Photography from the Olympics

7 years 8 months ago #492702 by tobythephotoguy
Having started out with photographing sports, the genre holds a special place in my heart. Does anybody have any favorite shots from Rio, or any place that they've been visiting to see the best shots of the day? Likewise, if anyone has any interesting photography Olympics stories, feel free to share them here!


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7 years 8 months ago - 7 years 8 months ago #492710 by Lavender Photo
Not exactly sports photography, but I'm sort of a sucker for the images that show what sort of gear individual photographers are bringing (complete with a shot of the contents of their camera bags).
http://petapixel.com/2016/08/10/sports-illustrated-photog-simon-bruty-brings-olympics/

And it goes without seeing that that shot the Canon stockpile in Rio is practically unbelievable.
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7 years 8 months ago #492928 by Tyler Otis
That's insane! So much beauty in one room haha. I'd love to get my hands on one of those lenses.


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7 years 8 months ago #493042 by Lavender Photo

Tyler Otis wrote: That's insane! So much beauty in one room haha. I'd love to get my hands on one of those lenses.


You and me both!!


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7 years 8 months ago #493135 by Neillien
I've been really fascinated about a lot of the overhead and underwater shots that I've seen particularly from this year's Olympics. I found a pretty top notch article concerning the newest gear that Getty is using for the games in Rio.

www.recode.net/2016/8/12/12405918/getty-...o-olympics-360-robot


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7 years 8 months ago #493154 by icepics

Sharon
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7 years 8 months ago #493179 by tobythephotoguy

icepics wrote: Saw this -

http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2016/08/10/sports/olympics/all-around-effort/s/10OLYPOD-slide-NQ3Y.html

here. - http://blog.photoshelter.com/2016/08/the-olympics-prove-the-value-of-a-photo-editor/


The article on photo editors was really fascinating! Thank you for sharing that, as a part time photo editor myself everything it had to say rang true. 


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7 years 8 months ago #493181 by tobythephotoguy
Also from the NY Times (but a different photo gallery), this image in particular really grabbed hold of my attention in particular. As much as I love action shots, I'm also really appreciative of the quiet moments that capture the beauty of the form and technique of each athlete. As the article implied, I feel that they do a really great job of curating images to add to the overall story of the Olympic Games.

http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2016/08/15/sports/olympics/arms-and-legs-aloft/s/15olypod-slide-NXT0.html


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7 years 7 months ago #493777 by bojojo

tobythephotoguy wrote: http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2016/08/15/sports/olympics/arms-and-legs-aloft/s/15olypod-slide-NXT0.html


Absolutely beautiful shot. The human body can be such a beautiful subject.


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7 years 7 months ago #493841 by icepics
Updates from some of the pro photographers on Sportsshooter.

http://www.facebook.com/SportsShooter

Sharon
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7 years 7 months ago #493868 by albinpix
Not exactly the action packed images we're used to seeing around this time of year, but I found this collection to be very poignant.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/these-eerie-photos-show-the-ghosts-of-olympics-past_us_57ab407fe4b0ba7ed23e5988


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7 years 7 months ago #493957 by Neillien

albinpix wrote: Not exactly the action packed images we're used to seeing around this time of year, but I found this collection to be very poignant.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/these-eerie-photos-show-the-ghosts-of-olympics-past_us_57ab407fe4b0ba7ed23e5988


Poignant is a really good word to describe these images. Although I love the Olympics as much as anyone else, I think that these images challenge the issues that come with hosting such a massive event.


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