The Thrill of Victory
Canon 5D Mark II, 70-200 f/2.8L with 1.4x. 220mm, ISO 800, 1/250 @ f/5.6.
We attended the medal rounds of women’s curling today at the Olympics. Curling is a sport near and dear to my heart, as I’ve curled for several years at the Granite Curling Club. It’s actually a pretty boring sport to photograph though. You have to spend a lot of time and energy trying to capture the little things players do between shots to add some variety to the photos. Otherwise you wind up pictures of butts, sweepers, and some yelling. Especially when you don’t have on-ice access like we had for the 2007 USCA Junior Curling Championships.
One shot to get, however, is the faces of the team that wins the gold medal. Even if it isn’t Canada, like you hope. It’s hard to be too sad when you see the look of joy on the faces of the winners.
Have you ever shot the finals of a sporting event? What kind of images did you get that captured the moment of victory (or defeat)?
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