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2010 Garage Games - Videos

I have created a series of video slide shows for the 2010 Garage Games. There are a total of six videos. The first video is a compilation of the AMRAP and Sandbag events and some candid images from Saturday, February 6th. Video two covers the trail run on Saturday, February 6th. Video three is the women's WOD on Sunday, February 7th. Video four is the men's WOD on Sunday, February 7th. Video five is the women's Chipper on Sunday, February 7th. Video six is the men's Chipper on Sunday, February 7th. All the videos are in the three to four minute range, I kept them short enough to work with the music I selected. For the record, I use royalty free music for most of my videos and honor the copyrights of all other artists; the only exception is when I use music provided by Curtis Jones. I am the exclusive photographer for Curtis and we have an understanding and an agreement about how and when I can use his music on my blog, websites or videos.

So, here are the videos in sequence. I hope you all enjoy them as much as I enjoyed creating them and I want to acknowledge the other photographers who contributed images that you'll see in the videos: Amy Kelly, Alex Smith, Steve Glass and Joyce Hayag - great work everyone. I have created high resolution versions that are fantastic, but the first time you play the videos you may have to tolerate some downloading delays as most Internet connection speeds are not fast enough to maintain a buffer large enough to allow the video to stream without interruption. After the first time, you'll have it cached locally and it will play without interruption; however, if you are on a dial-up connection then I recommend you do not view the HQ or high resolution version because it will be too painful.

The 2010 Garage Games DVD set consists of four DVD discs. The first three contain all the images from the online gallery, over 10,000 images and the fourth DVD disc contains all six videos in high resolution MP4 file format. The videos can be played on any computer. The videos contain between 100 to a little less than 200 images each and are just a subset of the entire collection of images our photographers captured over the two day period. To purchase the DVD set please refer to the earlier post that explains how to navigate to the online gallery and the associated instruction guide that provides details for effectively using the online gallery for viewing and/or purchasing individual professional prints, print packages or the 2010 Garage Games DVD set. If anyone would like to purchase these videos on individual DVDs that can be played in a standard home entertainment DVD player contact me and it can be arranged. Please enjoy the videos and contact the studio if you have any questions or need any assistance.

Video 1 - Day One, Saturday, February 6th, 2010 - Candids, AMRAP & Sandbag

Video 2 - Day One, Saturday, February 6th, 2010 - Trail Run

Video 3 - Day Two, Sunday, February 7th, 2010 - Women's WOD

Video 4 - Day Two, Sunday, February 7th, 2010 - Men's WOD

Video 5 - Day Two, Sunday, February 7th, 2010 - Women's Chipper

Video 6 - Day Two, Sunday, February 7th, 2010 - Men's Chipper

2010 Garage Games - Day One - Trail Run

Before the world starts turning again, I wanted to thank everyone for some very kind comments I received over on my Facebook page concerning the death of my aunt and Godmother. Thanks again for your kindness, it was much appreciated. I know that my first cousin and the rest of the family and friends really appreciated your kindness, thanks again.

The images I am posting are some of my favorites from the two day event - the 7 Kilometer Trail Run. There was a stream crossing that made for some incredible images of splashing water as the runners battled the thigh deep stream. For you photographers out there, I was shooting with a Nikon D3s and an Elinchrom Ranger RX Speed AS portable battery powered pack and an A head plugged into the 'B' connector which gave me a flash duration of 1/5,120 sec that was firing through a huge 16 inch wide and 24 inch deep sports reflector. To bore you non-photographers even a little more, think of flash duration the same way you think of shutter speed; with the camera, the shutter is limited by its flash synch speed. If you over shoot the camera's flash synch speed you will get black bands in your images, so, to my point, the Elinchrom flash equipment is AWESOME BABY!!! The super fast flash duration is what gives you those crisp clean images that you just cannot get with flash that has slow flash duration; so like everything else, it really helps to have the right kit for the circumstance and I was lucky to have the right kit shooting the runners at the stream.

I want to give Wade Meetze, the owner and coach at Hit CrossFit in Mauldin, SC, a huge shout out for his assistance in humping the equipment to the stream. There is a six pack of Fat Tire, a very tasty Belgian ale, his favorite brew, and a collection of nice prints on the way to his gym early next week as a way to demonstrate my appreciation for his critical support. He held the light during the shooting and he deserves a lot of credit for these shots. Thanks Wade, you da man!

Don't forget, click on the image to see a bigger version.

 

 

2010 Garage Games - Day One - More Images

Here are a few more images for your viewing pleasure... and an announcement. I expect to have Day One images 'proof ready' and online by Tuesday at the latest. I will be sending a gallery notification along with an instructional PDF that details how to use the online proofing gallery.

The proofing gallery is very cool; I use the PickPic online application and you will love it. The proofing gallery is a complete electronic commerce site. You can order prints in a variety of sizes and there are a ton of options - so check it out as soon as you receive the gallery notification email. If you didn't register at the 2010 Garage Games and I don't have your email follow the link to my studio's Facebook page and send me your email address.

I have received inquiries from some folks about whether there is any chance of getting some posters made from some of the images and the answer is yes. If you would like to have a poster created from an image, or a composite of several images, please contact the studio and let us custom design your poster with images and text. We'll get you a reasonable price and get to work on it. The larger the run the cheaper the price, so I will include poster requests here and in the online gallery so we can pool these requests to get the best price for you. 

The complete 2010 Garage Games DVD set will go on sale later this week once all images are ready. It will be a phenomenal collection of more than 10,000 images from the two day event. Our photographers were on site to photograph every activity and we have images from every event. The 2010 Garage Games DVD set will be attractively packaged and sell for $39.99 and include usage rights agreement so you are free to use the images on your Facebook site, gym or personal web sites, promotional material, etc... For more information, refer to the online gallery later this week. Complete information will be posted here and you can order your 2010 Garage Games DVD from the online gallery site.

My buddy, Steve Glass, has been busy artistically rendering a few images while I have been culling and getting the shots 'proof ready' for the online gallery. I have taken a 'time out' to post process a few, such as the shot above. Steve, on the other hand sent these images to me and I wanted to share them with all of you.