{"id":2212,"date":"2013-02-17T22:22:29","date_gmt":"2013-02-17T13:22:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2013-02-17\/2212"},"modified":"2013-02-17T22:22:29","modified_gmt":"2013-02-17T13:22:29","slug":"elementary-school-water-polo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2013-02-17\/2212","title":{"rendered":"Elementary-School Water Polo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
\nNikon D4 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 240mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>500 sec, f<\/span>\/6, ISO 5000 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n\nAttack<\/span>\nAnthony in one of his first water-polo games\n<\/div>\n\n\n

As I mentioned the other day in “Candid Portrait of an\nAthlete<\/a>”, 10-year-old Anthony has been playing water polo for about a\nyear.<\/span> His first<\/span> actual game was last month, during a series<\/span> of matches over\nthe course of a three<\/span>-day tournament at the Namihaya Dome (\u306a\u307f\u306f\u3084\u30c9\u30fc\u30e0)\nin Osaka.<\/p>\n\n

Photographically, the situation was pretty bad... spectators we were\nbehind glass and had very limited mobility....<\/p>\n\n

\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 24mm f\/1.4 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>500 sec, f<\/span>\/8, ISO 1600 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nBehind Glass<\/span>\nnot the best situation for photography\n<\/div>\n\n

The large windows on the opposite wall made for blinding backlight when the sun was out. One day it<\/span> was pouring rain, so the light was more even then.<\/p>\n\n

\nNikon D4 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 340mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>640 sec, f<\/span>\/6.3, ISO 100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nSilhouette<\/span>\n( some other kid during practice )<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
\nNikon D4 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 95mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>160 sec, f<\/span>\/7.1, ISO 280 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nInterjecting Himself<\/span>\nAnthony moves between the attacker and his goal\n<\/div>\n\n

Anthony was apprehensive about participating because he wasn't even at\nthe point of knowing the rules yet. I was sort<\/span> of surprised that after a\nyear<\/span> they hadn't gotten to small details like how a game<\/span> is structured...\nthey had just been practicing basic skills (and, as is appropriate for\nelementary school kids, I suppose,<\/span> having fun).<\/p>\n\n

So I looked up info on water polo online, and gave him the gist of the sport.<\/p>\n\n

\nNikon D4 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 210mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>160 sec, f<\/span>\/7.1, ISO 220 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nStandoff<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n

In the shot above, the opposing attacker has no idea that Anthony has no idea what to do, and it turned out that Anthony's\nmere presence was enough to deter a shot,<\/span> and the attacker ended up passing it away. Woo-hoo!<\/p>\n\n

Later that night, and exhausted Anthony asked me whether he was allowed\nto block a ball<\/span> that had been thrown at the goal. Yes, yes, you can (and\nshould) block any ball the opposing team tries to throw! I thought<\/span> it was\ncute that he had played in several games and still didn't know this. I was also<\/span> proud that he had the guts to participate when he had no idea what was\ngoing on. He wasn't alone... it was the first game for several kids.<\/p>\n\n\n

\nNikon D4 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 380mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>200 sec, f<\/span>\/6.3, ISO 100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n
\nNikon D4 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 240mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>500 sec, f<\/span>\/6.3, ISO 320 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n
\nNikon D4 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 240mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>500 sec, f<\/span>\/6.3, ISO 1400 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nRest Between Periods<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n

They can't touch the bottom of the pool during the entire match\n(including when jumping up to block), so it's exhausting.<\/p>\n\n\n

\nNikon D4 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 170mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>500 sec, f<\/span>\/5.6, ISO 500 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nSuccessful Block<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n
\nNikon D4 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 240mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>500 sec, f<\/span>\/6, ISO 140 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nWall<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n

That particular game was a 2-2 tie.<\/p>\n\n

For some other games, they had dark caps. Anthony was #6 either way.<\/p>\n\n

\nNikon D4 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 380mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>500 sec, f<\/span>\/6.3, ISO 720 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nLooking Sharp<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\nNikon D4 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 340mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>500 sec, f<\/span>\/8, ISO 2000 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nTeam Camaraderie <\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n
\nNikon D4 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 240mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>500 sec, f<\/span>\/9, ISO 1800 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nMad Rush<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n
\nNikon D4 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 140mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>500 sec, f<\/span>\/9, ISO 1000 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nLarger Opponent<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n

Behind this goal was another half of the pool, where kids not participating in the current game could warm up or play.<\/p>\n\n

Anthony is in fourth grade. Some kids seemed to be in first or second grade. Many were in fifth or sixth grade.<\/p>\n\n\n

At this level, it's co-ed.<\/p>\n\n\n

\nNikon D4 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 340mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>800 sec, f<\/span>\/6.3, ISO 6400 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nBig Block<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\nNikon D4 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 240mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/6, ISO 6400 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n

At one point after a match, Anthony wanted to communicate something to Mommy, but couldn't be heard through the glass.\nHe improvised...<\/p>\n\n

\nNikon D4 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 116mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>40 sec, f<\/span>\/5.3, ISO 6400 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nCreating a Writing<\/span> Surface<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n
\nNikon D4 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 210mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>125 sec, f<\/span>\/6, ISO 6400 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nMessage to Mommy<\/span>\n( “leave my stuff here” )\n<\/div>\n\n
\nNikon D4 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 170mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>250 sec, f<\/span>\/5.6, ISO 6400 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nExhausted<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

A few more random non-Anthony action shots...<\/p>\n\n\n

\nNikon D4 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 380mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>500 sec, f<\/span>\/6.3, ISO 110 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n
\nNikon D4 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 340mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>500 sec, f<\/span>\/6.3, ISO 900 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
\nNikon D4 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 210mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>500 sec, f<\/span>\/7.1, ISO 100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n
\nNikon D4 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 78mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>160 sec, f<\/span>\/5, ISO 720 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nScore?<\/span>\nthe goalie is making a valiant effort, though I don't<\/span> recall whether it worked\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As I mentioned the other day in \"Candid Portrait of an Athlete\", 10-year-old Anthony has been playing water polo for about a year. His first actual game was last month, during a series of matches over the course of a three-day tournament at the Namihaya Dome (\u306a\u307f\u306f\u3084\u30c9\u30fc\u30e0) in Osaka.<\/p>

Photographically, the situation was pretty bad... spectators we were behind glass and had very limited mobility....<\/p>

The large windows on the opposite wall made for blinding backlight when the sun was out. One day it was pouring rain, so the light was more even then.<\/p>

Anthony was apprehensive about participating because [...]","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,2,3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2212"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2212"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2212\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2212"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2212"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2212"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}