I have always had a good time photographing Fencing at the Olympics, and try to make it to that venue at least once per Olympics. Yesterday was that day for me.
One of my favorite photos from the Tokyo Olympics was this multi-exposure shot. You may remember seeing it. The unique thing about the fencing venues is that they have always been theatrically lit, with dark backgrounds and nice lighting on the athletes. This is perfect for photographing these athletes dressed in white.
For these Olympics, the sport of fencing is being held in the amazing Grand Palais. As I walked into the press center of the building, I was in awe of the beautiful architecture. When entering the competition area, I was surprised to see it in regular daylight. That is definitely different!
It was fun to photograph the athletes, but once again I was left flat and kicked into multi-exposure mode. This is the same mode I used in Tokyo.
I did bursts of 4 images at a time and really liked what I was getting. Unlike previous Olympics, with the dark backgrounds, I was able to get decent results with the crowd in the background. But then I thought "I am in this amazing building, I should shoot wide to show more of it." So...
...that is what I did. And to remind you all, this is all done in the camera. There is a setting called "Multiple Exposure" on most newer cameras and you can set how many images you want to overlap. I was shooting in a high speed burst mode to get the action captured and stacked quickly.
I got these two wide multi-exposure shots and was happy with them. Fun stuff huh?
Then I had to get out of the venue and make the 2 hour long trek back to water polo to photograph the next game.
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5 comments:
Love the wide angle muti-exposure! Great idea and execution!
And thanks for the late hours working on your blog - we all appreciate it!
They came out fan tasic 😊 two hours ugh 😣
Was inspired by your last Olympic shot of the fencing and I've tried it when shooting international cricket. It is a lot of fun and it is very creative and addictive, but unfortunately I got caught out in terms of timing and missed a wicket being taken.
The only issue I discovered was you need a really steady hand to prevent background movement or you need to place the camera on a tripod to keep it absolutely rock steady.
I remember your multi-exposure fencing shot from the previous Olympics. The new wide angle ones are terrific! And thanks for all your hard work on your blog -- fascinating and always great insight into what it takes to photograph the Olympics.
We talked on our podcast with you about the last Olympic fencing shot and it inspired me to try it with rugby. Yet to get something I am happy with but I keep trying. Which blend mode do you typically use?
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