Photo of the Day
Saturday night I photographed the Lafayette Brawlin’ Dolls bout. I had an interesting day leading up to the bout so I did not get to implement many of the things that I was going to try. Maybe I can do that during the next bout. During the bout I tried a couple of new things thanks to a fellow photographer who attended the bout. One of them was panning with second curtain flash. I really did not have a lot of success with the method, but when it was close I loved the results. I think that with a little practice this could be a great way to get some special pictures. I have an idea for this during the next bout that I will have to try. For now here is this picture of LBD skater Rampage trying to get around the jammer for Kokomo. I was not really pleased overall with my pictures from Saturday night, but some of the decent ones can be found on my Facebook page here.
Technical Data
I didn’t do much to this picture. I did adjust the exposure, highlights, and temperature though. I don’t use flash much for sports so it was a chore getting the settings dialed in. Once I did though it made sense, and I think that next time I know where to start.
Dave Wegiel Photography 
Nice, and they let you use flash most roller girls would beat you silly for it!
That was my first time using flash at derby. I see the people that flash right in the skaters eyes, and nothing is said. I was bouncing mine here trying to keep it out of their eyes. It did add to some pictures though.