Noroz with polo

[vaez]

Polo match in the next 50-60 years
“The game of polo is played on horseback with a stick (mallet) and ball. The earliest records of polo are Persian; there is evidence that it was played in the time of King Darius the Great (522- 486 B. C). Persian polo is described in Sir Anthony Shirley’s Travels to Persia (1613)” [Encyclopedia Britannica].

Polo was invented and first played in Iran (or ancient Persia) thousands of years ago. The original name of polo is “Chogan” and in Iran the game is still referred to as “Chogan”. From its Iranian origins in Persia it spread to Constantinople, and eastward through Bactria and Afghanistan to Tibet, China, and Japan, and from Tibet to India, where it flourished throughout the Mughal (Mogul) dynasty. The word “polo” comes from the Tibetan word for the willow root from which polo balls were made of, which is “Pulu “.

Polo was the world’s first team sport, the world’s first ball game, and today is recognized as the world’s fastest team sport and ball game. The first recorded game took place in 600 BC, in Ancient Persia. Throughout history, the game has been popular among generals, warriors, princes, and kings as a means of training cavalry for warfare.

In the 4th century AD, Shah Shapoor II, the Sassanid king of Persia was known to have learned to play the game at the age of seven. There are also numerous accounts of polo matches played between another Sassanid Iranian shah, Khosrow Parviz and the Armenian princess, Shireen.
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[Shadowman]

Nice efforts, I think the first one works without the sky.

[rpcrowe]

IMO, #1 is the choice of the group. There is a really excellent image embedded within this shot. A closer crop showing the four horsemen centered around the man in the red shirt with the ball flying would be great. A bit of shadow reduction and increased structure would also be great...

I don't know what lens you had with you but a long lens 300mm or so with a relatively wide aperture is pretty good for polo. I have shot my polo images wide open using aperture priority at a fairly high ISO (320) to maintain a quite high shutter speed.

A bit of extra exposure might help the back-lit players.

[vaez]

thank you
Very good tips that you
And suggest that you have a good
You are right on the lens
My camera lens 24-105
Camera 6d canon

[vaez]

Nice efforts, I think the first one works without the sky.

thank you for comment
Are you without Sky
The sky was related to another photo with Photoshop?

[Rainforest]

plus 1 to Richard's comments regarding #1 and thanks for the info.

[Jim A]

My pick, Vaez, would place no 4 on a par with no 1, because it really captures the action and is a close crop. However I do agree with Richard's suggestions about a closer crop to no 1 etc would improve a lot.

A topic one does not see much, so it is refreshing!

[Manfred M]

Just a thought for you Vaez:

If you were able to shoot from a slightly higher vantage point so that the sky was not included in the shot, you would have a stronger (and simpler) composition. Compare this with your first image:

[John 2]

+1 to John and Richards comments Vaez. The chevron shape made by the remaining riders with the ball in the foreground makes a very strong composition.

[Jim A]

If it were possible to highlight the ball a bit more ? Perhaps, burn the grass and earth ... just my thoughts of this moment, what do other think please ?

[vaez]

+1 to John and Richards comments Vaez. The chevron shape made by the remaining riders with the ball in the foreground makes a very strong composition.

thank you for comment
The play was revived after 50 years Jahan Square in Isfahan
The first experience was photographing a sporting event

[vaez]

Just a thought for you Vaez:

If you were able to shoot from a slightly higher vantage point so that the sky was not included in the shot, you would have a stronger (and simpler) composition. Compare this with your first image:

Thank you for your edit
Picture without Sky
I wanted my shot polo addition to the specified location.

[vaez]

If it were possible to highlight the ball a bit more ? Perhaps, burn the grass and earth ... just my thoughts of this moment, what do other think please ?

thank you for comment and suggestion

[vaez]

plus 1 to Richard's comments regarding #1 and thanks for the info.

thank you for comment

[LePetomane]

Vaez, thank you for the photographs. Polo is big here in Wyoming. There is an ongoing discussion on whether the first polo match in the US was played in Connecticut or Wyoming. I hope to get to a few matches this summer with my camera.

[vaez]

Vaez, thank you for the photographs. Polo is big here in Wyoming. There is an ongoing discussion on whether the first polo match in the US was played in Connecticut or Wyoming. I hope to get to a few matches this summer with my camera.

History POLO - Polo Federation of Iran
iranpolo.org/language/en/polo-history/
Thanks dear friend
You can read this site about polo in Iran
I hope you said that in polo matches take awesome photos
I am waiting to see your good
With respect preacher