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At the polo ground


At the polo ground
Photo Information
Copyright: Luca Belis (Mistral) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 575 W: 69 N: 1760] (11522)
Genre: People
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-06-15
Categories: Daily Life, Event
Camera: Nikon D200, Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 G ED AF-S VR
Exposure: f/5.3, 1/50 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-08-05 10:40
Viewed: 483
Points: 18
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
A shy attempt of a panning during a polo match in Chitral.

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Polo is a team sport played on horseback where the aim is to score goals against your opponents. Riders score by driving a ball into the opposing team's goal using a long-handled mallet. Goals are only valid if the scoring rider is mounted. When played outdoors, each Polo team fields a team of four riders and their mounts. In the indoor variant ("Arena Polo"), each team fields only 3 players. In both versions of the sport, play occurs in seven-minute periods, called chukkers. Six chukkers is considered the norm, but depending on league rules, matches can also have four or eight chukkers.

The word "polo" is Balti for "ball". Polo was probably developed first in Skardu (Baltistan), Ladakh (northern Pakistan), the Kargil area of India, and in a few places of Tibet and Nepal. The earliest evidence of polo is found in a 4000-4500 year-old Balti story named 'Hilafoo Kaisaar'. In northern Pakistan, where Polo is still played in its original form (free-style), a local variant is called Chogan.

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Awesome.....

thats beautiful...

Regards
TFS

Great "shy attempy" Luca. The sense of motion created by the panning looks good. The two polo players and their horses look also, sharp enough to make it a successful attempt. Great color and good composition.

Nice work.
John

Hi Luca,
I like this kind of pictures, this one is not only a shy attempt; due to the long shutter speed it´s easier when the subject is in the shadow and the sun lightens only the background (also good contrast). Do you have any experiences in the sunlight, changing ISO-settings?

TFS Chris

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  • Tbud Silver Star Critiquer [C: 15 W: 0 N: 2] (23)
  • [2007-08-05 12:13]

Hi Luca,
Great action shot! You really get the feel of motion when you at this photo! Good color on the horse and riders.
Keep up the great work,
Tony

The speed of this game was perfectly captured, great technique and focus!This shot has a very lively and dynamic feel ...

Luca, another great action shot. Slow exposure, wide aperture for the shallow DOF, you have capture very well the mood of the game and communicated it to the viewer. Excellent job,
Cheers,
Enrique

Ola Luca fantastica esta tua foto com estes dois jogadores de polo com os cavalos ,parabens!!!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

Hi Luca,

I like that 'a shy attempt' :-). It is also a daring attempt without a tripod with a good head on it. Panning out of the hand. I wouldn't dare to try it. Especially not with a VR lense that is correcting your movement in all directions ;-). Given the free hand, the result is surely amazing. Especially the left player and horse are very sharp. A good attempt!

Greetings, Dennis

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  • toto Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2358 W: 107 N: 2483] (13348)
  • [2007-08-07 1:23]

Belle photo de ces joueurs de polo,belle prise avec l' arrière flou,ils donne vraiment cette impression de galop. Amitiés Thomas

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