I have never been sure about having a blog or not, but figured after reading some various friends blogs I could give it a shot. Many of the blogs I have read most recently were by fellow photographer friends during the recently completed 2008 Beijing Olympics, so I figured I would 'Dive Right In' with two of my favorite photos from the games.
First is this photo of Michael Phelps of the US coming off the blocks of his Men's 100m Butterfly swimming heat at the National Aquatics Center at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China on Thursday, August 14, 2008 was shot at 1000th sec. at f/3.5 @ 1600 ASA on a Canon Mark III with a 400mm lens.
I like this shot because it is a different view of Phelps coming off the blocks with his big feet and hands that have helped propel him to his record 8 Gold medals.
Second is this photo of diver Huo Liang of China has water streaming from his hair as he does a reverse 3-1/2 Somersault tuck dive during the Men's 10m Platform Diving semifinal in the National Aquatics Center at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China on Saturday, August 23, 2008. This photo was shot at 1600 ASA at 800th sec at f/4.0 on a Canon 1D Mark III at 280mm (a 70-200/2.8 lens with a 1.4 extender).
I like this photo cause you never see this much water coming off a person doing a dive, and it has a lot of definition due to the dark background and how swiftly he is doing his turn during the dive.
Well, this being my first post, I will keep it short. I am not sure how often I will blog or post, but please check back in the future.
I will also check back for comments, etc.
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