Hello from New York!

[jjmmagoo]

Hello everyone, thank you for accepting me on this very informative forum. My name is James Maguire. I am a professional freelance sports photographer. I have always loved photography. The infamous sports-illustrated cover of "The Catch" is what started my obsession with sports photography. I am a former college athlete playing Ice Hockey and Lacrosse. Now that I have a family I reintroduced myself to digital photography. My son plays lacrosse and I would schlep my old Canon Rebel with the hopes of capturing his first goal. Well, five-plus years later I am still waiting. HAHA. After being accepted to capture images for MAXPREPS and other professional organizations I am still hungry and obsessed with learning and figuring out how to capture that special image. I have steadily upgraded my equipment over the years. I have recently upgraded to the R3. WOW is all I have to say. I am still trying to figure it all out but so far very happy with it. If anyone has any tips or suggestions I am always eager to learn something new. Thank you again for accepting me on RF shooters.

 

[Emma Simpson]

Hi James, welcome to our group. Thanks for introducing yourself, we hope you continue to enjoy the R3 and find this forum helpful!

 

[Paul Iddon]

Welcome aboard James.

Paul.

 

[MikeZ]

Welcome James.

 

[Hali]

Welcome James! Where in New York are you (asking as a former New Yorker)? Looking forward to seeing some of your images.

 

[Bryan Conner]

Welcome James.

 

[lostnomore]

Welcome! If I'm also "WOW" about the R6, then I can only imagine what sort of beast the R3 is!!

 

[Tim Mayo]

Welcome James and thank you for joining up here. I've only played with the R3 a little but it's certainly an amazing camera. I don't think you are going to miss too many shots of your son with this! I don't shoot much sports photography myself (other than bikes now and again), but I'm sure if my sons ever get into sport I'll need to learn fast.