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wmstumme

After watching all you guys from the Carolinas and Georgia have all the nice weather, we finally had some here in MD. Was finally able to get out and have a real lacrosse weekend. I went to a collegiate club lacrosse tournament at the Univ. of MD in the morning, and a girl's Pee-Wee game in the afternoon. The weather and the sun was gorgeous.

Here's some of what I came away with...








(Don't tell her she's got her stick backwards...)

And a couple more of the rest of the guys/gals on the field...

gus

Nice sharp shots will....the game seems to be very popular there.

dbaker1221

great action captures

wxwax

Nice job, Will. I need to try shooting lax again, I'm having a hard time deciding what a good shot is in that sport.

wmstumme

Thanks for the comments.

What do you mean by:

wxwax wrote:

I'm having a hard time deciding what a good shot is in that sport.

??

StevenV

wxwax wrote:

I need to try shooting lax again,

interested in a college doubleheader on Saturday?

wxwax

wmstumme wrote:

Thanks for the comments.

What do you mean by: ??

I've seen what pros can do with football, baseball, basketball so I know what a spectacular shot looks like. I sorta know the elements that go into it. I haven't had enough exposure to lax to mentally call-up a great lax photo. I have no memory bank of images to call upon.

wxwax

StevenV wrote:

interested in a college doubleheader on Saturday?

Mebbe, something's tugging at my memory about Saturday. Lemme get back to you. At GaTech?

StevenV

wxwax wrote:

Mebbe, something's tugging at my memory about Saturday. Lemme get back to you. At GaTech?

GA State, I think? - southeast side of the city, 285 & Flat Shoals or so.

wmstumme

wxwax wrote:

I've seen what pros can do with football, baseball, basketball so I know what a spectacular shot looks like. I sorta know the elements that go into it. I haven't had enough exposure to lax to mentally call-up a great lax photo. I have no memory bank of images to call upon.

Interesting comment. I would think that most sports would have some basics in common--clarity, no background distractions, good captures of faces and emotions, seeing the action (usually the ball/puck/etc.)...

However, I week or so ago I was looking at a thread (I think it was in techniques) where someone had done a long exposure at night of a road scene and the head/taillights made the long streaks of light. Someone commented that it was a nice shot, but it had been done a million times before, etc. Maybe that's the catch 22 of our hobby--trying to take photos which are reminiscent of other great photos, but still make an impact in their own, unique way.