camera and many of my lenses. Well that and the slider/dolly I built for it and all the other goodies that go into shooting video with one of these cameras. Networks like CBS Sports, NFL Network and others like using the 7D as a second camera or an art camera for cutaway shots.

thats what I need to do

Binning wrote in post #14884573
Nice shots Chas! The first shot is pretty cool.. love the events written on her wrist. I Iove the second shot.... do show it to her coach. Your initial impression of the last shot was correct if you wanted a clean shot of her face.... water magic at 1/4000 is always interesting though. Splashing water stealing focus is an occupational hazard with swimming photography. Keep up the great work!

Thanks for the kind words!