PHOTOS - Pan Am Games - 3m men's diving

PHOTOS – Pan Am Games – 3m men’s diving

Jul 11, 2015 Estonian Life No. 28 2015

On Friday July 10, the men's diving competition began with the qualification round for the men's 3 meter springboard.

Twenty divers executed six dives each, with each dive having specified elements and degrees of difficulty. The top eight qualified for the medal round.

Each dive element is judged by one of eight judges who are at either side of the pool.

For those interested in the photographic aspects, the lighting at this end of the pool was surprising more challenging than for synchronized swimming, held the day before only about 25 meters away.
I experimented with using a 400mm telephoto but found it to be virtually useless, as the nature and height of the dive was so unpredictable. It was easier to settle for the 200mm lens, but at F2.8, to maximize the light entering the lens so that the shutter speed could be increased to 1/2000 second. However, I found that I had to push the ISO to 4000, which will result in some grain in close up photos. Some photos were taken during the practice time, so as to experiment with settings and different backgrounds.

Peeter Põldre

PHOTO GALLERY – Potos by Peeter Põldre (2015)