First time shooting derby at the Armory Community center in San Francisco. As a photographer arriving a little bit before the doors opened for the general public, the first thing you look for is the light. Bare curly-q compact florescent light bulbs with a high black ceiling! Even a lot of the walls are jet black. I thought that the players or jam skaters black outfits would blend into the background!
Everyone has arms akimbo!
arms akimbo
I got brave enough to get some snapshots from the upper balcony!
Colt 45
Skirt Vonnegut
Huck Sinn
Otter listens in
Jam skaters at half time!
Tony smiles
ref-announcer liaison, Y.I. Otter.
Official's secrets are revealed to Y.I. Otter
NSOs. Non Skating Officials. The unsung heroes of the bout. All they do is keep track of your points. Time your penalties. Keep track of your penalties. They're not rock-stars. They don't even wear skates! But that doesn't mean they don't take pride in their work. They're going to NSO THE CRAP OUT OF YOUR BOUT!
I'm going to NSO the crap out of this bout!
And, yeah! That's right NSO is a verb now!
I'm going to NSO the crap out of this bout!
the full flickr set is here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nocklebeast/sets/72157636783173533/
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