My edit for game three, a thrilling win for the Jazz with several key plays, tends toward the unusual and the spectacle. The last three shots focus on the three key plays that ended the game: Carlos Boozer’s dunk in the final minute, Kyle Korver reacting to Deron William’s key shot to put the Jazz up for good, and the fans’ reaction to Kobe Bryant’s miss at the buzzer.
I’m obviously a few days behind on my Jazz posts. But then again, as my wife often reminds me, I don’t get paid for blogging. So we’re going on my schedule…
Rule 2- comedy is black and white.
In these media situations, which are very short, reporters just go from player to player for quick interviews. This is the crowd around Deron Williams:
So if you’re late to the mob you can go over the top:
Or you can crawl in low:
That shot captures the mood after game one’s thrashing at the hands of the Lakers. This next shot is a complete failure but it caught my eye for some reason. It reminds me of a movie still:
Not much of a crowd around Carlos Boozer:
Andrei Kirilenko’s hair:
My 11-year-old son was next to me while I was editing my photos. Not that he finds my job at all interesting (he says it’s completely boring), he did love this shot of coach Jerry Sloan:
And here’s what Sloan’s reaction might be if when he reads this post:
If you didn’t see it, scroll back up to see Sloan with Andrei’s hair. Oh man, he’s going to kill me…
Damn, what a game. Jazz win in the final seconds. Here’s my floor remote of Carlos Boozer’s dunk, a key play in the final seconds that gave the Jazz a two point lead. The color is tweaked, but so am I. I’ll tone it later. Bed time now.
Even with good ambient lighting and kick-ass cutting-edge digital cameras, the top outlets (like Sports Illustrated and the NBA) are still using strobes to photograph the NBA playoffs. They’re settling for one shot every 4-5 seconds when they could have ten frames every second. It makes me wonder. But I gotta say, after looking at the photos in my take that their strobes ruined, these shooters have exceptional timing. See you tonight.
So I think I found the image the sums up the Jazz-Lakers series. Kobe Bryant steals the ball from Carlos Boozer.
Chunky Bar, spotted in Philadelphia. Didn’t know these were still around. Sweet!
Glad there’s an after party following the ultimate fighting event.
Local coal mine officials are being threatened. Helper, Utah.
Potato Salad Hill, Moab, Utah. Sol needs to see this next year.
Sunglass hut, Moab version.
April 2009 weather.
Here’s tips for traveling to the NBA playoffs in the 2009 media world, in four iPhone photos. First, get on a plane before sunrise, the day of the game:
2. Make sure to spill your Starbucks on one of the few shirts you brought. Best to do this at the very start of the trip:
3. Get a window seat so you can enjoy the beautiful and remote and scary scenery of Utah:
4. Find your spot courtside at the Staples Center, and make sure to put the wide angle lens on the camera that is producing soft photos:
Not pictured: The many celebrities at courtside.
Not named: The many celebrities at courtside.
