Better than the cost of admission
Nick de la Torre : Chronicle Texas A&M players warm up for their game against Oklahoma State as the sun sets over the west wall of Pickins Stadium in Stillwater, Okla. Shot with the Canon Mk III,...
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Nick de la Torre : Chronicle UH tight end and special teams player Wesley Scourten blocks a field goal attempt during his game against Tulane. Shot with Canon Mark IV, 500mm lens, 1/1500 at f 4.0, ISO...
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Nick de la Torre : Chronicle UH team chaplain Mikado Hinson places his hand on an injured Case Keenum and says he prayed to bring peace to Keenum during a NCAA game against UCLA in Pasadena, Calif....
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Nick de la Torre : Chronicle Corners flair from the base of Rice Stadium’s southeast corner. Shot with Canon Mark IIn, 100 ISO, 1/3000 @ f 2.8, 24mm lens. I’m kind of a metro-sports fan. I don’t really...
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Nick de la Torre : Chronicle Rice University safety Chris Jones, right, breaks up a pass intended for University of Alabama Birmingham wide receiver Patrick Hearn Saturday, Nov. 27, 2010, in Rice...
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Nick de la Torre : Chronicle Texas forward/center Alexis Wangmene (20) hangs tough and holds on to the ball as a host of Oakland University players try to strip it during the NCAA second round game in...
View ArticleBracket Diary: Away from the Ball
A good sports photograph doesn’t always have to have the ball. Half of your job as a photographer at a sports event is to get the reaction and emotion of the players. Something else to think about is...
View ArticleBracket Diary, 30 Seconds.
After shooting your twelfth game of the NCAA Tournament you have about 30-seconds to make the defining photo of the entire tournament. The game ending buzzer goes off, UCONN players are running all...
View ArticleBracket Diary: Remotes from a far
Before the Final Four my co-workers and I climbed to the rafters of Reliant Stadium to install three cameras. Two had 500mm lenses and center court had a 70-200. For extra great coverage we added two...
View ArticleA lucky 1/1000th of a second
In the movie ‘The Paper’ a young photography intern is sent to a very difficult news assignment. After taking a tumble just as the moment happens, she thinks she’s missed the shot and failed....
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