pennypictures: Photographs by Dennis Penny

All the Motor Sport action has been taken at Knockhill race track near Dunfermline. Both Car and Bike racing are included. Visits to Knockhill have been made over a number of years and predictably for that venue in all kinds of weather. Rain might add some complications for the photographer but it can also be his friend as the spray that is produced by the machines adds another factor indicating movement and speed. Cricket on the other hand is a much different sport to photograph. Trying to catch the action of a bowler or the batsman is all about timing. Catching a batsman being bowled out is difficult but with the bails and wickets flying through the air it adds a lot to the image. A number of matches have been photographed at Elie where they there are held on the beach, they are still as competitive games but in a more relaxed atmosphere. Some of the sports photographed have only been covered once as they perhaps coincided with visiting a place while on holiday, such as Beach Volleyball in Tenerife and Raceboard competitions at the Mar Menor in Spain. Also Rugby, Highland Games have only been covered once for similar reasons. Canoeing at Grantully Scotland is a great action sport with scope to capture competitors battling hard against the fast flowing rapids.

Waterskiing at Townhill Loch Dunfermline is also fun to photograph, it is fast but capturing the action in tight turns and the resulting spray created by the water makes for an interesting photograph. The football photographs have been taken at East End Park, the home ground of Dunfermline Athletic Football Club (DAFC). They have only been taken from the terraces with a compact camera but it has been fun trying to catch the action. There is a gallery titled Extreme Bridge Jumping strictly; which is not strickly a sport. While visiting Pitlochry I came across John Bream practicing for a World Record connected with jumping from an aircraft into water. The record was achieved helped by him perfecting his technique jumping from a bridge into the icy waters of Lock Fascally.