Blink of an Eye

A few days ago, I posted a photo of the Sydney skyline. The reason was to show that cameras can capture images that are beyond our own eyes by taking in a scene over an extended period of time. The photo above reflects the exact opposite: there are often times (especially in sports) when the peak moment of action is gone in the blink of an eye, and it takes a camera to freeze this split-second occurrence.

The photo above is from a triple jump at a track meet I shot back at Pacific University about a year ago. I wanted to capture the dirt when it was flying all over the place. After a few tries, I got what I wanted :)

Image info: Nikon D300, 80-200mm @f4, ISO 500, 1/1250 sec

2 comments :

  1. Nice job reese!!! it's almost fluffy looking how puffy the dust cloud is.
    Is the chance for the eddie still there?

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  2. Thanks Christine! Lately, the swells have been too small for the Eddie, but the event is in a holding period until the end of Feb. We'll see what nature brings...

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