Wood chop

Its ekka time here (aka show;carnival;fair) & i had some decent light to get the wood chop.

They all oil their axes just prior. Pretty serious business.

I like the second to last picture the most. Good detail on the axeman and good exposure, and a very good frozen moment action shot.

Too bad shot #1 has a thumb covering the bottle, could have presented it to the company with commercial intent!

Nice shots, I remembering watching a competition like this on ESPN, pretty interesting

Very nice series, well done.

MMD wrote in post #6076185
I like the second to last picture the most. Good detail on the axeman and good exposure, and a very good frozen moment action shot.

Too bad shot #1 has a thumb covering the bottle, could have presented it to the company with commercial intent!

Your right...i didnt think of that. I guess they need all the help they can get...that timber is gum which is a very hard wood. Used across the country for railway sleepers.

Tks for looking.

manutd101 wrote in post #6076221
Nice shots, I remembering watching a competition like this on ESPN, pretty interesting

Tks...its an old sport but well supported here. I spent a long time on an axe myself & often think i would like to try my hand at competition however they do have to travel big distances to events a lot.

dispatchermike21 wrote in post #6076772
Very nice series, well done.

Tks mike.

I've always admired watching these events on the television...great skill and precision and the SAME for YOU in capturing these images!

Well done....

booju wrote in post #6082055
I've always admired watching these events on the television...great skill and precision and the SAME for YOU in capturing these images!

Well done....

Tks booju. Hard going with the safety net in between. Prefocused in the end.

Interesting set. Don't see much of that in the states--more of a tourist thing here.

What these shots can't show is the speed with which the axeman works. They definitely convey the intensity of the sport.

Nice work Gus.

ian408 wrote in post #6084818
Interesting set. Don't see much of that in the states--more of a tourist thing here.

What these shots can't show is the speed with which the axeman works. They definitely convey the intensity of the sport.

Nice work Gus.

Hey my old driving buddy ....tks

I dropped the shutter back for a few but man its a fine edge (no pun intended) to get the axe moving but the men still. They were going through these logs in maybe 30 seconds.

Still very popular here.

Great shots that capture the intensity of the event. I think I'd be wearing steel toe boots though.

bsmotril wrote in post #6085733
Great shots that capture the intensity of the event. I think I'd be wearing steel toe boots though.

Tks bsmotril...i was thinking more along the lines of chain mail socks. There would be no coming back from missing the block, they are incredibly sharp axes & the pace is unbelievably fast.

I used to compete in college. The person in the horizontal chop has great touch - perfect cuts!

Never did see a handle break, but you're right about the nylon not stopping a runaway head. Those heads are made of key steel, and are razor sharp when correctly honed.

Nice photos.

Those are sharp!

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