Dateline Beijing: It's going to be something of a potpourri today. One thing about the Olympics is that if you are looking for variety in sports, this is the place to be.

BMX Bike Racing became an Olympic sport for the first time at theses games. For many of us lensmen, this is the first time we have shot the event.  These guys and gals get way up in the air and make for some good snaps. The lens of choice was the 200-400 zoom, which this seems to be an emerging standard. What was hard to find was a clean background, that would still let you get the face. What the heck, you can't always be choosey.

Beach Volleyball - Ok come on, there isn't an ocean within hundreds of miles! So how can you have BEACH Volleyball.  Hey, I grew up in Santa Monica, HOME of Beach Volleyball (sorry Manhattan, Hermosa and Santa Barbara). But just south of the Santa Monica Pier and north of the Life Guard headquarters is the place they claim it all began.  that is where Gene Selznick ruled the net.

This was Beach Volleyball of another sort, staged in an arena with press tribunes, cheerleaders and blaring music.  AND THE CROWD WENT CRAZY! (an homage to Cubby the original Beach Volleyball announcer)

The surroundings were odd, but the play was great! Captured with a 70-200 mm zoom

Now for something totally different.  I had always wanted to photograph Men's Heavyweight Weightlifting  Last night I got the chance and was not disappointed!

Armed with a 200-400mm zoom 1/500sec lens at ISO 1250 I found a spot head on and just recorded what was happening.

The winner of the Event was Matthias Steiner of Germany on the last lift of the night with at Clean and Jerk lift of 258 kg.  But that wasn't the only story; he practically took off his head on an earlier missed attempt.

Volleyball Players and BMX riders aren't the only ones to get "Hang Time"

Pressing forward
Richard
The Photon Wrangler

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