July 4, 2011
Olympia Invitational Gym Competition
Evie competed in the Olympia Invitational event here in Christchurch, against three older, more experienced girls in Stage II. She performed well, although still rusty in places due to lack of practice in such a disrupted year. She’s still loving her gymnastics.
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Posted by conor at 10:12 PM
June 30, 2011
Practising with a Canon 7D
One of my colleagues at work, Greg, was kind enough to lend me his Canon 7D for Evie's next gym competition this weekend, so I took it along to her gym club for a practice last night. These are taken at ISO3200, which is about 4 times faster than the maximum ISO I would take with my old Canon 350D. It really is gloomy in the school hall in which they practice, but these came out pretty well - the high ISO capabilities and accurate auto-focus of the 7D really are a step up from my 350D. Still, I hope there's more light in the gymnasium at Villa Maria this weekend for the competition and that I can get some reasonable shots...
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Posted by conor at 4:54 PM
June 21, 2011
South Island Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships
A team from Diva RGC headed down to the South Island Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Dunedin, where Evie came second (in a small field!) in Stage 2. She performed well, although the lack of practice and previous competition experience this year due to earthquakes showed slightly. Enjoyable weekend though.
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Posted by conor at 8:59 PM
July 19, 2010
Evie came first in her 3rd Rhythmic Gymnastics competition!
Evie's just loving her gymnastics, and getting some results too, including a trophy this time too. We're delighted for her, we're not pushing her at it, but she's just thriving.
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Tricky getting decent shots in what from a photography point of view is a reasonably low-light environment...
Posted by conor at 4:13 PM
May 18, 2010
Evie's first gym competition
Evie participated in her first rhythmic gymnastics competition, heading down to Dunedin for the Otago Invitational Competition with her friends from Diva RGC. She was very pleased to come 4th in her free routine, 1st in her hoop routine, placing 2nd overall, and gaining a nice medal and a certificate! Ruairi & I entertained ourselves by also heading to the Butterfly House at Otago Museum, and for a wander along the beach at St. Kilda with Ken & Elly.
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Posted by conor at 2:07 PM