Shooting indoor track and field is always a challenge. There is nothing friendly about it. It seems like absolutely everything is stacked against you. Despite maxing out every last setting on your camera and your lens, you're still blurring much of the action.
But, if you're patient photographically, some good things begin to happen. I selected several my favorite images from today's Martin Luther King, Jr., Mile-High Classic to share them with you. I hope you enjoy looking as much as I enjoyed shooting.
All photos by Alan Versaw
Battling for the advantage of postion.
Pole vault typically produces the best facial expressions of a meet, but the timing of capturing those expressions is another deal altogether.
The eventual winner makes a quick check of the remaining lap count.
Sometimes it feels great simply to comeback to terra firma.
The faces tell the story.
Some pictures are planned, others...