The 53th Annual Mascoma River Slalom was held last Saturday in Lebanon, NH. The Mascoma Slalom has been held every year since 1963. It is the oldest consecutively run slalom race in the country. Dartmouth College’s Ledyard Canoe Club hangs temporary gates on the Mascoma River near the Packard Covered Bridge.
I enjoy photographing many active sports using a variety of shutter speeds. A fast speed will freeze the action rendering the athlete sharp but without conveying a sense of motion. For a kayak race I much prefer using a slow shutter speed. This gives a sense of motion at the expense of sharpness. I shot almost all of my images with a slow shutter speed at the event and have only included those here.
You can click on the words below to see photos from two previous Mascoma Slaloms.