Category: Sports

I shot my first Broomfield Cup football game this past weekend.  It was a lot of fun to see two teams as spirited as Legacy and Broomfield going at it.  Fittingly, the game came down to the last play.  Broomfield got stopped short of the end zone on fourth down and Legacy won, 27-23.

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I shot a few games of the Erie High School Softball tournament this weekend.  I enjoy shooting action photographs of softball especially in a tournament setting like this.  Teams from all over Colorado and some from Oklahoma competed.  I saw some great softball being played.  I’ve posted a few images from the games.

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One of my favorite sports to photograph is track and field.    Track is a challenge to photograph since so many sports are going on at once.  You can turn in a circle and photograph high jump, a running event, shot put, pole vault, and long jump.  One of the keys is figuring where the peak action is going to be.  Should I shoot the start, the finish, or somewhere in between?  Personally, I like to capture the jumping events somewhere in the middle to capture a number of participants.  Late in the competition, most of the competitors have been eliminated.  With running events, I try and vary my spot as the runners go through heats.  On one heat, I might shoot the start while during another, I might line up in the middle of the track.  This is particularly interesting during hurdles to get runners clearing hurdles mid-race.  Then, for the finals, I might focus on the finish to get the emotional reaction of the winner and losers.

Track is also one of the few sports where a wide angle lens is a key player.  From steeple chase to long jump, a wide angle can provide a new perspective on the action.  Placed at almost ground level, it provides the worm’s eye view that gives a unique vantage point.

I rigged a remote today for the basketball game between Colorado State and New Mexico at Moby Arena. The remote was set up behind the basket attached to the old style basket support.  It gives a really unusual perspective for shots right around the rim.  I used a Magic Arm to mount the camera and used a 24-70 f 2.8 lens set to 35mm for the shots.  I set the f-stop to 4.  I focused on the bottom of the net which meant focus was just a little off for the off to the side of the rim.  It’s not quite the dramatic angle of looking down into the basket from remotes rigged on the backboard but still provided an interesting perspective.  Unfortunately, CSU lost the game.

Colorado won at home again on Thursday.   The Buffs played a tough, physical game and came out on top against a less talented Utah team.  The game lacked the display of athleticism most of the other PAC-12 games have offered.  Let’s hope the Buffs can make the NCAA tournament.    The game was still interesting to photograph.  There were some great shots of defense.  I also rigged a remote camera in the catwalk.  Unfortunately, I used too close a frame and didn’t get much for usable photos.  I’ll use a 200 or 300mm lens next time instead of the 400mm.

I photographed the Colorado/Washington football game in Boulder yesterday.  The Buffs season is thankfully coming to an end.  Another blowout loss is hard to see.  This Washington receiver diving into the end zone was one of the few good action shots.  Can’t wait for basketball season.  The area teams look to be very good this year.