Kurt Mangle and Juke Blocks Hero hold the line
Hey everyone, I went to Spring Roll and all I got was a ton of photos. I didn’t get all of day 2 and I didn’t get a ton from all 22 bouts, but I did get some nice ones.
Follow this post for more Spring Roll commentary as I unpack all the shots I took and clean some of them up, but for instant gratification you can go here:
So someone asked me what leagues I had taken pictures of. There are a lot of people who have been to more but sadly there are many more people who have seen a lot less. Going to see other teams is a very good way to get some real world experience.
If you are just starting to get into photography, look around you. There are very likely some local leagues that are a short road trip away that you can go visit when your favorite league isn’t doing something. Some of the smaller leagues especially are very open to photographers who want to practice their skills. Maybe there’s even an upcoming tournament that you can go to and see a bunch of different teams all at once for a really good price.
So, I bought the Nikon D4 last week. Compared to what I had been shooting, this is like a Lamborghini… in the sense that I know it’s better than what I had, it can do more than what I had, and when I figure it out it’ll be way more impressive than what I had. Except right now, I can barely get it in gear or park it. So I decided last night that I would shoot the whole bout with it. Get the high frame rate burning out of my head, figure out how it works, etc.
I am not impressed with myself (the camera is awesome) but I learned a lot. My thanks, and apologies, to ARRG and Bleeding Heartland for being unwitting guinea pigs and probably not getting results up to my usual standards. :)
Dallis checks out the venue
Kurt Mangle mangles the competition
Onward to April!
ARRG did a nice article about me. If you didn’t get here by following that link, you can go read it here.
Deathica Steele throws down
March was a bit busy. A trip to Cincinnati, the start of the GateKeepers season, a local bout, and a birthday (not pictured here).
I did miss one ARRG bout; they were playing against Ohio Roller Girls the same morning that the Rookie Rivals played in Cincinnati. I opted to save some extra driving and give the rookies some photo help. Continue reading
How about some links from February? That’d be amazeballs. Speaking of amazeballs, go buy something from B-Train so she can afford to keep hiring interns to write funny blog posts.
Turns out February was a bit of a breather. Things pick up again in March with the start of the GateKeepers local season as well as ARRG’s travel season kicking into full swing.
Here are some sweet photo links from January, 2012:
Enjoy!
First off, here’s my 2012 Top 13. And, then, here are some links from November and December, 2011. It was the start of ARRG’s local team season and a bit of a rest after the WFTDA championships.
