Catching Up...Swimming and Football

[action-pics]

I'm just catching up from a busy fall season. Many days were like this one: I started the day with a girl's swimming league championship meet and then went straight from the pool to a football game. I was at the pool for 4 hours and then the football field for another 2 1/2. So 6 1/2 hours of straight shooting and over 2000 pics to sort through. This seemed to happen a lot this fall (multiple events in the same day).

Settings for swimming: WB set using Expodisc. Camera/lens: D3 with 300/2.8. Manual settings with f/4, 1/500, ISO 5000 (NO flash)

At any rate here is some pics from the day. C&C always welcomed and encouraged.

1. Fisheye capture of the swimming venue.
http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr246/actionshooter99/swim-fb/D3C_1183.jpg

2. A higher angle for the freestyle
http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr246/actionshooter99/swim-fb/D3C_1222.jpg

3. The fly...always a cool event to shoot
http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr246/actionshooter99/swim-fb/D3C_1925.jpg

4. Going tight. Too tight?
http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr246/actionshooter99/swim-fb/D3C_2343.jpg

5. Another fly pic...checking out her competition in the next lane
http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr246/actionshooter99/swim-fb/D3C_1972.jpg

6. Getting psyched up for a relay and hamming it up a bit for me-:)
http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr246/actionshooter99/swim-fb/DSC_4792.jpg

Out to the field...

7. Get 'um high, get 'um low
http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr246/actionshooter99/swim-fb/D3C_3029.jpg

8. Attempting to rip the QB's head off
http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr246/actionshooter99/swim-fb/D3C_3082.jpg

9. Sack!
http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr246/actionshooter99/swim-fb/D3C_3108.jpg

10. Ouch...QB had a rough day
http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr246/actionshooter99/swim-fb/D3C_3114.jpg

11. Get off me!
http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr246/actionshooter99/swim-fb/D3C_3130.jpg

12. Just missed the catch...or was it just missed the interception?
http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr246/actionshooter99/swim-fb/D3C_3432.jpg

[allensfoto]

really nice .. love the angle from high up shooting down on the swimming.. no places around me with that kind of light .. was that natural light? nice action on the football end.. cannot wait for the play-offs .. then i will get some day time shoots for football..

[Erbeman]

You've got some great pics there brother. I love the really tight pic of the swimmers face!