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The TVH women’s team won their first UK Women’s Athletics League match of the season. Photographs from the event can viewed in this Flash slideshow.

Apologies that this has taken so long to get online but I’ve finally managed to create a Flash Slideshow containing 51 images from the TVH team that won their first match of the season.

I am aiming to have photographs available for purchase tomorrow evening.

Images of the Thames Valley Harrier’s team that finished in 30th place at the AAA National 12 Stage Road Relay Championships on 8 April 2006 at Sutton Park in Birmingham can be viewed in this Flash slideshow.

The final races in the 2005/6 North West London Young Athletes Cross Country League took place at a cold and windy Wormwood Scrubs on Saturday. I have created a flash presentation of some of the pictures I took of TVH runners at the event.

North West London Young Athletes Cross Country League 18 March 2006

These photographs can be purchased online at my Photobox Galleries

Taking pictures of track and field athletics with a digital camera is one of the most challenging aspects of sports photography.

The first important point to remember is safety - both for yourself and the athletes. Be careful where you stand so that you do not interfere with the competition. Only go inside the competition area if you have permission from the meeting organiser. Look both ways when crossing the track and ensure you are not in the way of the officials. Remember that athletes will use the track for warming up and not just during races. Be aware of where throwing events are taking place - you do not want to be hit by any thrown implements such as javelins or shots - this will certainly hurt and could result in serious injury or death.

General tips

i) for most events look for tight action shots

ii) isolating individual athletes tends to make for the most dramatic shots

iii) understand any shutter delay that your camera has and learn to anticipate where to focus so that the action is in the right place

Digital SLR tips
i) to use a narrow depth of field to isolate the athlete from the background

ii) use a fast shutter speed to freeze the action - 1/500 second or faster for most events

The 2006 National Cross Country championships took place at Parliament Hill in North London on Saturday. I have created a flash presentation of some of the pictures I took of the event.

National Cross Country Championships 25 February 2006

These photographs can be purchased online at my Photobox Galleries

I have a number of other images of the leading runners in each age group as well a number of pictures of WSEH runners. Please contact me if you would like to see any of these online.

I thought it might be interesting to list the equipment I use for athletics and other types of photography. This is fairly comprehensive but I’m sure I’ll remember some of the other stuff I have lying around! And don’t get me started on bags!

Cameras
Canon 1D Mark II N
Canon 10D

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The last of the 2005/6 series of London City Runnner Metropolitan League races was held yesterday at Perivale. This Flash presentation includes one photograph of each of the TVH runners who took part.

London City Runner Metropolitan League 11 February 2006

I have added a diary page to this site to show the events I plan to be doing athletics photography at over the next few month.

Scottish Athletics has announced that it plans to bid to host the 2008 World Cross Country Championships. The event would be held at Holyrood Park in Edinburgh.