File:Ultimate frisbee, Jul 2009 - 28.jpg
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DescriptionUltimate frisbee, Jul 2009 - 28.jpg |
Most people think of frisbee as a casual form of relaxation between two people, or perhaps an alternative to throwing a stick for your dog to run and fetch. But apparently it can be a serious competitive sport, too, as I discovered when I wandered past two uniformed teams playing a "serious" game of frisbee on a grass field the size of a soccer field. (After uploading these photos, I was informed by a Twitter friend that they were playing "Ultimate Frisbee," which is played by competitive club teams in colleges across the country. Who knew?) True, the uniforms consisted merely of a colored shirt, to distinguish the yellow team from the blue team; there were no helmets, hats, knee pads, or other forms of protection. It wasn't needed, because there was little or no physical contact between the players; they merely tossed the frisbee to other members of their team as they raced from one end of the field to the other. All of this took place in Riverside Park, near a broad sidewalk that runs along the Hudson River, beneath an elevated section of the West Side Highway. This is located near 72nd Street, and many other New Yorkers ignored the frisbee while they lined up to take freely-provided kayaks out into the river for a quick paddle, or while they enjoyed lunch and a snack at an outdoor restaurant just to the south of the frisbee field. But the frisbee players ignored all of this, and continued dashing to and fro. I snapped a few hundred images during the course of an hour, and ended up with this set of 30 "keepers" ... ... |
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Source | originally posted to Flickr as Ultimate frisbee, Jul 2009 - 28 | ||
Author | Ed Yourdon | ||
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Camera manufacturer | NIKON CORPORATION |
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Camera model | NIKON D300 |
Exposure time | 1/500 sec (0.002) |
F-number | f/11 |
ISO speed rating | 400 |
Date and time of data generation | 13:30, 12 July 2009 |
Lens focal length | 112 mm |
Pixel composition | RGB |
Orientation | Normal |
Horizontal resolution | 72 dpi |
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File change date and time | 13:30, 12 July 2009 |
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Date and time of digitizing | 13:30, 12 July 2009 |
APEX exposure bias | 0 |
Maximum land aperture | 4.9 APEX (f/5.46) |
Metering mode | Pattern |
Light source | Unknown |
Flash | Flash did not fire |
DateTime subseconds | 70 |
DateTimeOriginal subseconds | 70 |
DateTimeDigitized subseconds | 70 |
Color space | sRGB |
Sensing method | One-chip color area sensor |
Custom image processing | Normal process |
Exposure mode | Auto exposure |
White balance | Auto white balance |
Digital zoom ratio | 1 |
Focal length in 35 mm film | 168 mm |
Scene capture type | Standard |
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