Curling For The First Time!
I was invited to try curling with my sister and brother-in-law Jim down at the Duluth Curling Club. I must admit, I always thought curling was on the fringe past the margin of being considered a "sport," until I tried it. There is a LOT more to it than I thought! It is far more physical, far more strategic and far more of a finesse sport than I ever would have imagined. I may possibly be hooked, too! Pretty damn fun! Under the extreme sodium rink lights, I used a Tiffen 82 Cooling Filter on my 10-22mm zoom lens to compensate for the orange hue. I shot these all at 800 ISO without any flash. Some are grainy and going south, but I never dared use a flash. There is serious curling etiqutte and flash photos on rock delivery would seriously violate all the rules. Even for beginners!
November 16, 2005