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Anthony

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Athletics
« on: May 30, 2019, 16:05:29 »
On 26 May I visited the English Athletics Championship in Bedford.
 
Most of the events were in the Men's Decathlon and the Women's Heptathlon, hence the same faces kept appearing.
 
First, the hurdles.
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Anthony Macaulay

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Re: Athletics
« Reply #1 on: May 30, 2019, 16:07:20 »
Long jump.
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Re: Athletics
« Reply #2 on: May 30, 2019, 16:09:05 »
Discus.  Safety considerations made it hard to get the best shots.
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Anthony Macaulay

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« Reply #3 on: May 30, 2019, 16:10:47 »
Pole vault.
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Anthony Macaulay

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« Reply #4 on: May 30, 2019, 16:13:04 »
Javelin.  Safety considerations were also relevant here.
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« Reply #5 on: May 30, 2019, 17:05:51 »
Anthony, very nice.  Some great timing.  I know nothing about the XT-3.  Were you shooting bursts, is that the 200 f2 with TC 1.4 or are shooting stopped to f2.8?  Had s look at EXIF  :) .
Seems you had very good light,  I seldom seemed to have in the UK.  Wow, ISO 160 at 1/2000, cool, that is Goa light  :) .
Thanks for sharing, not much Sport posted here .
Cheers,
Tom
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Re: Athletics
« Reply #6 on: May 30, 2019, 17:38:17 »
simply great

the 2nd´s in long jump, discus and javelin are my faves
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Re: Athletics
« Reply #7 on: May 30, 2019, 18:08:03 »
Great captures of peek moments!!
Love the position you had for #2
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« Reply #8 on: May 30, 2019, 18:11:12 »
great timings! Taken with the Fuji???

I just see the EXIF: XT3 with 1.4 converter and XF 2/200...

WOW
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« Reply #9 on: May 30, 2019, 18:50:56 »
You’ve captured the athletes and their focus very well.
Initially I thought ‘how did he do that with the X-T1 but then I saw in Frank’s post that you own X-T3’s now. Nevertheless, the camera might have a great c-af but it is the photographer who has to press the shutter at the right moment. And you nailed it!
Thanks for sharing!
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« Reply #10 on: May 30, 2019, 19:12:23 »
A great collection of perfectly-timed action shots but those long-jump sand-landings are the cherries on top!
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« Reply #11 on: May 31, 2019, 00:53:35 »
Anthony, wonderful series, and indeed,
the long jump landings are dramatic , great timing

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Re: Athletics
« Reply #12 on: May 31, 2019, 05:45:22 »
Very nice series of photos!
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« Reply #13 on: May 31, 2019, 13:47:21 »
Thank you, all, for your comments.

Tommie, I was shooting AFC at 11 fps.  Where the EXIF shows 200mm, this was the Fuji 200/2; where the dedicated 1.4 t/c was used the EXIF shows 280mm.  The light for the hurdles was good, but later on became overcast and we had a couple of rain showers. 

Peter, you are right, the AF of the X-T3 is a major improvement over that of its predecessors. I no longer feel at a disadvantage to a DSLR user when shooting sports.

Ann, the sand does give some good opportunities for photos, unlike the foam mats used by the pole vaulters!
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Re: Athletics
« Reply #14 on: May 31, 2019, 21:13:29 »
Great to see some sport here Anthony.

The first 2 hurdling photos illustrate how high the athletes actually have to jump to clear the hurdles.
The athlete with the number 6 on him in the Javelin has a wonderful expression of facial concentration
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