Super Bowl Photogs - one got it, one didn't

[Joe_Lorenzini]

Fantastic 8 minute piece on two photographers in the right place at the right time when Pittsburgh's Santonio Holms made the game winning catch at the Super Bowl last year.

One photog got the shot, one didn't and they both talk about it.
NFL Videos: Capturing Holmes' catch

If you like shooting sports, this is very informative and a fun watch.

Joe

[Some Idiot]

great video

[andyz]

Thanks for the link. Inspiring.

[RobertK]

thanks for the link!

[Davidtxs]

dang it says video not avail lol

joe you need to get in on this one
http://www.texasphotoforum.com/forum...le-launch.html

[Wil_Bloodworth]

That was a great watch for sure. Thanks Joe.

- Wil

[merock]

Awesome video. I don't think Streeter would have got the shot even if the Cardinals player wouldn't have steam rolled him.....

[MyKey]

Great stuff - thanks for posting that!

[Dobick]

Thanks for the vid Joe!

As an aside -- for a sports photog what would be your five top dream assignments? The ones that you dream to be able to cover in your lifetime?

for me:
1 - summer olympics
2 - superbowl
3 - final 4
4 - Ironman in Hawaii
5 - World Series

[Davidtxs]

great watch I got it to work in IE but wont work in FF uggggg

[hbwise]

Originally Posted by Dobick

Thanks for the vid Joe!

As an aside -- for a sports photog what would be your five top dream assignments? The ones that you dream to be able to cover in your lifetime?

for me:
1 - summer olympics
2 - superbowl
3 - final 4
4 - Ironman in Hawaii
5 - World Series

1. F1 race
2. Daytona - 500, 24 hours or Bikes.
3. Indy 500
4. Rally
5. AMA outdoor MX

[ToddLange]

i would love to have on of my photos on the cover of SI!

I like taking pics of motocross. I havnt tried football yet.

[jeffkohn]

Interesting video. Although I'm not sure why they seem to imply that his not getting the shot had anything to do with getting hit by the defender. The play was already over by that point; he didn't get the shot because he didn't get his short-lens camera up quickly enough. Unless I'm misunderstanding the whole thing.

[ToddLange]

Originally Posted by jeffkohn

Interesting video. Although I'm not sure why they seem to imply that his not getting the shot had anything to do with getting hit by the defender. The play was already over by that point; he didn't get the shot because he didn't get his short-lens camera up quickly enough. Unless I'm misunderstanding the whole thing.

ya thats what i was thinking too. lol.

[dminton]

Originally Posted by jeffkohn

Interesting video. Although I'm not sure why they seem to imply that his not getting the shot had anything to do with getting hit by the defender. The play was already over by that point; he didn't get the shot because he didn't get his short-lens camera up quickly enough. Unless I'm misunderstanding the whole thing.

It's to show how the Photo Gods chose to smite him.

He missed a once-in-a-lifetime shot that was right in front of him, so they chose to punish him by having a NFL player knock him backwards on his butt, sending his 400 flying.

Adding insult to injury.

Cuz that's how they roll.