I'm going on assignment tomorrow!

[Smaug]

Another batch:

Admiring the victory ribbons, just in case:

• NIKON CORPORATION - NIKON Z 5
• TAMRON 70-300mm F/4.5-6.3 Di III RXD A047Z
• 74.0 mm
• ƒ/4.5
• 1/250 sec
• Center-Weighted Average
• Auto exposure
• ISO 2200

Freestyle:

• NIKON CORPORATION - NIKON Z 5
• TAMRON 70-300mm F/4.5-6.3 Di III RXD A047Z
• 135.0 mm
• ƒ/5
• 1/250 sec
• Center-Weighted Average
• Auto exposure
• ISO 2800

A launch:

• NIKON CORPORATION - NIKON Z 5
• TAMRON 70-300mm F/4.5-6.3 Di III RXD A047Z
• 70.0 mm
• ƒ/4.5
• 1/250 sec
• Center-Weighted Average
• Auto exposure
• ISO 560

Hanging around, waiting to get out. (they have to wait to get out until the next heat jumps in):

• NIKON CORPORATION - NIKON Z 5
• TAMRON 70-300mm F/4.5-6.3 Di III RXD A047Z
• 123.0 mm
• ƒ/5
• 1/250 sec
• Center-Weighted Average
• Auto exposure
• ISO 900

 

[Smaug]

The last couple to share:

A coaching moment:

• NIKON CORPORATION - NIKON Z 5
• TAMRON 70-300mm F/4.5-6.3 Di III RXD A047Z
• 256.0 mm
• ƒ/6
• 1/250 sec
• Center-Weighted Average
• Auto exposure
• ISO 2000

My daughter and her friend cheer on a teammate, as she does a kick-flip:

• NIKON CORPORATION - NIKON Z 5
• TAMRON 70-300mm F/4.5-6.3 Di III RXD A047Z
• 171.0 mm
• ƒ/5.3
• 1/250 sec
• Center-Weighted Average
• Auto exposure
• ISO 2000

The Tamron 70-300 f/4.5-6.3 was fine. The low noise from the FF sensor made the slow aperture a non-issue, even though I had the shutter speed fixed to 1/250s. ISO varied between 1000 and 4000. As Dirk said, I didn't need the f/2.8 lens. Even at f/6.3 @ 300 mm, focus was missed sometimes.

Most images were resized to 1600 pixels on the long edge; I feel like that's big enough for sharing here.

 

[Smaug]

I think the next meet I photograph, it will all be in B&W.

 

[Danny Vange]

Really nice pictures...well done