Both of these photos are from the same wedding, at the most excellent Barn at Bury Court. I took the first on one side of the venue (with my camera in a transparent shower cap to protect it from the rain) and the second, later, on the other side, when the rain had stopped.
Boys with beers hide under umbrellas to play giant garden games
Girls reach up to catch the bouquet as the bride looks on
Obligatory film photographer sneer: Apparently sports snappers have to change their technique every time a new generation of digital cameras comes out because the shutter lag—the time between your pressing the button and the camera capturing the moment—gets smaller with every improvement in technology. Apparently.
I always assumed they put the camera on burst mode, taking 3-5 frames each time. That’s what I do anyway, but you’ll notice that I tend not to get invited to photograph major sports events.
I thought they just shot continuously as well, but I read an article this week online—one that I would have linked to if I could remember where—that said otherwise. I’ve got to concede that the newest and most expensive digital SLRs can now shoot more frames per second than my 90s vintage Dynax 9.
I don’t get invited to photograph major sporting events either. News outlets aren’t keen on waiting two weeks to see the action in black-and-white.
News outlets aren’t keen on waiting two weeks to see the action in black-and-white.
🙂
Via Norm, here are some good sports shots from the Olympic games.