Finlandia Trophy 2010: Ladies, Free Skating

By Mikael | Published October 10, 2010

Kiira Korpi

Here are my favorites (16 photos) from Finlandia Trophy 2010 Ladies – Free Skating competition from today. Akiko Suzuki won the Finlandia Trophy’s ladies competition, Kiira Korpi was second and Elena Leonova was third.

From the camera setting points of view, skating is quite simple to photograph: use fast lens and full aperture (in these photos F2.8 or F2) and fast shutter speed to stop the movement (1/500 – 1/800 seconds). But the act of skating photography is not simple: Ice skaters move fast, they are typically too close or too far away (for your lens), eyes are closed, hand is in front of face,… And even the AF has misses the focus occasionally. So the success rate is quite low, and you need to prepared to shoot a lot.

Kiira Korpi

Kiira Korpi

Elena Glebova

Elena Glebova

Ksenia Makarova

Ksenia Makarova

Akiko Suzuki

Akiko Suzuki

Akiko Suzuki

Linnea Mellgren

Alisa Mikonsaari

Sofia Biryukova

Sofia Biryukova

Amanda Dobbs

Amanda Dobbs

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2 Comments

  1. niko October 11, 2010 at 13:01 #

    Yhden kuvan exif-data olisi mukava nähdä…

  2. Mikael October 11, 2010 at 20:22 #

    Tässä on ensimmäisen kuvan tiedot / exif data of first photo:

    Camera Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
    Shutter speed: 1/500 sec
    Aperture: 2.8
    Exposure mode: Manual
    Flash: Off
    Metering mode: Multi-segment
    ISO: 3200
    Lens: EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM
    Focal length: 140mm

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