The day was cloudy, cold and windy. My spirits suffered under the poor conditions and I knew shooting track, even middle school age kids, was going to be difficult. I’d already decided to shoot at f4, the widest opening on my Nikon 300mm lens. I wanted to maintain emphasis on the runners without a distracting [...]
Finding the spot was easy. I knew that when I laid down on the wet sidewalk I’d have a great low angle to frame a bike racer against the skyline as he made a turn into Uptown Westerville. The low view would place the rider in an exaggerated angle with the city’s small town building [...]
Is there a moment when you’re not thinking about photos? Is there a time when you don’t have a camera ready? Is there a photo you missed because you couldn’t answer “Yes” to these questions? Several times a week I pick up one or both of my granddaughters after their sports team practices at a [...]
Every year, as I ponder my new year’s resolutions, I always try to find the one photo that best describes how I met last year’s promises. The process keeps me grounded in success and helps me determine realistic goals for the new year for creating better photos. This year’s best photo is of a young [...]
There is usually only one chance for a good photo of a runner in a hurdles race at a track meet.
The assigning editor only wants the winner or has chosen a specific runner whose performance no matter what place she finishes is worthy of a story.
That means find your runner, find her lane, check your focus on two hurdles and hope your timing is right.
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