Bonus Photo of the Day
For some reason this shot stuck with me from the game yesterday. In the midst of a nice run by Akeem Shavers it appears as if Purdue lineman Rick Schmeig is dancing with a defender. I know that it is not the case, but it is these little moments in a game that I love. This was actually the block that sprang Shavers for a very nice gain.
Technical Data
Once again this was shot with the 70-200mm 2.8 lens that I am renting from Berry’s Camera Shop in Lafayette. I put my 1.4x extender on the lens to be able to get a little closer to the action. This shot was only cropped a little in Lightroom, but other than that it is just how I shot it. I had some fun playing around during the game. I shot the first half in manual mode as I always do. I had to keep adjusting during the half though as the lighting changed. I decided to switch to aperture priority mode in the second half so that I could just shoot. I found that most of the pictures came out nice, but if I panned to quick and shot they came out dark. I will have to play around with this a bit more, but for now I will stay in manual until I feel I have a good shot in hand.
Other News
I have some other pictures up from the game on my sports blog Confessions of a Sports Junkie. You can click here to get to the post, or just click on the name Confessions of a Sports Junkie wherever you see it on this blog. I also have been posting a few pictures to my Facebook page that don’t make their way here. If you would like to see them click on the Facebook link at the bottom of the page or click here.
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