"‘Fancy aren’t you?’ — Managing Editor Dave Rogers, on seeing these mid-action sweat drops for the first time."
"With my primary 300mm lens in the shop, I shot this game using a rented 200mm—and silently wished I’d bought the insurance. A record-breaking six inches of rain fell that night. The deluge was so intense that officials actually had to pause the game just to catch the endzone turf before it floated away. At least I remembered my umbrella."
Football season 2022, when shooting a Barbers Hill game and their opponent's quarterback said hike, my lens pointed at Miller Malone. Something picture worthy was about to happen. A perfect example; Malone is the player making the tackle with his head submerged in the picture above titled Splish splash fumble...
When I was assigned to shoot a water polo match I was excited to see how the horses reacted to being in a swimming pool. I almost googled it before going but decided to be surprised after arrival. Needless to say, no horses were present, but water polo was action packed without them. After that I grabbed every event involving a pool offered and this was one of them...
Baytown Sun
Title of Entry:
Sports photos by Chris Cody
Category:
Sports Photography
Title of Entry:
Sports photos by Chris Cody
Category:
Sports Photography
Judges Comments:
The splish-splash capture puts readers in this sloppy mess of a game, perhaps causing them to lose their footing as well.
The splish-splash capture puts readers in this sloppy mess of a game, perhaps causing them to lose their footing as well.