I may have found my new favorite sport to shoot… The image possibilities in kayak polo are sweet! You get intense competition, faces, player interactions and the dynamic visuals of a water sport.
This was my first time shooting kayak polo, but I managed to come away with a few good shots. The action is fast, but contained in a relatively small pitch. So it was simple shooting with single Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.8. This club plays on Lake Wylie, and I was able to shoot from the deck that runs along one side of the playing area. Morning light was somewhat diffused, but at ISO 400 I was still capturing shots at around 1/500th to 1/1200th exposures with the f-stop between 4 and 5.6. Check out more of the keepers at my flickr page: http://flickr.com/photos/agoailam.
Hi Joel,
Glad to see that you are still in the business and doing well. Your pictures are fantastic. We are hanging in there at Carolina Computer Partners. Hopfully we will begin to grow again after the economy picks up.
Best regards,
Libby Lucas
llucas@ccpteam.com
http://www.ccpteam.com