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Portland Pro- R5_2

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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · Portland Pro- R5_2

Took the Canon R5_2 and 70-200 RF/2.8 out for an afternoon at a skate event in Portland-

Still own a Z8 and haven't shot a Canon since the 5DMarkII- The last time I shot a wedding for money-

So I would say I am a relative beginner when it comes to Canon AF-

This camera didn't miss. Very Very impressive for a first real outing- Basically just get my target in the box and it never leaves it-

Nothing amazing here just a fun day shooting-

Current Olympic champs in the series-

Edit: All Electronic shutter used-

Canon EOS R5m2 RF70-200mm F2.8 L IS USM lens 168mm f/2.8 1/5000s 500 ISO 0.0 EV

Two time Gold Medal Winner-

Canon EOS R5m2 RF70-200mm F2.8 L IS USM lens 70mm f/2.8 1/8000s 500 ISO 0.0 EV

15 Year Old Aussie- First ever Pro Comp

Canon EOS R5m2 RF70-200mm F2.8 L IS USM lens 70mm f/2.8 1/2000s 100 ISO 0.0 EV

Winner in Portland for Park-

Canon EOS R5m2 RF70-200mm F2.8 L IS USM lens 124mm f/2.8 1/800s 100 ISO 0.0 EV

Canon EOS R5m2 RF70-200mm F2.8 L IS USM lens 147mm f/2.8 1/1000s 100 ISO 0.0 EV

Local Burnside Ripper-

Canon EOS R5m2 RF70-200mm F2.8 L IS USM lens 70mm f/4.0 1/800s 100 ISO 0.0 EV

Canon EOS R5m2 RF70-200mm F2.8 L IS USM lens 70mm f/2.8 1/2000s 100 ISO 0.0 EV

Canon EOS R5m2 RF70-200mm F2.8 L IS USM lens 142mm f/2.8 1/1000s 100 ISO 0.0 EV

Aug 25, 2024 at 08:14 PM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Portland Pro- R5_2

Good stuff!

I also find the modern canon cameras can be just “pick up and play” type experiences.

Strongly considering a switch.

Aug 25, 2024 at 10:05 PM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Portland Pro- R5_2

Photo #4: very curious to see what the guy with the fisheye got from that angle, based on the scene that was on the video display behind him.

And regarding that video board, very nice to see absolutely no LED weirdness (scrambled image) with e-shutter!

Aug 25, 2024 at 10:18 PM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Portland Pro- R5_2

Adamwilbert wrote:
Good stuff!

I also find the modern canon cameras can be just “pick up and play” type experiences.

Strongly considering a switch.

Its a fun camera for sure-

Biggest problem I have so far is getting used to the wheel vs d-pad-

Aug 26, 2024 at 12:37 PM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Portland Pro- R5_2

Aug 26, 2024 at 06:25 PM

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Portland Pro- R5_2

Caleb Williams wrote:
Take a look at these photos, which feature some wide angle/fisheye action: https://theplatfrm.com/blogs/headlines/yuro-nagahara-wins-men-s-park-final-photos-highlights-rseo-2024

I don't think any of these are from the same angle though.

Fisheye Shooter was all video- They had separate photographers. The video on the livestream would cut to him. Thats why he has that big pack on his back for Wireless transmission of the video.

Aug 26, 2024 at 06:27 PM

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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Portland Pro- R5_2

RustyRus wrote:
Fisheye Shooter was all video- They had separate photographers. The video on the livestream would cut to him. Thats why he has that big pack on his back for Wireless transmission of the video.

No, not that one, the one shown in "Winner in Portland for Park."

Aug 26, 2024 at 06:57 PM

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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Portland Pro- R5_2

rscheffler wrote:
Photo #4: very curious to see what the guy with the fisheye got from that angle, based on the scene that was on the video display behind him.

And regarding that video board, very nice to see absolutely no LED weirdness (scrambled image) with e-shutter!

Caleb Williams wrote:
Take a look at these photos, which feature some wide angle/fisheye action: https://theplatfrm.com/blogs/headlines/yuro-nagahara-wins-men-s-park-final-photos-highlights-rseo-2024

I don't think any of these are from the same angle though.

Thanks for tracking that down. I think that's the correct general location as the photographer in photo #4, whether or not it's him. There is variation in how the photos have been processed, so it could be a couple different photographers. Interesting to see that the fisheye look is still going strong in skateboarding after who knows how long (it's got to be decades).

Looking closer at photo #4, I now see that the video camera/TV angle was from the camera just visible at the very right edge of the frame. I like that angle (on the video board), with the city/buildings in the background better than the stills photos in the link. But I guess if you're going to commit to shooting a lot of fisheye, you need to be able to get really close to the action.

Aug 26, 2024 at 09:26 PM

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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Portland Pro- R5_2

Nice shots.

Aug 28, 2024 at 07:11 AM

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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Portland Pro- R5_2

rscheffler wrote:
Thanks for tracking that down. I think that's the correct general location as the photographer in photo #4, whether or not it's him. There is variation in how the photos have been processed, so it could be a couple different photographers. Interesting to see that the fisheye look is still going strong in skateboarding after who knows how long (it's got to be decades).

You're absolutely correction, there probably were multiple photographers there with fisheyes or WA lenses. Before there were articulated screens you almost certainly needed a fisheye as lots of action was either filmed or photographed from a trailing skateboard or up close and personal and you needed as much field of view as you could get. Plus, you can't pull focus so having a huge depth of field is very beneficial.

A fisheye also helps tell the story of the image. Traditionally, the best skateboarding images (and this probably true with other similar sports such as inline skating and BMX) show enough to allow the viewer to make an informed assumption as to where the skater started and will end.

For example, this Transworld Skateboarding photo gallery shows quite a few images where you can make an informed idea of where the skater is coming from and going to.

In another gallery, I found a great example of this using a longer lens:

rscheffler wrote:
Looking closer at photo #4, I now see that the video camera/TV angle was from the camera just visible at the very right edge of the frame. I like that angle (on the video board), with the city/buildings in the background better than the stills photos in the link. But I guess if you're going to commit to shooting a lot of fisheye, you need to be able to get really close to the action.

Part of why I find your fourth photo so compelling from a traditional skateboarding photo perspective is because you can tell a lot of the story of the trick from this image. The second and especially the third photos do that too; I can see the story pretty well. That said, all of these photos are technically awesome. Nothing I've said is meant to denigrate your images.

Doing some internet sleuthing on this event, I found some images posted by Eakin Howard for Getty Images. Looks like he's a Nikon shooter, so probably not the photographer shown in # 4. I reviewed his posts to Instagram and the photos he chose to highlight are very similar to yours in terms of traditional sports composition techniques.

EDIT: I just realized rscheffler isn't the photographer.

Aug 30, 2024 at 12:17 AM


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