Cast back in time - VIII Photo

Photographer’s Note

Taken during the annual Medieval Week in Visby.

The first Stone Age settlers came to the island Gotland about 7000 years ago, and many traces of their dwelling-places can still be seen. In the Middle Ages the town Visby on Gotland played a key role in Baltic Sea trade and once a year one is able to relive that medieval era in Visby.

I only carried a monopod (=one-legged tripod) with me at the tournament and made this picture with the camera on the monopod during a part of the competition when the numerous knights had to use their swords to pick up as many rings as possible.
Due to the slow film and the light circumstances I had to use shutter times longer than 1/45s. With the focus just in front of the rings and a frontal angle I avoided sideway motion and only had to deal with the movement towards the camera.

Tech-details:
Ran through NeatImage to remove the grain.

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henrye (3498) 2003-11-11 6:44

Another great shot in the series. I like the colors and the composition, and the movement in the picture. Good DOF, and those flags in the background also add to the shot.

olli (2091) 2003-11-11 6:57

Very-very-very-very well captured motion. Very interesting subject and technically perfect shot. Excellent work.

zto (292) 2003-11-11 7:05

Another on of your exelent shots Edwin. What appeals most to me is taht it is so full of movment.

odin972 (34) 2003-11-11 11:21

tres belle prise de vue
on vois parfaitement le mouvement sur la photo superbe boulot

joseelias (367) 2003-11-11 20:13

Extremly interesting photo! The action is very well portraited here and colors are vibrating!

Composition is also very good with the horse off-centered.

Another detail. Even in such a blured photo the DOF is great!

martin (1242) 2003-11-12 12:03

Such a sense of action and movement. Although it is great just as it is, there is perhaps another picture -- a somewhat surreal vertical panorama -- from a drastic cropping which focuses on the horse.

Rhiannon (1726) 2003-11-19 3:20

You have captured the right mood and feeling of a tournament in Visby. The colours, the motion and speed, the powerful knights and their magnificent horses. This picture shows it all.
I can feel the ground shake and hear the thunder of the horses running.
Well done!

souchie (25) 2004-01-27 13:49

An excellent moment to depict motion in brilliant colours. Very well caught Edwin !

robbertjan (2906) 2004-02-17 4:57

Edwin. Ik ben even gaan bladeren in je collectie en kwam deze prachtige foto tegen. In een woord: geweldig! Prachtige actie foto. Hier zou ik zelf niet opkomen......