Comments on: Best of 2008-Best Olympic Photos

By: Josh

Josh — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 09:35:38 +0000

Amazing photos!!!! I love your blog as it has so much information to give back to photographers.

I do have a question what setting you use on the d3 for the bmx shooting?

By: Timmy Huynh

Timmy Huynh — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 08:15:15 +0000

I like the idea of the sequence thing, but the execution could be refined a bit. I’m not sure quicktime videos are the most efficient way of showing the sequences. Maybe you should look into flash video files (flv)? This would be way old school, but maybe animated GIF’s? But you also have to take into consideration what’s the most convenient for you, if you’re going to make it a more regular occurrence.

But great job with the blog. I really enjoy reading it. It’s nice to see all the behind the scenes stuff that goes on, and to read what you’re thinking as you shoot each sporting event. Keep up the good work!

By: Christian Løverås

Christian Løverås — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 13:14:06 +0000

The opening ceremony movie was nice, and the BMX one almost looked like slow motion, but the Quicktime stuff itself is a total piece of crap I’d like to be able to stop, flip forward and backwards myself, so maybe some kind of slideshow would be better? I really like seeing more images from each sequence, though.

Great images, of course! I especially like the woman with the heavily painted face next to W

By: Guy Rhodes

Guy Rhodes — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 07:26:22 +0000

I should make an Inmotion of you dropping your D200 at Summer X.

By: michael

michael — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 06:20:48 +0000

ah the memories, thanks for reliving it for us Mark.

Out of interest did you by any chance get any shots of the media village, the MPC (inside and out) including the photographers sections, they where shots i really wanted to see (the scope of media at the olympics) but i could never find any.

By: Ryan Marr

Ryan Marr — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 22:48:45 +0000

The fencing stuff really reminded me of David Burnetts Olympic coverage from 2004

http://www.davidburnett.com/gallery.html?gallery=Olympics%20-%202004

Love the frame of bush. HAHAHA priceless!

By: Ariel

Ariel — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 21:44:56 +0000

Great work, as usual Mark! I’m totally diggin’ your best-of shots.

I like the movie idea. It adds an extra sense of realism and feeling of being there. The BMX video works the best for me, almost like watching it on TV.

It looks like they had the Olympics really well lit too.

By: Mark J Rebilas

Mark J Rebilas — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 20:24:04 +0000

Sergei,
I will use monopods for long glass periodically if I am in one spot and dont need to move the camera around too much (such as in an seat sittiing) but I just find it much easier and its without a doubt faster to simply handhold. I grew up shooting with my dad and he never used monopods or had me use them so after doing that for so many years its something I cant get used to now. Thanks,

Mark

By: Sergei Belski

Sergei Belski — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 19:44:24 +0000

Hi Mark,
Love reading your blog! Your photos are amazing! I really like your sequences so looking forward for more in the future.

I had a question for you. I saw a bunch of photos of you carrying your big lens on your shoulder.. do you use a monopod or do you often shoot without it so you would be faster moving around?

Keep your blog updated, I love it!
Sergei