Last night we went to Indy to watch a roller derby bout. It was my first derby ever so it took me a little while to get everything down. Once I learned the rules I could start to anticipate where the action would be. It was a great experience, and I was amazed at the athleticism that I saw on display. I think that I tore an ACL just watching some of the moves the girls made on skates. With the low lighting conditions I had to make up my mind on what I wanted to do. I do not have an external flash so I shot early on with a high aperture so that I could keep my shutter speed up. By the end of the night I decided to lower the shutter speed to get some ‘action’ shots. Earlier in the day I had seen some shots using a blur technique in a book that I had purchased so I decided to try to pan and capture only my subject in focus. I liked some of the shots that I got this way, but this one of one of the jammers really seemed to stand out to me. Her derby name was Maiden America, and her outfit seemed to match the name. For some reason the star on the helmet seemed to compliment the uniform so in the end this became the picture of the day. This blog is all about learning so I am happy to report that I took many picture trying to learn the art of panning. In a couple of weeks I will get another shot at a derby. Hopefully I can use some of what I learned last night.
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