Category Archives: Swimming

South African swimmer and Olympic qualifier Charl Crous through the lens

April 30, 2012   Denese Lups   No comments
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KwaZulu-Natal swimming ace Charl Crous qualified for his first trip to the Olympics  at the recent South African National Championships with a win in the 100 backstroke. His time of 54.17 ranked 20th in the world this year and betters the FINA A standard to secure his spot in London. Crous, the national age group

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South African Olympic swimmer Cameron van den Burgh through the lens

April 28, 2012   Denese Lups   No comments
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South African swimmer Cameron van den Burgh qualified for the London Olympic Games 2012 and should be one of our star performers! Cameron has represented South Africa with distinction and is known for consistency in delivering powerful performances. A the recent South African National Championships in Durban our photographers managed to capture this world class swimmer

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Chad Le Clos in fine form ahead of London Olymic Games

April 22, 2012   Johan Jonck   No comments
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South African sports fans and photographers will keep their eyes on the South African Olympc swimmers during the Olympic Games in London. Swimming is one of the sports which has in recent years not disappointed at the Olympic Games and we will once more have an opportunity for medals in London in less than 100 days!

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Drag that shutter……!!!!!!!

November 05, 2011   Gerhard Steenkamp   1 Comment
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Shooting a lot of swimming for the last fifteen years sometimes one gets a bit bored with the normal stock action shots. An easy way to get out of it is to slow the shutter down on your camera and get some movement in your images. In photographic terms this is called panning. In swimming

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Capturing the magic and drama of each and every stroke in the swimming pool!

October 25, 2011   Denese Lups   No comments
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As exciting as it is to witness moments in sport history from a front-row seat, the real thrill in photography is imagining the shot and executing it. It’s this force that inspires me to dive headfirst into each new adventure, as happened this past weekend at the 30th Otters Prestige Gala in Bloemfontein. I joined

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Special Family moments in Sport captured through the lens of the Camera

October 23, 2011   Gerhard Steenkamp   1 Comment
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Many times in Sports brothers or sisters are competing against each other or are even playing for the same team. Sometimes even children and their parents are sharing some special moments in sport. These moments always present the opportunity for some breathtakingly beautiful photos, and for the sports photographer, it is a challenge to capture

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The decisive moment in Sports Photography

October 18, 2011   Gerhard Steenkamp   1 Comment
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In sports photography there is a moment that captures the atmosphere and time in a split second that no human eye can see. That moment is often called the key moment or the decisive moment as famous sport photographer Walter Iooss calls it. It is normally a split second before the actual action of a

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