Day 5: 2009 National Senior Games, Palo Alto, CA Archery

Even though there was a rather large mishap with our parking permits and are now each $111.00 poorer… I had A TON OF FUN today. Clayton and I went to the stadium for archery after we figured out that our parking permits were useless. We got there and started getting acquainted with the setup at about 8:45am. The location in the Stanford Stadium was amazing. There were clean background and it was just very well put together. The sport is dangerous so the rules were strict for good reason. Luckily, they had no problem with us setting up a bunch of remotes… We did have to pay attention to the groups of archers that were the most accurate so we didn’t getting any arrows shot thru our precious cameras.

Everyone was so nice and there were of plenty of characters to photograph. Not only did we manage to setup a bunch of remotes, we also got access to the actual roof of the press box. We also happened to run into the CEO of the games on the third floor of the press box. Incredibly nice guy that was happy to see some photographers running around. Nothing like some press to help with their advertising.

Now lets see some pictures.

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Daniel Berman - Very, very cool stuff.

Kevin - Love the last shot. Those socks are awesome!

Bryant - Thanks guys, I appreciate it. Have been having a lot of fun with it.

Alex Perlman - Brian,

My mom, Evelyn Hoffman, was the 91 year old you snapped hanging off the block waiting to start the 50m backstroke. We would like your permission to post your photo with appropriate credit and forward it to family and friends. Overall I really liked your work. Great action photos, with super composition, from all of the 2009 Senior Games events you covered.

Best Regards,
Alex Perlman, JD
PS – I saw a note that you’re a Brooks Institute trained photographer. I hold an AA in Photography from the old days of film, Zone System, etc. Would Ansel Adams be turning in his grave over digital – or joining in on the fun?

Bryant - Hey, for some reason I never saw this comment… Either way I just approved it and if you haven’t already, I would be happy for you to send it around.

Thanks,
Bryant

Ansel Adams was in the forefront of photography during his time… I imagine he would have been one of the firsts to accept digital as a means to capture art in a new way. I hope.

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