Arena Football: Alaska Wild vs. San Angelo Stampede

PhotoHound

This is the first indoor match I've ever been to, taken at the final game of the Wild's premiere (expansion) season. Shot from the stands with a 70-200 2.8 IS @ 800 ISO.

#1: Wild intro


#2: QB rollout


#3: Defensive tip


#4: Gang tackle


#5: Endzone pass


#6: Stampede run


#7: Stampede run


#8: QB pressure


#9: And a couple of cheerleader pics, just for kicks... :wink


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#11


Comments welcome.

Scott

gus

Great action

moose135

Nice shots, Scott! I've done some shooting at the NY Dragons AFL games, and I know what a challenging environment it is to shoot at.

Prezwoodz

Wow I was wondering what was happening with the team. I know they fired 3 coaches before i had left nice to see they are still playing. Was thinking about trying out for them..

PhotoHound

gus wrote:

Great action

Thanks Gus, I checked out your gallery - very stellar images there. The comet shots are simply spectacular!

gus

PhotoHound wrote:

Thanks Gus, I checked out your gallery - very stellar images there. The comet shots are simply spectacular!

Thanks...funny as i was just 2 mins ago thinking about that. Doc (our favorite flea market mod) has just moved to australia & today we are climbing that mountain where i took that very photo from. I was considering doing an all nighter up there for last nights 2-4 am meteor shower but chickened out...i would just fall asleep up there anyway. Maybe next year if im more prepared.

PhotoHound

moose135 wrote:

Nice shots, Scott! I've done some shooting at the NY Dragons AFL games, and I know what a challenging environment it is to shoot at.

Thanks for your comments Moose, yes it is quite the challenge indeed. Very quick play and not enough light. And the light that is there cycles so exposures from the same play may actually be different. Missed out on a few key plays because of too much motion blur...oh well. Got to get what you can take when you can I guess. Oh, BTW your Dragons shots are terrific; man I like those uniforms!

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gus wrote:

Thanks...funny as i was just 2 mins ago thinking about that. Doc (our favorite flea market mod) has just moved to australia & today we are climbing that mountain where i took that very photo from. I was considering doing an all nighter up there for last nights 2-4 am meteor shower but chickened out...i would just fall asleep up there anyway. Maybe next year if im more prepared.

I was up all last night looking for those silly Perseids...never saw one! :cry Will probably try again tonight though.

gus

PhotoHound wrote:

I was up all last night looking for those silly Perseids...never saw one! :cry Will probably try again tonight though.

Mate ive seen them before several times & they are very tiny. Just like grains of sand. You will need to be a long way from any light pollution to get a glimps.

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Prezwoodz wrote:

Wow I was wondering what was happening with the team. I know they fired 3 coaches before i had left nice to see they are still playing. Was thinking about trying out for them..

Yes, they had some trouble starting out there...not sure exactly what the problem was, but it looks like they may have things sorted out now. I hope...

That's cool you are at the level to do something like that; wish I had the chance when I was in my prime...long way from there now though...

Thanks for commenting Kelsey, I really enjoyed looking at all the great photos in your gallery. Man, those climbing pics (especially from Utah) are killer. Hopefully I can travel the world like you have some day.

PhotoHound

gus wrote:

Mate ive seen them before several times & they are very tiny. Just like grains of sand. You will need to be a long way from any light pollution to get a glimps.

Right-O, thanks for the info. I just may try heading a bit further north... Thanks again.