Gymnast Salute

Gymnast Salute

"Gymnast Salute" These are the words that a gymnast hears after they have received a trophy such as this these. Sunday was a big gymnastics day full of sports photography. I really enjoy sports photography because you need to time your shot just right. It not only requires knowledge of photography, but also requires knowledge of the sport in order to get that well timed shot. In the following photo, I was familiar with the routine enough to know when to catch the flare on the mushroom. The following shot was taken with my 50mm 1.8 lens. Lighting in the gym is always horrible, so having a fast lens (F/1.8) is a must.

Mushroom Flare