Shoot or be shot - Paintball World Cup 2009

[shutternut]

I had the opportunity to shoot the Paintball World Cup 2009 and jumped at the chance. Thought I'd share a couple shots I got.. there are over 2000 and I know I have a bunch more that I like a lot, but here are a couple favorites so far enjoy!



Exposure: 0.002 sec (1/500)
Aperture: f/5.0
Focal Length: 250 mm
Exposure: -1.00
ISO Speed: 200




Exposure: 0.002 sec (1/500)
Aperture: f/5.0
Focal Length: 100 mm
Exposure: 0.00
ISO Speed: 200




Exposure: 0.002 sec (1/500)
Aperture: f/6.3
Focal Length: 250 mm
Exposure: 0.00
ISO Speed: 200

[leonaashlee]

Cannot understand this game...however, great shots.

[shutternut]

Originally Posted by leonaashlee

Cannot understand this game...however, great shots.

It does take a special type of person lol - I've heard it described as "chess with guns" - I suppose somebody wanted to take chess to a whole other level

[fstopMike]

Superb action and color. I've enjoyed looking at these. Looks like a "target rich" environment.

[shutternut]

Originally Posted by fstopMike

Superb action and color. I've enjoyed looking at these. Looks like a "target rich" environment.

thanks Mike! It was very much a "target rich" environment - kinda sucks though when you're one of the targets! lol!

[DRs]

wow nice action shots. I tried this one once and it was fun.

[WPCatfish]

Looks like the guys in the 1st shot needed to be under better cover before goofing with their guns.

[Chiwalatta]

Great action shots...I would love to have the chance to shoot a paintball world cup! You have done them proud, they'll love the pics! TFS

[shutternut]

thanks all!

Originally Posted by Sjdj12995

Looks like the guys in the 1st shot needed to be under better cover before goofing with their guns.

Definitely - that's one of the worst bunkers to get stacked up on so I knew to focus on them cause my chances of getting a paintball break were pretty good. It took almost 2000 shots to get one with an in focus paintball breaking on someone... guess that's just a reflection of the fact that my camera only shoots 3.5fps.... oh but do I want that 7D

Originally Posted by Chiwalatta

Great action shots...I would love to have the chance to shoot a paintball world cup! You have done them proud, they'll love the pics! TFS

Thanks! It was a lot of fun... you have to be really careful to protect your equipment though (at least if you're like me and someone's not going to just give you a new lens when yours gets hit)..I had paint splatter on my front element and then a broken paintball fell into while I was trying to clean it off luckily I cam prepared with my handy dandy ROR cleaner and some soft paper towels and microfiber cloths!

[Digidave]

That second shot is fantastic! Nice work!