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The Big O 2016

The Big O 2016! 

There's a lot of derby that happens at The Big O. It's the equivalent of three WFTDA divisional tournaments in one weekend. No one can possibly shoot it all. Here are some photo highlights of my version of the Big O!

The full schedule may be found here:  http://ecrg.com/bigo/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/03/BigO2016Schedule.pdf

Day 0
walking around Eugene taking photos

Day 1
D1B1 Texas Firing Squad vs Rose City Axles of Annihilation at The Big O 2016
D1B2 Bay Area vs Victorian at The Big O 2016
D1B3 Fort Collins vs Angel City at The Big O 2016
D1B4 Rose City vs Minnesota at the Big O 2016
D1B5 Emerald City vs Santa Cruz Derby Gromshells at The Big O 2016
D1B6 Santa Cruz vs Helskinki at The Big O 2016

Day 2
Minnesota fans at the Big O 2016
The Lane Event Center as a venue for roller derby
D2B1 Rat City vs Arch Rival At The Big O 2016
D2B2 Bay Area vs Denver at the Big O 2016
D2B3 Santa Cruz Boardwalk Bombshells vs Rocky Mountain 5280 Fight Club at the Big O 2016
D2B4 Santa Cruz Derby Gromshells vs Rose City Rosebuds at The Big O 2016

Day 3
D3B1 Santa Cruz vs Emerald City at the Big O
D3B2 Texas vs Bay Area at The Big O 2016
D3B3 Santa Cruz Boardwalk Bombshells vs Auld Reekie at The Big O 2016
D3B3b some snaps of Emerald vs Angel
D3B4 Arch Rival vs Minnesota at the Big O 2016
D3B56 Big O MVPs vs Team USA (men and women)

Day 0 

walking around Eugene taking photos

On Thursday evening I walked around a bit taking photos.


The following is a photo of a PHONE BOOTH. Which is different than a phone on a stick.

the full flickr set is here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/nocklebeast/sets/72157667895002155/

Day 1
D1B1 Texas Firing Squad vs Rose City Axles of Annihilation at The Big O 2016

the full flickr set is here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/nocklebeast/sets/72157665979607734/

D1B2 Bay Area vs Victorian at The Big O 2016

The full flickr set is here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/nocklebeast/sets/72157668079412851/

D1B3 Fort Collins vs Angel City at The Big O 2016

The full flickr set is here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/nocklebeast/sets/72157667869681646/

D1B4 Rose City vs Minnesota at the Big O 2016

The full flickr set is here:  https://www.flickr.com/photos/nocklebeast/sets/72157665980605594/






D1B5 Emerald City vs Santa Cruz Derby Gromshells at The Big O 2016

The full flickr set is here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/nocklebeast/sets/72157667869681646/

D1B6 Santa Cruz vs Helskinki at The Big O 2016

The full flickr set is here: 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/nocklebeast/sets/72157667744800492/

Day 2
Minnesota fans at the Big O 2016

It's never too early for Minnesota fans.  The Minnesota fans may be the most dedicated and passionate fans in all of roller derby. Maybe even in all of sport.

The full flickr set is here:  https://www.flickr.com/photos/nocklebeast/sets/72157665982137254/









The Lane Event Center as a venue for roller derby

The full flickr set is here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/nocklebeast/sets/72157668136770552/

Track 1


Track 2


Track 3


And a TV lounge, with a TV playing the live stream of what's happening just 40 feet away.


This is a set that a year or two from now, I'll look at to remind myself where I might possibly clamp my super-clamps holding the radio-triggered remote flash units.



D2B1 Rat City vs Arch Rival At The Big O 2016

The full flickr set is here:  https://www.flickr.com/photos/nocklebeast/sets/72157668174297601/

D2B2 Bay Area vs Denver at the Big O 2016

The full flickr set is here:   https://www.flickr.com/photos/nocklebeast/sets/72157665886574303/

I recently acquired this fancy little point and shoot, and it has a feature that is new to me, but familiar to many photographers, many people even. Before about a month ago, I had never used this feature (outside a handful of fancy-phone snaps) in eight years of derby shooting.  It's call AUTO-FOCUS.  And what can I say, this is brilliant.  Check out the beeeooooteeful bokay!

D2B3 Santa Cruz Boardwalk Bombshells vs Rocky Mountain 5280 Fight Club at the Big O 2016

The full flickr set is here:  https://www.flickr.com/photos/nocklebeast/sets/72157665691556334

D2B4 Santa Cruz Derby Gromshells vs Rose City Rosebuds at The Big O 2016

The full flickr set is here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/nocklebeast/sets/72157665666857493/

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Day 3
D3B1 Santa Cruz vs Emerald City at the Big O

The full flickr set is here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/nocklebeast/sets/72157665731739094/

D3B2 Texas vs Bay Area at The Big O 2016

The full flickr set is here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/nocklebeast/sets/72157667964988872/

D3B3 Santa Cruz Boardwalk Bombshells vs Auld Reekie at The Big O 2016

The full flickr set is here:  https://www.flickr.com/photos/nocklebeast/sets/72157668151638766/

D3B3b some snaps of Emerald vs Angel

The full flickr set is here:  https://www.flickr.com/photos/nocklebeast/sets/72157668460108445/

D3B4 Arch Rival vs Minnesota at the Big O 2016

The full flickr set is here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/nocklebeast/albums/72157665956697493

D3B56 Big O MVPs vs Team USA (men and women)

The full flickr set is here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/nocklebeast/sets/72157668249015051/

prints at zenfolio:

Santa Cruz Boardwalk Gromshells and other juniors here:  http://nocklebeast.zenfolio.com/f713076964

The Santa Cruz Boardwalk Bombshells are here: http://nocklebeast.zenfolio.com/f629583219

all the rest are here:  http://nocklebeast.zenfolio.com/f254348824