Westminster ice-skating teen hopes to compete in Olympics
Erin Coyne, a 13-year-old from Westminster in Carroll County, has been figure skating for five years and hopes to compete one day at a high level, or even possibly the Winter Olympics.
- Erin Coyne, a 13-year-old figure skater from Westminster, practices at the Reisterstown Sportsplex in Reisterstown on Monday, Feb. 10, 2014. (Jon Sham/BSMG)
- Erin Coyne, a 13-year-old figure skater from Westminster, practices at the Reisterstown Sportsplex in Reisterstown on Monday, Feb. 10, 2014. (Jon Sham/BSMG)
- Erin Coyne prepares for a spin. (Jon Sham/BSMG)
- Erin Coyne holds up a leg while she spins. (Jon Sham/BSMG)
- Erin Coyne practices. (Jon Sham/BSMG)
- Erin Coyne holds up a leg while she skates. (Jon Sham/BSMG)
- Erin Coyne balances on one leg. (Jon Sham/BSMG)
- Erin Coyne smiles as she practices. (Jon Sham/BSMG)
- Erin Coyne, a 13-year-old figure skater from Westminster, spins around as she practices at the Reisterstown Sportsplex in Reisterstown on Monday, Feb. 10, 2014. (Jon Sham/BSMG)
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For the video, I shot it using my Nikon D610, changing between a 24-70mm lens and a 10-24mm wide-angle lens. For the wide-angle shots, I used a Glidecam HD-2000 handheld stabilizer, which helped me balance the camera while moving around on the ice (though I did slip and fall once). The skating clips were shot at 60 frames-per-second and reduced to 50 percent of their speed in editing so that you can better see the complex movements of a skater in slow motion.
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