Skateboarding Help

[GerryD]

OK, off to photograph some skate boards and bmx riders on a Saturday. I've never done anything like this before and looking for a few tips. Not too worried about exposure, more interested in how to get the good angles.

Anyone with any experience who can offer some tips?

 

[Seba]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uenv7PXwvhk&feature=fvwrel

 

[GerryD]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uenv7PXwvhk&feature=fvwrel

Some great tips on the video. So I'm really looking for the right spot for the composition and speak to the boarders about their tricks and for ideas, before they start.

I'm looking forward to saturday, but expect I'm going to find it a challenge to find the good spots. And what lif without a few challenges

 

[Digifrog]

Aye, get down as low as you can. Stand 90 degrees from the trick as to not invite a chance encounter with rogue skateboard. Keep you wits about you, skateboarders become seperated from their skateboards all too easily.

 

[GerryD]

Aye, get down as low as you can. Stand 90 degrees from the trick as to not invite a chance encounter with rogue skateboard. Keep you wits about you, skateboarders become seperated from their skateboards all too easily.

Thanks Digifrog. I was kind of fearful of that. Might take the hard hat with me. lol.

Checked out your flickr site. Great stuff and love the long exposures!!