Showing posts with label wachusett invite. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wachusett invite. Show all posts

Thursday, October 27, 2016

Midland-Wachusett League XC Championships - 2016.10.26

Photos to Download - Girls JV
Photos to Download - Boys Varsity
Photos to Download - Boys JV

Meet Results


I was able to make it to the League Championships to get the start of the Varsity boys race but I feel bad that I missed the Varsity girls. It is tough making it to meets in the middle of the afternoon on a Wednesday for a working schmuck like myself. Most of these photos were shot with the 7D Mark II fitted with the EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM in manual mode with the aperture set to f/2.8 - f/3.2, auto ISO and the shutter speed between 1/1000 sec and 1/2500 sec. My backup for close up shots and some of the shots in the woods was the 5D Mark III with the EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II lens also in manual mode. The exposure settings were similar to the 7D but I had to push the ISO up to 4000-5000 in the woods because it was pretty dark and overcast later in the meet. I hope the late fall foliage provides a nice backdrop and taking these pictures in the late fall with temperatures dropping into the 40's brings back a lot of memories of running cross country back in the day. Cross country is probably my favorite sport so it is fun to photograph.

Sunday, October 9, 2016

Algonquin Boys JV Cross Country at Wachusett Invitational - 2016.10.08

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Most of these photos were shot with the 7D Mark II fitted with the EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM in manual mode with the aperture set to f/2.8, ISO set to 100 and the shutter speed between 1/1000 sec and 1/2500 sec. My backup for close up shots was the 5D Mark III with the EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II lens also in manual mode with very similar exposure settings. Wachusett Regional High School is set high on a hill and provided for some really cool back drops. From the photos you can tell that all of the hills were also fairly brutal on the runners and provided some dramatic facial expressions.