Ting......Swoooooosh!
Huge sound for an otherwise quiet game. I would not like to be in the way of one of those drives.
Australian Junior Golf at the Riverside Golf Course, Launceston.
So, what do you do when you have one hour to cover the golf?
One of several with the âTâ joining in.
You run around a lot!
Balance and power. Shot was a little cramped, but I made a bad call lens-wise. I could (should) have used the 75-300, which is ideal for this sort of game. Instead I hauled the 300 f4 (used above) and 40-150 f4 in tandem. Too fiddly, too much light gathering and far too much, unnecessary AF speed.
The brief was (1) get locals and (2) get the likely winners.
T-bird? A junior anyway, so all good.
I was also aware I had to look out for snakes, but the number of birds down there was eye opening.
The standard was high enough that the sand traps were generally avoided, so I had to grab my chances.
I always like a chance to shoot a new sport, but to be honest, I think a lifetime of Golf photography would have to come with a healthy dose of love for the game.
Trying for something new.
Nice way to spent part of a day though.