Singapore Paintball Novice Series 2008 (Leg 3)

[darrrrrrrrrr]

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[tomism]

That's fast.. haha!

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[darrrrrrrrrr]

Originally Posted by tomism That's fast.. haha!

Haha just copy and paste link only.. Anyway as you said, enough of "drifting cars and wakeboarding", paintball should get the exposure it rightfully deserves!

My 2 cts.. Maybe not such a visual spectacle as the other 2 sports, because each match lasts barely 5 mins. For some of the matches I couldn't even get a photo after the break because it was over so quick! Luckily SPNS was a whopping 71 matches long (!) so there was plenty of action from 9 to 5.

Photos aren't very well-executed from a technical perspective: Had to MF through 2 layers of green netting designed to keep stray balls in the field. Images were fuzzy and severely lacked contrast due to glare off the nets. Had to try to pre-empt the players to get some of the running shots.

Will try to get on the other side of the netting for SPNS 09, but then there'll be the challenge of looking into the viewfinder while wearing the protective mask. Not easy as well.

[tomism]

Paintball photography isn't the usual stuff; you'll need to play the game itself to know how the players will move, then you'll be able to anticipate their moves. And yes shooting through a mask is shitty. Ha!

Too bad i was denied access yesterday cos i was a player myself.

[aoelof]

No joke when you are inside and you get shot! Worse still, crack your lens...

[agentmonkey]

hey in the 3rd pic, the guy looks like master chief from halo!

[art2d2]

Nice shots Darren. I was suppose to be there too to cover one of the team, my friends are playing. But I was down with the flu during the weekend, so didn't manage to go. Previously I shot inside the field during their practice sessions, kenna shot twice haha. Its not easy to shoot with a DSLR with a mask on, sometimes I wish a DSLR with Live view might come in handy for such event. Anyway good effort in shooting from outside the field.

[nkhoo]

How did you guys protect your DSLRs from getting shot?? I've got to cover a paintball event soon, so any advice from you guys will be very much appreciated!

[darrrrrrrrrr]

Originally Posted by art2d2 Nice shots Darren. I was suppose to be there too to cover one of the team, my friends are playing. But I was down with the flu during the weekend, so didn't manage to go. Previously I shot inside the field during their practice sessions, kenna shot twice haha. Its not easy to shoot with a DSLR with a mask on, sometimes I wish a DSLR with Live view might come in handy for such event. Anyway good effort in shooting from outside the field.

Yeah I happened to see some of your paintball photos on your gallery, with your DA* 50-135 right. Not easy shooting from both inside and outside the nets

Next time got paintball event I'll go down with you if you are well!

[darrrrrrrrrr]

Originally Posted by nkhoo How did you guys protect your DSLRs from getting shot?? I've got to cover a paintball event soon, so any advice from you guys will be very much appreciated!

Read a tip that said get a NTUC bag or trashbag (black trashbag preferred as more tactical), make a hole at the bottom for a snug fit around the front of the lens. Then make a small hole near the open end just enough to fit around the viewfinder. Remove the eyepiece and re-attach over the plastic to kiap it in place.

Should be able to access zoom ring easily using this method.

Plus a UV filter for the front, and know when to turn away and shield the camera if some player fires off a salvo in your direction. Haha maybe try not to be in the line of fire behind a player, asking for trouble only!

[bowwow]

[darrrrrrrrrr]

Ouch, hope that cleaned out fine

[tomism]

bowwow must be the Resident Evil Chef himself. Check out his gallery for paintball photos, folks.

http://www.residentevilchef.com/

[art2d2]

Originally Posted by darrrrrrrrrr Yeah I happened to see some of your paintball photos on your gallery, with your DA* 50-135 right. Not easy shooting from both inside and outside the nets Next time got paintball event I'll go down with you if you are well!

Sure we'll go together. If shooting inside, stand in the middle of the field at the side, near a referee. So you are less likely to get shot. I got shot because I was caught in a crossfire. One of the shot hit my camera and fingers, it was painful and my K20D got splatted all over the lens and body. Thank God for weather sealing on my K20D and 50-135mm

[aoelof]

Sorry to hijack this tread. These are some of my shots.
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[photographique]

Reminds me of fire movements...XD

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More here.

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