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Movement and Energy

A slow shutter speed can yield fantastic results when used in moderation and in the right situation. You still need a bit of luck... and good timing.

Enjoy....

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The Henrietta Bearcats take the field against the Jacksboro Tigers Friday night in Jacksboro. Henrietta won 33-26 in overtime

We were working on a story about the blow-up run-on field-entry things. Something about how they've changed over the years and whatnot.

This isn't an earth shattering photograph. But it is a good example of a slow enough shutter speed to blur the action and fast enough make sure that I can keep the camera still. I'm good to about 1/10th of a second without too much shake.

The colors were particularly vibrant thanks to a twilight sky... and that makes this one of my fave. shots this year.

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University of Texas at Arlington Omega Psi Phi Fraternity members perform during a stepshow competition at Memorial Auditorium Saturday night.

I knew I was in for an interesting night when I was assigned to go to the step show. Not exactly my cup of tea.... but a chance to make some interesting photos none the less.

I wasn't planning on getting one of these kinds of shots that night... the light wasn't great but bright enough to stop the action if I wanted to. I think it was simply the thought of stopping the action of the big boy with his shirt off that made me play the blur card.

Again... not tooooo much so that you can't tell what's going on, but just enough to make for a cool effect.

Jason Palmer/Times Record News
Nathan Ascano, color guard instructor at Windthorst High School, performs with the Blue Knights colorguard, from Denver, Tuesday night at the Rumble in the Falls Drum Corps International exhibition.

There isn't much of it... but the flag is blurred ever so slightly... really making Nathan stand out in my opinion. Not everyday that you are assigned a color guard photo. I wasn't going to complain... except that I had to stay focused on the local kid in the show.

The guard does a lot more than just spin a flag at this high level of competition... they perform. I wanted to capture that kind of raw emotion... and did just that. You can just imagine the roar by looking at the photo, and THAT is effective photography.

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