Colorado High School Track and Field

I spent the past three days photographing the Colorado high school track and field championships. Athletes from all over the state of Colorado participated.  As far as I know, it is the only sport where finals form all five levels are held at the same venue.

Although it was the first time I had shot the track finals, it was a rewarding experience.  Photographing track can be a challenge.  It requires creativity to photograph a track event from a different perspective than other photographers.  I experimented with panning to blur the background and give a sense of motion to some of the photographs.  This worked particularly well with the 1oo meter dash.  I also tried to focus on capturing the emotion of the event.  I looked at the aftereffects of the race to see what the athletes were experiencing.  Sometimes it was joy.  Sometimes it was pain.  Mostly I was just amazed at how fast the athletes could run or jump.

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a relay runner is despondent after dropping the baton
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A participant runs a leg in the 4×200 relay
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5A boys hurdles
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A Rampart high jumper celebrates a jump
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A Durango long jumper
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4×100 relay
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300 m hurdles
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A Meeker athlete competes in the triple jump
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Pole vault
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A Monarch pole vaulter celebrates his winning vault
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A track coach celebrates the athlete’s personal best in the pole vault
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A Monarch pole vaulter celebrates his winning vault
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A Lakewood discus thrower completes his throw in the 5A final
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2A 300 M hurdles
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Runners in the 100 meters
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cheering on the 200 meters
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2A 110m hurdles
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Celebration in the 100 Meters
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Disappointment in the 100 meters
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A Pine Creek hurdler can;t hold back tears after losing the final

Derek Regensburger is a Denver sports photographer who shoots college and high school sports.  His high school photography is published on Maxpreps.com.  Call 303 478-7586 to have him cover your event.

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