SouthSide Wrestling
Well, the past two weeks were tough on many levels. I try to get pictures up from events in about 48 hours. But being sick and having some potentially devastating computer problems, it took me a week and a half.
I took pictures of a wrestling tournament at South Side Youth Wrestling December 13th. Here are a few from the day. One really amazing thing about wrestling is the intimacy of the sport. Of course it's a close contact sport. But the emotions, the agony and the excitement are all right there, in your face. Youth wrestling more so than high school or college though. At this level, people are literally on the edge of the mat. Mere feet from the action. Several times I would have people look at me and then stand between me and the wrestlers. Kind of makes it tough to take pictures through someone's back. :) Another facet of pictures in a gym is the lighting.We as humans see most light as white, or near white. Gym light colors range from deep yellow to a red color. Not red like a barn, but reddish/purple-ish. Doing post processing on pictures is a long ordeal. You can't pick a white balance of one picture an apply it to all of them, because based on what light is over head and at what cycle it is, depends on what color cast your subject will get. It's a challenge to say the least.
The best way to overcome that color cast is to use a flash that is just a little brighter than the lights in the gym. I tried that, but didn't have the power needed for the main gym with three mats in it. The small gym, I was able to throw some light onto the subjects. But after about 5 hours, my wireless remote got fried. It's no longer usable. I might have killed a flash too......
Anywhoooo, here are a few shots from the day:
Speed and intensity
Give it your all
Under the watchful eye(s)
All tied up, and nowhere to go
Coaches too
I took pictures of a wrestling tournament at South Side Youth Wrestling December 13th. Here are a few from the day. One really amazing thing about wrestling is the intimacy of the sport. Of course it's a close contact sport. But the emotions, the agony and the excitement are all right there, in your face. Youth wrestling more so than high school or college though. At this level, people are literally on the edge of the mat. Mere feet from the action. Several times I would have people look at me and then stand between me and the wrestlers. Kind of makes it tough to take pictures through someone's back. :) Another facet of pictures in a gym is the lighting.We as humans see most light as white, or near white. Gym light colors range from deep yellow to a red color. Not red like a barn, but reddish/purple-ish. Doing post processing on pictures is a long ordeal. You can't pick a white balance of one picture an apply it to all of them, because based on what light is over head and at what cycle it is, depends on what color cast your subject will get. It's a challenge to say the least.
The best way to overcome that color cast is to use a flash that is just a little brighter than the lights in the gym. I tried that, but didn't have the power needed for the main gym with three mats in it. The small gym, I was able to throw some light onto the subjects. But after about 5 hours, my wireless remote got fried. It's no longer usable. I might have killed a flash too......
Anywhoooo, here are a few shots from the day:
Speed and intensity
Give it your all
Under the watchful eye(s)
All tied up, and nowhere to go
Coaches too
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