One of my sons has belonged to a mock combat group here in the Washington DC area for over twenty years. It's called "Dagorhir" and about once a month in the warmer seasons they have large pseudo combat meles. The format can vary from ancient costumes to Roman to medieval...or goofy. They use foam protected weapons and include women in the battles. Unlike most sports there's no score kept; except a surplus of victories yields temporary bragging rights. Otherwise it's a great way to vent one's frustrations and leave the field "unstressed."
I used my new Sigma 120-300 without TC for most of the shots. Otherwise I used the 2.0 for cross-field combat shots. Man. I love this lens. 120-300 is perfect for this type activity as well as sports and birds. I think the only other lens which has given me so much instant satisfaction was the beast. The colors are so lush; and thanks to Flew for the secret to BIF technique which I adapted here! One other problem, I used the high speed crop at the beginning...not a good idea' therwise the last shot would have been even better.
Here are some of the players and some idea of the combat. It's pure chaos...likely the same as on olden battlefields.
Look at the guy seemingly at peace in the middle of the chaos.
Rich
I used my new Sigma 120-300 without TC for most of the shots. Otherwise I used the 2.0 for cross-field combat shots. Man. I love this lens. 120-300 is perfect for this type activity as well as sports and birds. I think the only other lens which has given me so much instant satisfaction was the beast. The colors are so lush; and thanks to Flew for the secret to BIF technique which I adapted here! One other problem, I used the high speed crop at the beginning...not a good idea' therwise the last shot would have been even better.
Here are some of the players and some idea of the combat. It's pure chaos...likely the same as on olden battlefields.

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Look at the guy seemingly at peace in the middle of the chaos.

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