Play Time
A little different layout for today’s post. Thought I would share several images of some experienced kayakers playing in the Animas River just outside of Durango Colorado. I managed to catch these “guys” out on the water ripping it up. It was amazing how fast they could turn their kayaks in the raging water. You”ll notice one of the gals only has a single canoe type paddle. Turns out she was practicing for an upcoming Olympic sport called canoeing (crazy name huh). They use kayak type boats but with a single canoe type paddle.
The other thing I found amazing was they never tired the whole time I was there. I shot for over an hour and they were still going strong. Even with a water temperature around 42 degrees. They are freaking awesome.
As always each pic can be made bigger by clicking on it.
Enjoy.
Until next time…
Camera: Canon 40D with a 70-200L zoom
Processing: Lightroom 3
Very cool shots Chris. Nice capture of the action.
The amount of concentration these people have is crazy. I’ve only paddled on calm lakes, and that can be rough if the lake if full of trees and such, I couldn’t imagine navigating a raging river. Good stuff.
Nice action series!
Awesome action shots Chris! I don’t know how they could function in water that cold!
Great series of action shots, Chris. I like how you captured the turbulence of the water and intensity of the moments.
Freaking crazy people is what they are! Way to capture the crazies! 🙂 In all seriousness though, nice shots!
Wow Chris, you captured the power of the water and the power of the kayakers! Those extreme sports are difficult to photograph, but you nailed that freeze frame excitement.
Great shots Chris. You’ve not only captured the action beautifully but the facial expressions are great.
Get images Chris. I just love the action that yo captured in the last one. Great job!
These are just awesome Chris! Love the expressions!