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2011 USAU College Championships – Day 3

scaughty — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:36:26 +0000

Canon 1DMKIV, 300mm, 400iso, f/2.8, 1/2000, manual

I finally finished up editing the third day of the 2011 USAU College Championships.

Checkout the full gallery here: http://www.scaughtyphoto.com/Ultimate/College-2010-1011/2011-College-Championships-Sun/

You can also checkout all the photos on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/scaughtyphotography

Enjoy!

Canon 1DMKIV, 300mm, 400iso, f/2.8, 1/1600, manual

Canon 1DMKIV, 300mm, 500iso, f/2.8, 1/2000, manual

Canon 1DMKIV, 70-200mm @ 200mm, 1600iso, f/2.8, 1/1600, manual

2011 USAU College Championships Men’s Semifinals: Carelton vs Iowa

scaughty — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:31:40 +0000

Canon 1DMKIV, 300mm, 200iso, f/2.8, 1/2500, manual

By now you might have noticed that I shot the College Championships with a 300mm f/2.8. I usually shoot ultimate with a 400mm so making this change was quite easy. I definitely ended up with more usable shots, had to do a little more cropping than usual, and got less action on the far end of the field.

One thing that experienced sports photographers talk about is clean backgrounds. This photo below is a good example of beautiful action and athleticism that gets lost in a busy background. Sometimes the background can tell help tell the story but for the most part in sports you want to focus on the action, which is why a lens like a 400mm f/2.8 is nice to create more of a separation between the subject and background.

Canon 1DMKIV, 300mm, 200iso, f/2.8, 1/2500, manual

At this point in the tournament, this close to the finals, players really feel the pain of losing. It’s a feeling that most players will never forget and that will motivate them to work harder for another chance.

Canon 1DMKIV, 300mm, 200iso, f/2.8, 1/2000, manual

2011 USAU College Championships Women’s Semifinals: UCSB vs Stanford

scaughty — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 23:52:06 +0000

Canon 1DMKIV, 300mm, 250iso, f/2.8, 1/3200, manual

Burning Skirts is one of my favorite women’s teams to shoot because they are always making huge plays, dominating, and having fun. Here are a few shots from the semifinals match up between UCSB and Stanford. Lots of familiar faces in this one.

Canon 1DMKIV, 300mm, 250iso, f/2.8, 1/2500, manual

Canon 1DMKIV, 300mm, 250iso, f/2.8, 1/2000, manual

Canon 1DMKIV, 300mm, 250iso, f/2.8, 1/3200, manual

Canon 1DMKIV, 300mm, 250iso, f/2.8, 1/2000, manual

2011 USAU College Championships – Day 2

scaughty — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:13:20 +0000

Canon 1DMKIV, 300mm, 250iso, f/2.8, 1/4000, manual

Layout catches and D’s. Those are the plays that make me want to shoot Ultimate. There is so much going on that choosing which games to shoot and which angles to shoot from is always a dilemma. Every time I go out and shoot a tournament I always end my first day of shooting a little disappointed. Its not that I get bad shots on the first day, but usually on the second day I’ve gotten into my groove and get some really good ones. A lot of it is has to do with being in the right place at the right time.

Below are some of the layout plays that I got from Saturday (Day 2) of the 2011 USAU College Championships.

Check out the full Saturday (Day 2) gallery here: http://www.scaughtyphoto.com/Ultimate/College-2010-1011/2011-College-Championships-Sat/

Check out the full Friday (Day 1) gallery here: http://www.scaughtyphoto.com/Ultimate/College-2010-1011/2011-College-Championships-Day/

Canon 1DMKIV, 300mm, 250iso, f/2.8, 1/2000, manual

Canon 1DMKIV, 300mm, 400iso, f/2.8, 1/3200, manual

Canon 1DMKIV, 300mm, 320iso, f/2.8, 1/2000, manual

Canon 1DMKIV, 300mm, 640iso, f/2.8, 1/2000, manual

Canon 1DMKIV, 300mm, 800iso, f/2.8, 1/1250, manual

2011 USAU College Championships – Saturday Preview

scaughty — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:01:51 +0000

Canon 1DMKIV, 300mm, 250iso, f/2.8, 1/2500, manual

I got home late last night and got through editing about half of the photos from Saturday of the 2011 USAU College Championships. The second half of the Saturday preview is on its way along with the full gallery, so in the meantime take a look at a few photos below.

A Night Train player has a huge grab in between to Colorado defenders.

Canon 1DMKIV, 300mm, 250iso, f/2.8, 1/2500, manual

UCSB’s Marie Madaras. Signature move.

Canon 1DMKIV, 300mm, 200iso, f/2.8, 1/3200, manual

Wisconsin Hodags in-game break-dance fighting.

Canon 1DMKIV, 300mm, 2500iso, f/2.8, 1/2500, manual

Tuft’s player gets a hold of a high disc.

Canon 1DMKIV, 300mm, 200iso, f/2.8, 1/3200, manual

Cassidy Rasmussen of UCSC makes an elegant catch up field.

Canon 1DMKIV, 300mm, 250iso, f/2.8, 1/3200, manual

A Tuft’s player lays out past her defense on the in-cut to secure possession of the disc.

Canon 1DMKIV, 300mm, 250iso, f/2.8, 1/2000, manual

Southwest Regionals in Colorado

scaughty — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:52:00 +0000

Last tournament of the club season for Los Angeles Monster and most likely the coldest weather I’ve ever played in. I was busy playing most of the the weekend but found time to take a few shots on the trip over and during a couple other games.

All the pics can be viewed here:

http://scaughtyphotography.smugmug.com/gallery/6517817_bt4LG#414227680_SJigZ

Thanks Monster.