Aquatic Sports Life

wow steve great shots... i have shot some swimming before and it was really difficult to get anything good... i can imagine that you have shot a lot of aquatic sports... whats your set up? and what are the best angles for each event?

Thanks Rodrigo

I’ve spent a few years shooting only aquatics per say, and have built a nice library of images. I shoot with 20D and 1dmIIn body and my prim lens is 300mm f/2.8L IS or 70-200 IS. As far as angles, I shoot any where am allowed to be. Most of the time if it’s within my 300 range of filling 40% of my frame I start shooting no matter where I am, standing or kneeling.

Swimming shots are best during long cores, it give you a better angle at getting more swimmers in one frame.

Swimming freestyle, I watch to see witch side the swimmier is breathing from on there flip turn to insure face time and then shoot with my camera at a 30 degree in my hand to give the appearance their swimming up hill, And shoot low if you want other swimmers in the frame.

Brest has to be the easiest of all, they have to come up every stroke, I prefer a side shot, low or high both work.
Fly works best from the side if you want a tight crop and other swimmers in the shot.

Back is the hardest to get, most of the time the swimmer is splashing water over their face, so I shoot it from the side mostly. Back is grate if you’re standing in lane 1 and shooting lane 1, then shoot them streamlining under the water as you walk the deck just keep shooting and shooting.

Water Polo I just fallow the ball and shoot within range.

Great shots ... you should link in a couple just a teasers for people though. A high percentage will not chase a link. A shame because these are good shots. Cheers.

Outstanding Steve, simply outstanding.

Croasdail wrote in post #2308830
Great shots ... you should link in a couple just a teasers for people though. A high percentage will not chase a link. A shame because these are good shots. Cheers.

Thank you, I posted a few teasers on the 1st post. I was getting the feeling the link is to much work for most.

Richard
Thank you, and for going to the link.

Way to go WebMonkey,

The color combinations, along with your framing and subject selection add a fantastic and very enthusiastic quality to the event...

Beautiful work man!

Great captures!