Womens Roller Derby - Austin VS San Antonio (Texas)

From last weeks match where Las Tejanas took on The Hustlers:

First shot is great perspective and illustrates this retro "sport" well. Front skater is a tiny bit OOF but it is OK for this shot. The remainder are just too busy for my liking, save the portrait. In your 6th shot my eye is immediately drawn to the OOF black lady on the outside which kills this shot for me. Maybe focus more in future on shots with just one or two skaters?

Love the first one!

I love the feeling of speed in the 1st shot, how did you shoot it?

beano wrote in post #7957443
I love the feeling of speed in the 1st shot, how did you shoot it?

50D, EF-s 10-22, 580EXII speedlight. Shot manual, ISO 600, 1/20 second, F5 with the flash metering set to averaging and 2nd curtain sync. Was sitting on the floor at the track's corner apex where the skaters lean in and over the inner track boundary and pass 2-3 feet from me.

These are all awesome shots!! Reminds me of roller derby when I was growing up, black and white tv, Joanie Westin and the Bay area Bombers.

bsmotril wrote in post #7960190
50D, EF-s 10-22, 580EXII speedlight. Shot manual, ISO 600, 1/20 second, F5 with the flash metering set to averaging and 2nd curtain sync. Was sitting on the floor at the track's corner apex where the skaters lean in and over the inner track boundary and pass 2-3 feet from me.

Thanks for the info.

I really need to think about getting a flash, and then learning to use it!