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First event of motorcycle racing after switching from Canon. 
 
 

March 707 by JS-photographie, auf Flickr

Hi
 
 I had the chance to cover another White Water event last weekend. 
 
This is my second year covering the Neilson River Race, one of the most bad-ass and intense annual kayak race in Quebec.
It is a pure time trial with each team of two kayakers racing a 3km class IV+V section with 6 major rapids, each team has one lap to enter their fastest time.
This river flow in a steep gorge and the only two land access are at the starting point, the Big Eyes Rapid, and at the ending rapid, the Double Drop (Class VI) which offer the best view on the action.
 
All shots were taken from almost the exact same spot where I was able to follow the paddlers as they approach the top of the rapid all the way down to the bottom where most of them were underwater and had to do a eskimo roll to right them self back up.
As the old saying goes: location, location, location....
 
Keeping in mind that the air is filled with mist and water droplets and that every part of the boats and paddlers are covered with running water, I'm quite happy with the IQ and AF of my T2.
 
Shot with a X-T2 + XF50-140mm + VB grip combo, on Boost, AFC with zone AF (3x3 grid), drive on CH (11 fps), AFC custom setting at 2 (follow), Raw.
PP in LR 6.9 + Irident's X-Transformer + Nik's Suite.
 
The Flickr Album (75 pics): https://flic.kr/s/aHskV5URMR
 
So from top to bottom, the Approach....
 
Neilson River Race 2017 #74 by Gilles Baribeau, on Flickr
 
Neilson River Race 2017 #40 by Gilles Baribeau, on Flickr
 
.... The First Drop...
 
Neilson River Race 2017 #25 by Gilles Baribeau, on Flickr
 
Neilson River Race 2017 #65 by Gilles Baribeau, on Flickr
 
...In the Froth...
 
Neilson River Race 2017 #13 by Gilles Baribeau, on Flickr
 
Neilson River Race 2017 #29 by Gilles Baribeau, on Flickr
 
....And the Recovery....
 
Neilson River Race 2017 #62 by Gilles Baribeau, on Flickr
 
Neilson River Race 2017 #23 by Gilles Baribeau, on Flickr
 
 
 
 

Shot basketball with my new X100f. Great camera, even for sports!
 
BC Kalev Cramo vs BC Tartu Ülikool @Saku Suurhall, Tallinn, Estonia by Hendrik Osula, on Flickr
 
X100f
 
BC Kalev Cramo vs BC Tartu Ülikool @Saku Suurhall, Tallinn, Estonia by Hendrik Osula, on Flickr
 
X100f
 
BC Kalev Cramo vs BC Tartu Ülikool @Saku Suurhall, Tallinn, Estonia by Hendrik Osula, on Flickr
 
X-T2 + Samyang 12mm F2

BC Kalev Cramo vs Tsmoki Minsk @Saku Suurhall, Tallinn, Estonia by Hendrik Osula, on Flickr
 
X-T2 + 10-24/4 . Slightly edited JPEG.

I had an honour to be official photographer for FIBA at Eurobasket 2017 group A in Helsinki. Shot whole tournament with my Fujifilm X-T2 bodies with different lenses and has one backup Canon 5D MK III with 200mm F1,8 also with me (which didn't get too much work...). Unfortunately I didn't have my 90/2 with me as it fell from my bag couple of weeks before the tournament and I had to send it to get it repaired. There were many surprised photographers asking from me am I really shooting with Fujifilm. I was the only one who used anything besides Nikon and Canon, but as always Fujifilm didn't let me down!
 
Eurobasket 2017 @Harwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland by Hendrik Osula, on Flickr
 
X-T2 + 50-140
 
Eurobasket 2017 @Harwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland by Hendrik Osula, on Flickr
 
X-T2 + 23/1,4
 
Eurobasket 2017 @Harwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland by Hendrik Osula, on Flickr
 
X-T2 + 10-24/4
 
Eurobasket 2017 @Harwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland by Hendrik Osula, on Flickr
 
X-T2 + 35/2
 
Eurobasket 2017 @Harwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland by Hendrik Osula, on Flickr
 
X-T2 + 50-140
 
Eurobasket 2017 @Harwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland by Hendrik Osula, on Flickr
 
X-T2 + 24/1,4