Plunging into a nearly frozen Lake Placid - my first action shots w/X-T2

[rixpix]

I mostly shoot static subjects with primes and focus manually. I'm new to Fuji and found myself with an opportunity to take some action shots. Not knowing anything about the venue in advance I threw on the kit zoom. I set ISO at 200 and aperture at f/5.6 and let the camera do the rest. This set were all shot with the 18-55 set around 20.5mm. I'm pretty happy with the results, though I did feel like I was just pointing & shooting compared to what I usually do.

If I had it to do over again, I would have stayed a little closer to shore to isolate the closest jumper against the sky rather than the boat house (I was sitting at the back of a docked boat). C&C welcome.

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[Luke]

as a general rule, I'm not so into pics of dudes in their undies. But these pics ROCK. Great colors.
Thanks for sharing.

 

[rixpix]

as a general rule, I'm not so into pics of dudes in their undies

Likewise! As the old guy in the group tagging along (I'm the father of the young man closest to the camera), I was happy that much stayed on.

Thanks for the feedback.

 

[Bobby T]

as a general rule, I'm not so into pics of dudes in their undies. But these pics ROCK. Great colors.
Thanks for sharing.

What Luke said.

 

[Luke]

and just to be clear, when I said "great colors"...I mean the whole photo.....not just the undies.

 

[Phoenix]

Generally I prefer to take kinetic or animated shots of people rather than something posed, it shows emotion, fluidity and life. These are some good shots.

 

[Mike G]

Rixpix, very. Nice photos but where the hell is it?

 

[rixpix]

Rixpix, very. Nice photos but where the hell is it?

Thanks. Lake Placid, in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York (two time Winter Olympic venue). Lake Placid is the name of both this lake and the village. If the boat house weren't blocking the view, Whiteface Mountain is just to the left of the mountains you see.

 

[Mike G]

No wonder it's cold then. There is a tradition in Hyde Park Lake, London that on New Years Day that some hardy folks break the ice and take a little swim, I hasten to add not me matey.

 

[drd1135]

First two are epic. I love how you caught the positions.