Skating a 5 stair

[xsport652]

Finally starting to get the hang of skate shots. I dont have any external flashes yet but if I have the right light I can get some pretty decent ones. All were shot with a D70s and a Tokina 12-24. What do you guys think?

[ciddog91]

Nice shots....Looks like I would have to pass on trying that..

[AndersonCAA]

I like these shots and would love to see them with that 12-24 in much closer. I was thinking of getting that lense. How do you like it? Is the autofocus pretty fast?

[patience]

great timing on the trigger finger . . . . i love the angle of the shots in 1 and 3

[xsport652]

Thanks guys. I really love my Tokina. Build quality is excellent and on par with my 80-200 2.8. The Auto Focus on it is actually very fast for being a screw driven lens and its not that loud. The only problem I'm having is some blue fringing. But, this is a known problem with the lens. Nothing a little Pshop can't handle.

[SmartWombat]

As I scroll through them I think #3 is the best, and as I scroll around that one it looks better and better to me cropped tighter as bits of the image don't fit my laptop monitor.

[LoudPicture]

Hey Xsport, great to see you posting on the forum. I have quite a bit of experiance shooting "extreme" sports photography (skateboarding, rollerblading, biking). I think it would be best to shoot a little later in the day (when the sun starts going down, and with an external flash). You get very good effects using that technique. I also suggest getting a bit closer, and saving up for a good Fisheye Lens.

[LoudPicture]

Also, i wanted to add that the background is very distracting (the brickwall). Again, using the technique i suggested will help with that.

[thisisbenji]

I think there pictures turned out wonderful, but he didn't land the last picture did he? It looks like he was going for a board slide and landed with his front trucks in a crook. and probably bailed.