For this week's Project52 theme, 'Eyes', I chose this shot of my daughter swimming. She is a national level synchronized swimmer and had her first competition of the season this weekend. Of course, I was on-hand shooting a lot of the action and caught this one of her during her solo routine. She's doing a spin with her hand in the water, which creates the curtain of water as she goes. I'm glad I was able to catch it so that she can be seen peeking through a gap in the splash.
The Canadian Open synchronized swimming national championships have come and gone and I'm happy and proud to report that my daughter's team claimed the Gold in their event! (and a few others :)
So continuing with that theme, here's another one of my favourite shots from the Provincials competition that seems so long ago now. Here are two of my daughter's teammates performing another routine. The rest of the team is underwater providing support and a 'launchpad'. The girl in the air was sent flying from standing on the shoulders of the one you see in the water. These shots are always a challenge to capture because you only get one chance and they occur in mere seconds. After almost 8 years of practice, I still miss a lot of these, but I'm glad I was able to catch this one!
As some of you are probably aware and/or have been able to figure out, my daughter is a competitive synchronized swimmer. Last month, I was the official photographer for the Provincials competition and took thousands of photos (still available to order! </shameless plug>). Interestingly enough, the Canadian Open Nationals competition is currently underway right here in Calgary!
To that end, I thought I would dig out one of my favourite shots from the Provincials that I took of my little girl. Here she is during her duet – she's upside-down, being boosted underneath by her duet partner, while she does the splits. One of the things I enjoy most about shooting sports is being able to capture those split-second moments where, such as in this case, the big water splash is frozen in time.
Thanks so much to everyone who stopped by my table this weekend at the Alberta Synchro Provincials at the Talisman Centre. It was great meeting so many of you and we appreciate your support!
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Update: All events are now available for viewing and ordering.. Enjoy!
After a long holiday hiatus we're slowly getting back into the swing of things for this fine, though chilly, new year!
First up is a shoot we did in Edmonton covering the Calgary Aquabelles at the Provincial Qualifier synchronized swimming competition in January. These photos are now available from our Online Gallery Store here:
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Date: 2010/03/26
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