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Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM

03/21/2006 03:05:49 PM · #1

Lacrosse that is. I think I figured it out!

The word Lacrosse must be some french term for ... "I can beat my opponent with a stick, and it's okay, it's just a game!"

I spent the weekend photographing a Lacrosse tournament. Amazingly enough, I only witnessed one player being carried off the field. And, what I thought was even more amazing, I didn't see a single fight break out.

Below are a few of the images I captured:

marcellieb

Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

03/21/2006 03:13:11 PM · #2

LOL - I don't know much about this sport, but judging by the photos it is a mix between rugby, American football and Hockey. Very nice photos.

idnic

Canon EOS-60D

03/21/2006 03:15:28 PM · #3

I soooooooooo don't get Lacrosse but those are some great action shots.

suemack

Canon EOS-20D

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

03/21/2006 03:21:27 PM · #4

Awesome action shots!! Never seen the game played.....they're allowed to hit each other with their sticks?

KaDi

Canon EOS-300D Rebel

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6

03/21/2006 03:47:30 PM · #5

"Lacrosse has witnessed great modifications since its origins in the 1400s, but many aspects of the sport remain the same. In the North American Indian version, each team consisted of about 100 to 1,000 men on a field that stretched about 500 yards to half a mile. Sometimes, the fields were even several miles long."
Source: Wikipedia--click to read more about lacrosse

03/21/2006 04:40:29 PM · #6

Originally posted by suemack:

they're allowed to hit each other with their sticks?

I think they call it a "body check". Yup, he's got one! Oh wait, let me hit him again just to be sure.

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

03/21/2006 04:42:39 PM · #7

Originally posted by KaDi:

Interesting post. I learned a lot. Including the fact that Lacrosse used to be known as little war and that "early players concentrated on injuring their opponents with the sticks. Sometimes games lasted for days, and in the end some players were violently injured or even killed."

Bear_Music

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

03/21/2006 04:44:58 PM · #8

Both my nephews were/are serious Lacrosse players; both played youth Lacrosse and then played varsity for the University of Oregon. It's a hell of a game. I, too, am amazed at how few serious injuries happen.

Nice captures, too :-)

R.

robs

Canon EOS R6 Mk II

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

03/21/2006 05:39:15 PM · #9

I once saw an Irish game, Hurling. Looked to me like Lacrosse without the rules, oh and a paddle instead of a net on the end :-)

RayEthier

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM

03/21/2006 06:16:17 PM · #10

This is a fantastic game, and when I was much younger, I had the great pleasure of playing both "Field Lacrosse" and "Box Lacrosse" sthe latter of which is played in a closed in environment like a rink.

The most amazing thing for me was to watch young Mohawks play the game in the Awkwasasne Mohawk Nation in Upper State New York. I still marvel at the skill levels displayed by these young people.

The photos you have so kindly shared are fantastic and evoke some very fond memories.

Thank you for sharing.

Ray

Canon PowerShot Pro 90 IS

03/21/2006 06:21:18 PM · #11

Originally posted by RayEthier:

The photos you have so kindly shared are fantastic and evoke some very fond memories.

Hey Ray, that's really cool. I personally had never seen the sport until last year. Watching a "good game" can certainly be thrilling. As I watched the championship game on sunday, I was just amazed at the skill level of one of the times. The way they kept and controlled the ball. They reminded me of many Brazilian soccer games I have seen. (I lived in Brazil for two years and learned to love soccer ... err, I mean ... futebol!)

coolhar

03/21/2006 09:09:50 PM · #12

Until recently lacrosse was largely an East Coast thing centered in Baltimore but now is sweeping the nation as colleges and high schools all accross the country, and, indeed, around the world, are taking up the ancient Native-American game. Women's lax has different rules and is much less violent, enough milder that the girls don't even wear helmuts or pads, but sometimes eye protection. Last season I was fortunate enough to get to shoot top notch competition at the HS, college and international levels without having to travel more than an hour from home.

erschmitt

Nikon D200

Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 VR DG IF-ED

03/21/2006 09:23:01 PM · #13

Sigh, I used to play back in High School, seeing all the shots really makes me want to get back into the game, it's so much fun. Fast paced and rought and tumble.