Parkour Shoot - Newcastle, Australia

Firstly, I wasn't sure whether this post should be in "Sport" or "Urban Life & Travel"; I eventually thought the latter would be more appropriate.

I was fortunate enough to join a photography group I belong to on the weekend and shoot a local Parkour group strutting their stuff.

I had never really heard of this activity before but was amazed at their skill and enthusiasm.

You can view the whole set over at my flickr page.

All shot with the 40D + 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM.

#1.

Great shots and series. The processing really enhances them.

3 is probably my favorite, but I really like the combined shots, too.

Great shots - the combined shots are excellent but for me I really like 3 and 4 best especially the shadows!

Very good shots. I like the processing in the first 2 but prefer the 4th due to the composition which really exemplifies the height and risk of the jump. This is done with zooming out a little and placing the subject high and centre in the image. The angle and the reflection on the wall also contribute to the action of the shot. Well done.
Joe

Ah, a fellow Parkour photographer =D

I shoot for Urban Freeflow (Worldwide leading Parkour/Freerun organisation) and it's interesting to finally see something more familiar to me :P

Anyway, I like #4and #5. A lot.

Keep it up man.

Excellent shots. I like 4 and 5.

what lens was used for these? love em

Thankyou all!

shadowkipper, it was actually my first time! One of my fellow members in a Flickr group I belong to contacted the local Parkour group and organised the shoot. To be honest, I didn't even know what it was until I did a little research on the web beforehand. Sure glad I went along though; apart from being a great sport to watch, it's fantastic to photograph.

If you want to see some more, visit my flickr page and the Newcastle Parkour group page; this was created so we could all share the images we shot on the day.

Thanks!

I used the Canon 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM attached to my 40D

Kewl!