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Loopy

11-22-2007, 11:41 AM

Great photos kwun.
Which cam did use?
With the Canon Ixus, I can't catch well those action pics, they become a blur (or maybe I don't know how to use its functionalities??).
I am thinking of getting the Sony DSC-H3 or H-9 which has a high shutter speed feature.

robin7

11-22-2007, 11:49 AM

I'm thinking of getting a new digicam too. I'll probably go for Canon 350D or 40D. Hehe...

ctjcad

11-22-2007, 02:11 PM

here are a couple of photos from today. these are early matches...

here are some more. connection is a bit slow here...
..the pics, kwun!!:)..Looks like you got a pretty good courtside location, too!;):cool:..And hope you'll have enough energy to continue taking pics til next week (HK Open); i know hauling all those digicam equipments can be...oh, so physically tiring...:p;)..*Btw, you can always call on Hau-ge to help you out, if you need some assistance..:p:);)

nibaxiang

11-22-2007, 06:46 PM

Is this Cab30MS? No YY logo on it. Strange. :confused:

http://www.badmintonforum.com/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=37176&stc=1&d=1195715908

jiayou

11-22-2007, 06:48 PM

can see the pic properties :D

abedeng

11-22-2007, 06:54 PM

Jun Jae Youn is very imposing in the pics. No wonder Wang Chen looked so worried and full of sweat at the break ......

chickenpoodle

11-22-2007, 07:16 PM

Is this Cab30MS? No YY logo on it. Strange. :confused:

http://www.badmintonforum.com/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=37176&stc=1&d=1195715908
it looks like an old color ti-10 to me.

ants

11-22-2007, 07:19 PM

can see the pic properties :D

This one only shows the focal lenght and camera.. it will not show what lens you are using.

jiayou

11-22-2007, 07:35 PM

I think he uses Canon Lens 70-200 F/2.8

huangkwokhau

11-22-2007, 09:19 PM

This one only shows the focal lenght and camera.. it will not show what lens you are using.
He is using Huang Kwok Hau's hawk lens,,,,:D

huangkwokhau

11-22-2007, 09:23 PM

Is this Cab30MS? No YY logo on it. Strange. :confused:

http://www.badmintonforum.com/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=37176&stc=1&d=1195715908

this is kwun using Huang's account.

the racket is a Cab20MS. i have a zoomed in version i can post later.

Koreans have a lot of Ti-10s and other odd rackets for some reason.

carine

11-22-2007, 09:48 PM

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o266/pinkies90/2221087115.jpg

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o266/pinkies90/2221198338.jpg

carine

11-22-2007, 09:49 PM

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o266/pinkies90/2221358914.jpg

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o266/pinkies90/2222214905.jpg

ants

11-22-2007, 10:30 PM

Still no answer from kwun? Btw nice shots.

kwun

11-22-2007, 10:43 PM

Still no answer from kwun? Btw nice shots.

ops. i thought i answered already. must have been drop during the server crash.

i have 4 lenses. 50/1.4 , 135/2, 24-70/2.8 and 70-200/2.8

kwun

11-22-2007, 10:44 PM

here are a few more photos i didn't get to post. it was getting rather late last night...

maryanne

11-22-2007, 10:52 PM

Thank you so much for your time & effort in taking all these great action shots & posting them. Really well appreciated

ricksakti

11-23-2007, 03:03 AM

cool pictures... but it is better if its without watermark. Kinda ruin the pics

Loopy

11-23-2007, 05:20 AM

i have 4 lenses. 50/1.4 , 135/2, 24-70/2.8 and 70-200/2.8

With your Canon EOS mkiii and these lenses, theses are some serious equipment you've got there.

Thank kwun for those great shots :)

bradja23

11-23-2007, 05:23 AM

Kwun, do you have yellow shoes?

Athelete1234

11-23-2007, 05:48 PM

Is this Cab30MS? No YY logo on it. Strange. :confused:

http://www.badmintonforum.com/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=37176&stc=1&d=1195715908
I think it's Ti-10; you can see the Ti mesh on the 3 and 9 O'clock sections, and the shaft writing looks like the Ti-10 too.

kwun

11-27-2007, 06:11 AM

these are taken by me on various days.

the first set was of the practice courts with players from different nations.

Blurry D

11-27-2007, 07:29 AM

hmmm who is the girl on the first photo??

yannie

11-27-2007, 07:39 AM

hmmm who is the girl on the first photo??

greysia polii and hendrawan..

din

11-27-2007, 07:40 AM

Is that yonex training racket he's holding? Did some googling, more like La Fleche to me:confused:

jimbo

11-27-2007, 07:47 AM

Great photos.... I didnt know that journalists are allowed to enter the stadium during their (the players) training :eek:

chris-ccc

11-27-2007, 08:14 AM

http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=37436&stc=1&d=1196165413

greysia polii and hendrawan.

That kwun's photo must have been taken before Round 1 of the China Open SS 2007.

It looks like that Greysia Polii was already exhausted before she was to play Zhang Jiewen and Yang Wei.

***

bic33

11-27-2007, 08:14 AM

Is that yonex training racket he's holding? Did some googling, more like La Fleche to me:confused:

It's MP100...:D:D:p

ants

11-27-2007, 08:15 AM

Is that yonex training racket he's holding? Did some googling, more like La Fleche to me:confused:

Yes, its a La Fleche training racket.

kwun

11-27-2007, 08:34 AM

greysia polii and hendrawan..

i think that's a pretty cute photos of Greysia. i talked to her in a few occassions, she is very nice and friendly. :cool:

ants

11-27-2007, 08:45 AM

She is a nice girl. She is pretty too.. some may not think so.

jimbo

11-27-2007, 09:24 AM

Yes, its a La Fleche training racket.

Just curious, what is La Fleche training racket? Is it heavier than normal racket? how does it help during the match? can "hantam kuat kuat" (hit hard hard)? :p

kwun

11-27-2007, 09:39 AM

i have a lot a lot more photos to be uploaded. i want to share them all with you all before HK Open steaming at full speed.

so here are the ones from Friday. enjoy!

schuweiz

11-27-2007, 09:43 AM

nice pics !!! :D

kwun

11-27-2007, 10:01 AM

here are the ones from Saturday...

jimbo

11-27-2007, 10:25 AM

http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=37473&stc=1&d=1196177899

Looking at his legs/hands muscle, I know I cant beat him :eek::D Nice photo, kwun.

kwun

11-27-2007, 10:26 AM

the last batch, photos from Sunday's finals.

ants

11-27-2007, 10:30 AM

Nice shots... thats the magic of Mark3. Did u do any editing?

kwun

11-27-2007, 10:39 AM

Nice shots... thats the magic of Mark3. Did u do any editing?

actually, most of these can be done with many other decent DSLRs. i think only a few are stretching the capability of the mk3.

no edits other than crops.

ants

11-27-2007, 10:42 AM

actually, most of these can be done with many other decent DSLRs. i think only a few are stretching the capability of the mk3.

no edits other than crops.

The lights there must be good then.

kwun

11-27-2007, 10:44 AM

The lights there must be good then.

yeah. the lighting is the best i have ever shot. and probably close to the best one can realistically expect for badminton.

ants

11-27-2007, 10:47 AM

yeah. the lighting is the best i have ever shot. and probably close to the best one can realistically expect for badminton.

Personally i think when they have all the lights focused on the court and the background ( spectators/stands ) is dim and dark, is the best for photographers. Like All England or Copenhagen Masters.

asriwn

11-27-2007, 11:21 AM

kwun, do you have player picture at the gym????so we can know correct technics for a weight training....tq

robin7

11-27-2007, 11:54 AM

Kwun, excellent photos. I give u 95 points out of 100.

Athelete1234

11-27-2007, 05:35 PM

Excellent photos Kwun :D

Blurry D

11-27-2007, 06:46 PM

Ya polli is cute and very pretty..

Plus WMC has a sweet smile too..

Great photos kwun..I wish i can take photos like that hehe mine is just a compact camera which is good at taking small pictures

ctjcad

11-27-2007, 07:20 PM

these are taken by me on various days.

the first set was of the practice courts with players from different nations.

i have a lot a lot more photos to be uploaded. i want to share them all with you all before HK Open steaming at full speed.

so here are the ones from Friday. enjoy!

here are the ones from Saturday...

the last batch, photos from Sunday's finals.
..thanks a bunch, kwun, for taking them and sharing them w/us:):cool:..I can imagine your arms and hands must be pretty tired from taking them, with you holding and carrying all those equipments around for who knows how many hours..;)

kwun

12-10-2007, 09:54 AM

Is that yonex training racket he's holding? Did some googling, more like La Fleche to me:confused:

It's MP100...:D:D:p

Yes, its a La Fleche training racket.

Just curious, what is La Fleche training racket? Is it heavier than normal racket? how does it help during the match? can "hantam kuat kuat" (hit hard hard)? :p

you guys are pretty amazing what you can spot. as ants said, it is a La Fleche training racket. you can see it in the zoomed in photo here.

http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=37437&stc=1&d=1196165413

ctjcad

12-10-2007, 05:05 PM

you guys are pretty amazing what you can spot. as ants said, it is a La Fleche training racket. you can see it in the zoomed in photo here.
..and even with a YY logo, stenciled on the stringbed, to disguise the brand..:cool:

azabaz_ipoh

12-10-2007, 11:26 PM

wow, would this get TBH in trouble? hehehe.

ants

12-11-2007, 02:43 AM

Nope.. he will not be in trouble. He only uses the racket during training.

azabaz_ipoh

12-11-2007, 02:52 AM

maybe yonex should consider making traning rackets themselves. :)

ants

12-11-2007, 08:12 PM

maybe yonex should consider making traning rackets themselves. :)

Hahah... maybe..

AChan

12-14-2007, 05:59 PM

Kwun, I like ur China Open photo very much!!! Amazed :eek: by many shots like Sudket, Liliyana, different coaches... Very sharp+good timing+good graphic;)

Oldhand

12-15-2007, 01:45 AM

the last batch, photos from Sunday's finals.
I particularly like the 11th (WMC) and 12th (LYB) pictures.
(I can't figure out how to extract those two from kwun's original post :o)

There's an air of great suspense in that shot of WMC about to serve...
...as if she's poised on the threshold of some great personal moment (which was true). :)

As for Li Yongbo's picture, the expression and the darkness beyond somehow seem analogous...
...after all, his tactics and methods allegedly have a sinister air about them. :D

kwun

12-15-2007, 08:41 PM

As for Li Yongbo's picture, the expression and the darkness beyond somehow seem analogous...
...after all, his tactics and methods allegedly have a sinister air about them. :D

yeah. that's exactly it. :)

looking back at the photos, i am really satisfied with the results. unfortunately next year the China Open will not be held in Guangzhou anymore as the contract has expired. i am going to miss watching China Open.

Cheung

12-15-2007, 11:00 PM

Chen Jin doing round the back shot is good!

george@chongwei

12-15-2007, 11:19 PM

nice pictures there...!!:)

chickenpoodle

12-16-2007, 02:46 AM

..and even with a YY logo, stenciled on the stringbed, to disguise the brand..:cool:

i don't think its to disguise the brand.
i believe tbh simply had that training racquet amongst his ti-10s for strining from the big yonex booth. its free stringing since he's a sponsored player, so naturally, the stringers all ink the strings. and since the lafleche racquet was included, they would ink it with their yonex stencil as well.

disguising would of been a case like peter rasmussen when he was using his cabs while sponsored by carlton.
he would have inked the carlton logos himself since i'm sure carlton didn't have their own stringers at the tourneys

ctjcad

12-16-2007, 01:31 PM

I particularly like the 11th (WMC) and 12th (LYB) pictures.
(I can't figure out how to extract those two from kwun's original post :o)
..Oldhand, i assume you're trying to use kwun's pics for reference??..Hmm, to "extract" the pics you have to:
- Right click on the picture
- Select Properties, you'll then see the link/URL address
- Highlight & copy the link/URL address up til the end of the five digit number, just before the "&stc..."
- Then use ..... format, in your post, and paste the link/address in between the formatting..and voila!:):cool:

i don't think its to disguise the brand.
i believe tbh simply had that training racquet amongst his ti-10s for strining from the big yonex booth. its free stringing since he's a sponsored player, so naturally, the stringers all ink the strings. and since the lafleche racquet was included, they would ink it with their yonex stencil as well.

disguising would of been a case like peter rasmussen when he was using his cabs while sponsored by carlton.
he would have inked the carlton logos himself since i'm sure carlton didn't have their own stringers at the tourneys
..yes, I know;)..but perhaps to "disguise" it from BCers (those not familiar with LaFeche racket) trying to figure out what racket he was using..:cool: