Insider view of an 18 day sports assignment.

imagemaker46 · Feb 24, 2015

Shot more hockey and some figure skating tonight. The hockey I decided to shoot from just off the edge of the net, it cuts down on the amount of ice surface that can be covered, but it worked out better than I expected, probably more luck than anything.

imagemaker46 · Feb 25, 2015

Today was Novice and Special Olympics figure skating, it wasn't so much about just the skating but the interaction with the skater and coach that I watched for. Picked up some hockey games as well. Had a little run in with a security guard today who claimed that my accreditation wouldn't allow me to go to an area I had been shooting in for a week. I mentioned that he was incorrect, I told him that I didn't care what he thought I was going to work...he grabbed the sleeve of my jacket, and I smiled nicely and told him that he was about to make a big mistake and that he should just turn and walk away. I went to work.

imagemaker46 · Feb 26, 2015

Another long day with some of the new sports. Judo, synchronized swimming as well as squash, figure skating. The shot of the girl from judo has a dislocated elbow.

MichaelHenson · Feb 26, 2015

Dislocated elbow? That just sounds incredibly painful.

pgriz · Feb 26, 2015

Scott, beyond the technical stuff, what is very notable for me is your skill and ability at catching the peak moment. A fraction of a second before or after, and it's not as compelling a shot.

MichaelHenson · Feb 26, 2015

pgriz said:
Scott, beyond the technical stuff, what is very notable for me is your skill and ability at catching the peak moment. A fraction of a second before or after, and it's not as compelling a shot.

This = Difference between a true pro and someone like me...

I've progressed to where I can recognize a great, compelling shot and capture it at its peak from time to time but still miss the shot occasionally or recognize, "Man! That would have been a cool picture." But at that point it's too late.

Great stuff here, for sure!

tirediron · Feb 26, 2015

imagemaker46 said:
Another long day with some of the new sports. Judo, synchronized swimming as well as squash, figure skating. The shot of the girl from judo has a dislocated elbow.

Great images Scott; but let's be clear on one thing: Synchronized swimming is NOT a sport!

imagemaker46 · Feb 26, 2015

Don't get me started on synchronized swimming, I agree.

Derrel · Feb 26, 2015

Ahhhh, the judo stuff is really good. Loved those! I also liked the hockey shot with Tyszka and the player from M are going at it.

pgriz · Feb 26, 2015

tirediron said:
imagemaker46 said:

Another long day with some of the new sports. Judo, synchronized swimming as well as squash, figure skating. The shot of the girl from judo has a dislocated elbow.

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Great images Scott; but let's be clear on one thing: Synchronized swimming is NOT a sport!

imagemaker46 said:
Don't get me started on synchronized swimming, I agree.

Try it one day, keeping your legs in the air (gracefully) while trying to hold the body position underwater... It requires stamina and ability much beyond what swimming and diving do. I'm a very good distance swimmer, but when I tried to do what those ladies do routinely, I failed miserably, and even after a few minutes of this, I was gasping for breath. Whatever the merits of the sport as a sport, it really puts the body through a lot. Certainly much more than another "sport" like show jumping.

imagemaker46 · Feb 26, 2015

I agree it takes a lot of training and they are athletes, I just have a problem with judged sports.

JohnnyWrench · Feb 26, 2015

Really great stuff. As a hack sports shooter this is truly inspirational. Thanks for taking the time to post these.

And ringette? Who knew such a game existed??? (Says the guy from Arizona)

pgriz · Feb 26, 2015

imagemaker46 said:
I agree it takes a lot of training and they are athletes, I just have a problem with judged sports.

Ok, there I'm with you.

imagemaker46 · Feb 26, 2015

Only a few days left and I have to say I hit the wall a couple days ago, but grabbed a good sleep and am ready for the last 3 days, including a sport I've never shot before snowboard slope style. I'm looking forward to the challenge tomorrow. Today was an easy day with just 5 hours of cross country, perhaps a total of 20minutes shooting, the rest was just standing around, sitting in snow banks, just waiting. I shot 20 minutes of Judo finals tonight.

imagemaker46 · Feb 26, 2015

This pic is of a buddy of mine that works for The Canadian Press, this is the glamour side of the wire service. He is editing figure skating while the event is going on and sending the photos via his cell phone.