Virginia Tech's 52-10 win over Virginia was the last football game of the season for me (unless a bowl game schedule/location works out favorably), so let's start this one off with a bang:
(I will never, ever, get tired of taking this photo.)
My old trusty Canon 7D bit the dust during the Georgia Tech game a couple weeks ago (Paul Johnson chop blocked it), so I decided it was a good time to upgrade to the state of the art. Not 45 minutes before I walked into Lane, I unboxed a like-new 7D Mark II, which just blew me away in its first round of action. I've got 74 selections in the gallery this week, so I put together some highlights for everyone. Afterwards, view the rest of the gallery, and as always, you can see all the photography that we've put together of the years at http://photos.thekeyplay.com.
Something that I like to do is take a step back and get some background to frame things in, which at 70mm still gives you a sense of depth as well.
Take a look and count how many players are trying to bring down Sam Rogers.
Cam Phillips hauls in a long touchdown pass along the sideline.
Jerod Evans celebrates his rushing touchdown in the second quarter. When he spiked the ball, Skipper went off at the same exact moment it hit the ground.
Cavman (I had to google if this was one or two words), looks down the sidelines while looking like a member of the Thunderbirds.
Next to the new camera, I also picked up a 17-40 f/4 L, which I've been very impressed with so far.
As soon as I pointed the camera at these two, they held up a very coordinated thirteen fingers. I approve of the pre-planning.
The lighting in Lane turned into somewhat of a two-face in the second half, with the South half still bathed in sunlight. Shooting South to North put the players in front of a dark background that really made them pop out.
We get Justin Fuente's first Gatorade bath as a Hokie. Thankfully, the stadium security staff was nowhere to be found as all the photographers snuck into the team bench area to stalk out the bath right before it happened. Also, you can get a great look at fellow TKP (and Getty) photographer Michael Shroyer's camera and hand!
Tastes like 13 straight.
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