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Last race of the season

Last race of the season
Originally uploaded by Chasing Light Studio ~ Pie's Photography

A great showing For the Sir Sams Invitational. 30+ riders from across the province arrived at the 'All Season Resort' for 1pm Sunday Sept. 26, (http://sirsams.com/) to show their support for the last race of the season. Congratulations to the Bishop family & all of their amazing staff for a great year & more exciting seasons to come!

2 light set up. 430 ex camera left at 1/8 power, zoomed to 50mm. Second 430 ex was camera right, behind rider. 1/16 power, zoomed to 105mm.

Brodee Harte

Brodee Harte
Originally uploaded by Chasing Light Studio ~ Pie's Photography

Single 430ex camera left (on tripod over uneven terrain), eye level, 1/4 power, no modifier.
Additional CC please

Loop

Loop
Originally uploaded by Chasing Light Studio ~ Pie's Photography

Another set from the freestyle competition earlier this season on the Gull. Moves like this all happens so fast & you don't realize just how far they get themselves out of the water - pretty impressive!

Sir Sam's Race Night

Sir Sam's Race Night
Originally uploaded by Chasing Light Studio ~ Pie's Photography

Brian keeping pace aroung the last big berm & trying to get his double lap of 10 km to under 32 mins.

1 bare 430ex camera left @ 1/4 power
& 1 bare 430ex behind Brian @ 1/16 power that did not fire.

Rear sync would have benefited this image or a faster shutter speed to completely freeze the motion(I find the foward blur to be distracting). I am already finding the limitations of low power strobes but still have so much to learn!

Sir Sam's Race Night

Sir Sam's Race Night
Originally uploaded by Chasing Light Studio ~ Pie's Photography

Michaela (she is only 6 years old) working hard to keep up with the big boys & doing exceptionaly well.

1 bare 430ex camera left @ 1/2 power

Boater X

Boater X
Originally uploaded by Chasing Light Studio ~ Pie's Photography

Up to 5 paddlers at a time would start from the top of the dam & run the length of the river battling for first place. This bottleneck feature is called Top Drop & there are only 1 or 2 lines to successfully navigate this feature. There were a few tense & exciting moments for sure & surprisingly no one had to swim from a wet exit.