A few swimming photos that won't be going on our website
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382457)
Rockingham, Australia
March 5, 2021 6:01am CST
Here is a selection of photos taken at a swimming carnival we attended recently in Mt Barker, Western Australia. These are rejects that didn’t make the grade and won’t be put up on the website.
One interesting point - Centre left you might notice the markings on the guy’s arm. Many of the swimmers wrote the number of their events on their arms and the stroke they had to do. If I blow that photo up, I can see a number then BR which I guess is for breaststroke.
I have been talking a lot about how hard it was to take photos and have the face in clear view. Here, you can see faces are hidden with water and there is no way of identifying the swimmers. But doesn’t the diving person have lovely clean feet?
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@WorDazza (15826)
• Manchester, England
5 Mar 21
Your swimming photo discussions have reminded me of an incident at a swimming gala my son took part in about 15 years ago.
I think I'll do a discussion on it later today.
The guy centre left is obviously versatile as that looks suspiciously like butterfly he's doing in that photo. Don't you just hate people who are good at everything?? 
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
6 Mar 21
They do have clean feet. I guess these pictures do not show the participants clearly. Is that the reason that they are not up to mark? What are your plans with them? Are you going to delete them?
I guess these pictures do not show the participants clearly. Is that the reason that they are not up to mark? What are your plans with them? Are you going to delete them?1 person likes this
@JudyEv (382457)
• Rockingham, Australia
6 Mar 21
@arunima25 At the moment, we have a lot of memory but the day will come when we'll need to tidy up the files.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
6 Mar 21
@JudyEv Deleting the pictures is another big task. I have quite a few sitting there and eating away the memory space. I need to delete them. It might take hours to do so.
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@JudyEv (382457)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 Mar 21
I was going to put a remark in the text, asking you if I had it right. But I managed all by myself! 
I liked some of these photos too with the whole body under water but we didn't think they'd sell so we didn't put them up. Not that it's all about selling but we had so many photos anyway we were really looking for ones to leave out.
But I managed all by myself!
I liked some of these photos too with the whole body under water but we didn't think they'd sell so we didn't put them up. Not that it's all about selling but we had so many photos anyway we were really looking for ones to leave out.1 person likes this
@wolfgirl569 (135966)
• Marion, Ohio
5 Mar 21
The feet one was the first one I really noticed
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@wolfgirl569 (135966)
• Marion, Ohio
5 Mar 21
@JudyEv They were that fast. I cant imagine trying to get those photos
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@JudyEv (382457)
• Rockingham, Australia
6 Mar 21
@wolfgirl569 It probably wasn't the fact that they were so fast but that I was too slow!! 
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I guess I got the wrong end of the stick because I actually like the ones with the whole body underwater and some where the head is hidden but it's pointless putting them up.@JudyEv (382457)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 Mar 21
No-one would buy these shots as you can't tell who the swimmer is. And if you don't know who the person is, then they're not even very interesting. The clubs are still going to have to wade through hundreds looking for their 'people'.
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@FourWalls (86855)
• United States
5 Mar 21
Hey, I like the one of the one leg! You could sell that to a horror movie or something. 
I think you did a fine job, overall. It’s impossible to take every great shot of an “action” event like a swim meet. I’m sure that, for every “great photo” we see in a magazine, there’s six or seven hundred photos that were blurry or cut off or otherwise not usable.
I think you did a fine job, overall. It’s impossible to take every great shot of an “action” event like a swim meet. I’m sure that, for every “great photo” we see in a magazine, there’s six or seven hundred photos that were blurry or cut off or otherwise not usable.1 person likes this
@RasmaSandra (98106)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
6 Mar 21
Nice photos looks like everyone knows swimming events real well
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@LindaOHio (222726)
• United States
5 Mar 21
Where would we go if we wanted to check out your site? PM me if you can't list it here.
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@oahuwriter (26773)
• United States
6 Mar 21
Action photos are difficult for they move too fast.1 person likes this
@oahuwriter (26773)
• United States
7 Mar 21
@JudyEv
Very much so. Professional photographers have, very expressive cameras that can capture the swimmers movement, and one shot if face of swimmers. Some phones have the action shots every second taking a shot.
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@lazydaizee (6732)
• United Kingdom
6 Mar 21
I suppose you cannot put all your photos on your website, you have to pick out the best ones.
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@JudyEv (382457)
• Rockingham, Australia
6 Mar 21
Yes, that's true. No-one would buy these and there are 100s of others where the person can be identified.
@GardenGerty (169568)
• United States
5 Mar 21
I think many of us like that top left photo.
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@JudyEv (382457)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 Mar 21
Haha - just a bit late pushing the button with that one. I have a few of an empty pool!!
@JudyEv (382457)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 Mar 21
Thanks. Some of the water patterns are very pretty.
@Marilynda1225 (91155)
• United States
5 Mar 21
Catching action shots is hard but you did a good job. I really like seeing the swimmers in action. I understand though why you aren't putting them on the website.
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@JudyEv (382457)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 Mar 21
Thanks. There are hundreds for them to wade through without putting up ones like this where you can't determine who it is.
@JudyEv (382457)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 Mar 21
It was very, very tiring. They didn't stop for a break all day and we were on our feet almost the whole of the weekend.
