SEA Table Tennis Championships

[reflecx]

The 5th Southeast Asian Table Tennis Championships 2006 is being held at the Toa Payoh Sports Hall from 24-28 May 2006.

Here is some coverage of the team prelims on 24th night.

1. Sanguansin Phakpoom from Thailand retrieving a smash


2. Unknown Cambodia player with a backhand drive


3. A backhand loop from Laos' Khouanchay Saykaotho


4. Chaitat Chaisit from Thailand chopping a forehand return


5. Chaisit again, this time a forehand smash

[reflecx]

6. Ho Jia Ren from Singapore moves to the side of the table to smash down a high return from Chaisit



7. Singapore's Yang Zi counter-smashes a drive from Thailand's Sanguansin Phakpoom

[iso100]

Enjoy the match.
Is it free to approach to the players to take photos during the match?

[actionman]

i like #7!
how close are we allow to stand near the tables? or are we all suppose to be at the gallery stand?

[reflecx]

The closest I went was just below the spectator's stand. It might be possible to get right next to the barriers though, but I didn't try.

[iso100]

Wow, that's good.
I am planning to go.

[corporal007]

are you using very high iso?cos i tink those pictures you've posted are rather grainy.oo im new to sports photography. hmm how about the lighting indoor?dim?

[reflecx]

All were shot at ISO 1600, and later pushed about 1 stop in post-processing, so about the equivalent of ISO 3200.

The lighting isn't what I would call 'dim' as it is already much brighter than your typical home lighting. But dim it is for sports photography.