Waking up this morning was… difficult to say the least. I don’t think I have ever felt so tired after 6 hours of sleep. I seriously thought that I hadn’t slept at all.
Today was a “standard” day of shooting for most of us. No group mishaps, no parking tickets, nothing… Up until one of the guys(Aaron Pool) drobo’s failed, we spent a couple of hours trying to fix that all the way up until he got a phone call from the mechanic saying his transmission is destroyed and it is going to cost him a good chunk of change to fix.
While shooting basketball, I shot some guys that were upwards of 75 years old playing rough. They would push, shove and sprint for lay ups. I haven’t seen a grandaddy ever move that quick. After shooting their tied to overtime game, I met some amazing girls from Texas, more about them after the picture…
The grandaddies
They had the best outfits in the world and while they were all about the fun and games… 20 minutes before game time they were all down to business. Warming up, talking strategy and just general seriousness. You could see they were really proud of what they were doing. Anyways, they had USA socks and out fits and were called the Texas All Stars. It was amazing to see them transition from happy to serious. Here they are.
Warming up in the hallway
Planning their attack during a time out.
Setting up a play.
Staring down the competition
Solemn looks while losing… Don’t worry, they did come back in there games later in the day.
Scoring layup
Free Throw?
And a portrait after the game. She was all smiley and happy to be having their photos taken and I told her… Get all serious, just like an NBA player and just dropped into this pose. It was incredible and I just had to go with it. This image was shot with two 580ex IIs, one with an umbrella and a bare as rim.
Hope you enjoy the photos,
Thanks,
Bryant
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