Take Off (Industar И-61 53mm vintage lens)

The two lads in this picture are my next strangers, but I wanted to post this action shot first.

I will tell the stranger story when I post the portraits, but I can tell you that this was shot with a vintage Industar И-61 53mm f2.8 len.

No fancy autofocus / subject tracking to make the shot easy. I zone focused on an area of the ground and waited for Luke to appear.

I think the vintage Industar did a cracking job as too did Luke with his skating.

[Nick]

Great action shot.

[Allison Williams]

My son loved skateboarding when he was young. He had me take lots of pictures of him in action. Good shot.

[Dione Giorgio]

Stunning action capture, Phil. Well done. Fav.

[Phil Howcroft]

@nickspicsnz @sangwann @allie912 thank you so much dione, allison and nick , your support got me onto the popular page

[Granagringa]

Great moment in the air..I assume it is here that you were referring to about zone focus...something I sorely need to learn more about.

[FBailey]

A real cracker Phil!

[Caterina]

Excellent Phil! Fav

[Hazel]

It's a wonderful catch, Phil! Fav

[David]

Good you have used an old skill so effectively, Phil. I won't buy a camera that allows me to set it so as to do the job for me.