Coastal Clash: San Francisco ShEvil Dead vs. the Oakland Outlaws

some photo highlights!

I got a new fast wide angle lens, and I need an excuse to use it
the track as seen from the announcer table at turn one by nocklebeast

Let's try to keep 'em straight!


The refs before the bout


jammer on jammer action!




trixie pixie!


miss moxxxie


moxxxie gets up!








trixie pixie jumps by nocklebeast

trixie pixie wipes out by nocklebeast







marrstache

not lead jammer by nocklebeast

not the lead jammer by nocklebeast

lunchmeat

jonny demonic is not lead jammer by nocklebeast






The full flickr set is here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nocklebeast/sets/72157630170153286/with/7391175098/

Santa Cruz Harbor Hellcats vs Monterey Bay Beasts of Eden

some photo highlights:













































the rest of the flickr photo set is here:   http://www.flickr.com/photos/nocklebeast/sets/72157630100735344/with/7174957767/

Agonizing over which photos get entered into the Roller Derby Photo Contest

It's the time of the month to agonize over which photos get entered into the Roller Derby Photo Contest.    I'm trying to take my own snarky advice to the newcomers in the f2.8-fast glass around the fast track fb group.  That is... "don't worry too much about technical perfection."  (yeah, I know what you're thinking, "hah! you should have no trouble with that, nocklebeast!" (worrying about technical perfection, not having technical perfection.))

what happens when the DJ plays Tom Jones during halftime by nocklebeast,

The digital negative is a little thin.  Lens flare.  The focus is a little soft (oh, yeah? you try shooting furiously dancing roller girls with a manual focus lens at f1.2!).  But, still! Roller girls! Dancing! Tom Jones!

After last month's award winning photograph,

Queen Litigious tries to get by as Shamrock N Roller defends against Demanda Riot. by nocklebeast

you'd think the lesson would be, "just submit all photos of Demanda Riot."  But, I'm not sure if these will make the team either.

R I O T by nocklebeast

demanda by nocklebeast

Check out the Roller Derby Photo Contest on flickr and facebook.

 

MBDD: Steinwreckers vs Babes of Wrath (AlgeBRAWL!)

Some photos highlights of the latest Monterey home league bout.



I got a new lens. A fast wide angle lens, and I brought it to the bout.  Now what do you do with a wide angle lens at a derby bout.... ya got to get close... really close. 



What do I get really close to during a bout?  Those pesky inside pack and jam refs photo bombing my shots of the roller girls... hey! how about trying to get some shots of them?



I probably could have tried using an eeny-weeny amount of flash, but a few turned out pretty good.



Pointing at the lead jammer.  Not the lead jammer himself.





The throw on the new lens is short, but a little stiff. I could have used a "steer" on the lens.... which arrived in the mail on the Monday after the bout... all well.... next time then.
































the full flickr set is here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nocklebeast/sets/72157630040106740