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Strobist: 2@400w bare 1/2 power with reflectors rear subject left and right. 800W @ 1/4 power with 3x4 soft box front aimed down. YN622 triggers.

The weekend pattern is full. Saturday is the last bout of the 2012 season for the Lafitte Ladies at the Grindhouse. Then on Sunday, the Acadiana Roller Girls are having a Chuck Norris vs Bruce Lee scrimmage at Skate Zone.

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Strobist: AB1600 with gridded 60X30 softbox camera left. AB800 with Softlighter II camera right.. Triggered by Cybersync.

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Spinal Snap 11 from Neath Port Talbot Roller Derby and Booty Vicious 455 from Bedfordshire Roller Girls at Love Hurts hosted by Wiltshire Roller Derby at Swindon Futsal on Saturday 13th February 2016

Victory 37 at The Great Bristol Skate Off - Bristol Roller Derby A vs Swansea City Roller Derby A at SGS College Filton on Sunday 22nd November 2015

Crash Landers 11 from Reaper Roller Derby vs Wiltshire Roller Derby at Love Hurts hosted by Wiltshire Roller Derby at Swindon Futsal on Saturday 13th February 2016

Dancing Devil 21 from Reaper Roller Derby and Shell 17 from Wiltshire Roller Derby at Love Hurts hosted by Wiltshire Roller Derby at Swindon Futsal on Saturday 13th February 2016

My Dad, bless his soul, actually watched roller derby on Sundays on WOR in New York when I was a kid. I always found it a fascinating part of his persona. Kansas City has this interesting fascination with roller derby and has an active group of teams and a vocal following. I have never been. I ask the Kansas city Roller Warriors marketing director -- Baby Buster 5000, a/k/a Rachel Herring if I could photograph the event and she graciously allowed me to be on the floor of the flat track as the ladies did their thing. Lighting was a challenge so I used an SB900 on the camera and let the TTL do its thing. Quite a lot of experimenting with ISO, speed, and aperture combinations. Unlike my Dad's roller derby, this was real, no fights, just spirited skating, jams, and a raucous crowd. It is a bit of a departure for me but it was both sport and competition and quite a fun evening. These are some of the skaters for the Dreadnought Dorothys.

Nikon D4 | ISO 1600 | 70-200mm lens at 155mm | f / 22 | 1/ 20 second lit by an SB900 on camera.

Knockers Blocker Glory 8008 at The Great Bristol Skate Off - Bristol Roller Derby B vs Wiltshire Roller Derby at SGS College Filton on Sunday 22nd November 2015

The Outlaws took on Undead at Roller King in Roseville, CA on 05-20-2018!

SRD's junior team, the Beastie Bears, take on Carson Victory Roller's junior team!

Coop de Gras 14 at The Great Bristol Skate Off - Bristol Roller Derby A vs Swansea City Roller Derby A at SGS College Filton on Sunday 22nd November 2015

Spinal Snap 11 from Neath Port Talbot Roller Derby and Cherry Bomb 00 from Bedfordshire Roller Girls at Love Hurts hosted by Wiltshire Roller Derby at Swindon Futsal on Saturday 13th February 2016

Black Thorn 999 at The Great Bristol Skate Off - Bristol Roller Derby A vs Swansea City Roller Derby A at SGS College Filton on Sunday 22nd November 2015

Jennything Goes 10 at The Great Bristol Skate Off - Bristol Roller Derby B vs Wiltshire Roller Derby at SGS College Filton on Sunday 22nd November 2015

Crash Landers 11 from Reaper Roller Derby vs Wiltshire Roller Derby at Love Hurts hosted by Wiltshire Roller Derby at Swindon Futsal on Saturday 13th February 2016

Booty Vicious 455 and T-Sharp 69 from Bedfordshire Roller Girls vs Neath Port Talbot Roller Derby at Love Hurts hosted by Wiltshire Roller Derby at Swindon Futsal on Saturday 13th February 2016

Worcester Roller Derby