For most people, spring has arrived when the grass starts to turn green and the flowers begin to bloom. For me it is high school track and soccer season. Spring sports have arrived and I can get my camera out and head to the field of play. Last Thursday there was a track meet at the local high school. I made my way to a couple of my favorite events to photograph, high jump and long jump. These two events provide some of the best action images. Here are the results.
Yes, I chose Black & White because I wanted to focus on the action and not be distracted by the colors of the uniforms in the background. There is one last image. It occurred at the finish line of the girls 400 meters. The winner gave it all she had and she was exhausted. Immediately after I snapped this image, she rolled over and just laid on the track for a minute. A couple of her team mates helped her off the surface of the track and to the infield. You can see the stress in her face as a result of giving all that she had to give to a single event. I love high school athletes. They do it for the love of the sport.
Monday’s Music Moves Me
The theme at 4M this week, Spring begins today in the Northern Hemisphere and fall in the Southern. Pick songs about spring (or fall, depending on where you live) or that have Spring (or fall) in the title.
Driller's Place 
Great playlist, we picked one of the same songs.
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Yes, a couple of my selections seemed to be popular with other bloggers this week.
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Great action shots and I agree that black and white is the way to go.
Love your playlist. It’s all about spring.
Thank you for joining the Awww Mondays Blog Hop.
Have a fabulous Awww Monday and week, my friend. 🙂
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Every time I convert an image to B&W I say to myself, “You need to do this more often.”
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You do such an amazing job capturing sport shots. The last one is a winner. You caught that gal’s exhaustion at the end of the race perfectly. Great song selections for this week’s theme, my friend. Have a boogietastic day!
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Sometime the story is not in the individual event but somewhere else on the field. I just happened to be in the right place at the right time.
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Your photos are always astounding to me.
Thank you for sharing your photography, your heart, the music.
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Glad you enjoy the images. It is a hobby I have enjoyed for years, but digital photography has made it much more enjoyable for me.
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The Beach Boys song is popular today. Enjoyed the play list
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The Beach Boys were one of my favorite groups when I was in high school.
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No truer words were ever spoken, Cathy! She speaks the words of truth! You definitely are a wizard of the camera my friend! HELLO! HELLO & HELLO! How are you & yours??? Great I hope! I’m getting a slow start with my blog in coming back to the land of rock & roll & tons of fun with great friends! How are you & yours? GREAT, I hope! I can’t wait to see your grandkids in action once again. You really do take some awesome pictures of some awesome kids!!! Anything special coming up this Spring with them? Well, sorry I’m so late. Just havin’ a bit of trouble pickin’ up where I left off! Tryin’ to remember or the tricks of the trade so to speak! snicker-snicker!!! Hope you & yours are doing super fantastic! See ya next time ol’ friend! HUGS!
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All is well at Driller’s Place. The grand kids have all graduated from high school and two of them have completed their undergraduate work at college. Time flies and nothing seems to move faster than the childhood of the grandchildren.
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We always love your sports photos, you really capture the moments. Do you ever share the photos with the ones you photographed?
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Yes, I do share some of the images with coaches, parents, and the athletes. That’s part of the fun of capturing the moment.
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As much as I enjoyed the music (we picked a couple of the same songs) I enjoyed the photography even more. Every time I see good B&W photography (and your action shots are more than good) I kick myself for not using B&W. And then I never do it! Thank you for sharing your creativity with us. Alana ramblinwitham
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I don’t do B&W often enough. In sports it makes us focus on the action and forget about all of the color and possible distractions.
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Great music and beautiful pictures
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