In the brand-new Skate Park at Patton Park in Hendersonville, North Carolina. This was my first time shooting skate boarding. I used the Canon EF 70-200 f/4L in servo mode with a single focus point. Although the pbase EXIF shows manual, I use shutter priority for the Canon shots. The last shot was taken with a Panasonic LX3. Shooting skateboarding is extremely challenging because you never know where a skater is going to move to and when he (or she) is going to jump. Regarding the lack of protective gear, check this out: http://www.blueridgenow.com/article/20090507/NEWS/905069972/1042?Title=Skaters-urged-to-heed-warning
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