Weekend rollerderby with Leica M

[EcoLeica]

Well since I am not quiet trained up to be a ref yet, I decided to try my luck with a camera. Needless to say a manual focus rangefinder probably wasn't the best choice but oh well I think I survived. The film used was Kodak Tri-X 400 pushed to 1600 and developed in Ilford Microphen. The lens used were a 40mm Voigtlander Nokton, 90mm Leica Elmarit, 28mm Konica Hexanon.

I hope you like them!

 

[Lawrence Sheperd]

I think you did an amazing job, considering the circumstances! Well done!

Btw, Roller Derby is one wild sport. I remember the pro teams back in the 1950's and '60's. I thought it was much more exciting than the "pro" wrestling of the period.

 

[flip]

Nice and unusual subject. Curious: which was shot at 28mm?

 

[EcoLeica]

Thanks Larry! yeah its is a lot of fun...cant wait to start being a referee for the girls down here. A very good excuse to get my skates one

 

[EcoLeica]

Whoops didnt realize I didn;t actually put a 28mm pic in!

Here you go!

 

[matt335]

They are wonderful images. This sport is huge now in Sydney.

 

[maddoc]

I have never heard about it before but seeing your photos ... that seems to be a tough sport! Nice job !

 

[naruto]

I have never heard about it before but seeing your photos ... that seems to be a tough sport! Nice job !

you have never seen it!! :O

This is used to be telecast on Star Sports when I was growing up. Favorite time-waster for a kid who did not like cricket.

 

[Mr_Flibble]

Great job with the M. Fast moving subjects are always a bit of a pain with a rangefinder.

 

[EcoLeica]

Thanks for the kind comments guys!

 

[anjoca76]

I like these. Well done!

 

[texchappy]

Ditto what's been said. Good work and good focusing

 

[EcoLeica]

Ditto what's been said. Good work and good focusing

Yeah I finally discoered the other day that I probably need to be wearing glasses for photography from now on...my focus accuracy is dramatically improved

 

[porktaco]

you got to sit in the middle. nice.

also, good photos.

 

[NickTrop]

Love it! I was totally going (for like, the past year) go to cheesy roller derby and shoot away. Perfect venue for shootin' with a Leica or (in my case) a Nikon (or whatever...) Stole my thunder. Much better now that they dispensed with the guys. Excellent photos!

 

[EcoLeica]

you got to sit in the middle. nice.

also, good photos.

Yeah as long as I didn't get caught up in the action, the refs are quiet happy for me to be in the middle of the track. I thought it might get slightly different perspective most of the other photographers just kinda sat to the side with thier monster zooms

PS I did giggle when one of the photographers asked how many megapixels my camera was...such a lovely blank response when I told her I was using film

 

[EcoLeica]

Since I got some nice comments I thought I should post some other derby pics I had done a couple of months ago

Portra 400 pushed to 800

 

[-JQ-]

very cool set..."76"...

 

[v_roma]

Very cool indeed.