Behind The Scenes
Many high-school football games are recorded/streamed for watching on youtube and other places. The cameras are usually very high up, for example, at the top of the stadium (as you can see in some of the photos below.) What I wanted to do was to compare the view from the “on-high” booth to the view as seen by me, the photographer on the ground. The right-most photo on each set below is the actual photo that I took. The other pictures to the left were captured from the video of the game and show the play leading up to the photograph. In most of the pictures below, you can see myself in the capture (with a yellow arrow pointing at me). Click on each picture to enlarge it to see the whole scene.
#1 - In the video on the left, the QB has thrown the football to the receiver in the end zone. I’m the guy in the white shirt and dark shorts right above the receiver’s head (where the yellow arrow is pointing). The photo that was taken at that time is shown on the right.
#2 - The first video clip is a wide-shot of the field. The QB (hidden on the left) throws a pass to the receiver in the end zone (hidden on the right). The second video clip is taken after the touchdown. The photo on the far right shows the receiver making the catch.
#3 - The first video clip shows the runner (#22) being chased by the defenders. The second video clip shows the tackle The photo on the far right shows the view from the end-zone.
#4 - The first clip shows the the QB running at #21 on the defense. The second clip shows the tackle. The photo on the far right shows the view of the QB blocking a defender as seen from the side-lines.
#5 - The first video clip shows the receiver (#11) third from the right. The second clip shows the receiver in the air catching the ball. The photo on the far right shows the view from the end-zone.
#6 - The first video clip shows the runner (#22) running past the defenders into the end-zonel. The photo on the far right shows the view as photographed from the end-zone.
#7 - The first video clip shows the running back (#22) running into the end-zone while being tackled by the defenders. The photo on the right shows the view as photographed from the end-zone.
#8 - The first video clip shows the defender (#3) ready to make the interception. The photo on the right shows the view as photographed from the field. You can’t see me photgraphing it because I’m off-screen to the right.
#9 - The first video clip shows the runner (#22) scoring a touchdown. The photo on the right shows the view as photographed from the end-zone.
#10 - The first video clip shows the QB thowing the ball to the receiver running toward the end-zone. The second clip shows the receiver catching the ball (and I am barely visible on the right-side of the screen. The third frame is what it looked like from my photographer’s point-of-view.
#11 - The first video clip shows the QB running into the end-zone with the ball in-hand. The second frame is what it looked like from my photographer’s point-of-view.
#12 - The first video clip shows the RB with the ball. The second clip shows him stepping into the end-zone for a touchdown (and I’m clearly visible in the end-zone). The third frame is what it looked like from my photographer’s point-of-view.
#13 - The first video clip shows the WR ready to catch the ball in the end-zone. The second frame is what it looked like from my photographer’s point-of-view behind the end-zone.
#14 - The first video clip shows the RB with the ball and you can see me on the left at the back of the end-zone. The second clip shows him being tackled at the 3-yard line. The third frame is what it looked like from my photographer’s point-of-view.
#15 - The first video clip shows the WR ready to catch the ball near the end-zone. I am off-screen (not visible) to the right. The second frame is what it looked like from my photographer’s point-of-view at the back of the end-zone.
#16 - The first video clip shows #6 kicking a corner-kick into the crowd of players in the front of the goal where #8 is heading the ball into the net. The second frame is what it looked like from my photographer’s point-of-view from the side-line.
Video clip from a high camera angle
Video clip #1 from the booth
Video clip #1 from the booth
Video clip #1 from the booth
Video clip #1 from the booth
Video clip from the booth
Video clip from the booth
Video clip from the booth
Video clip from the booth
Video clip #1 from the booth
Video clip from the booth
Video clip #1 from the booth
Video clip from the booth
Video clip #1 from the booth
Video clip from the booth
Video clip from the booth
Photograph taken from the opposite side. The video cameras are at the top of the bleachers (on the roof) in the distance.
Video clip #2 from the booth
Video clip #2 from the booth
Video clip #2 from the booth
Video clip #2 from the booth
Photograph of the play as seen from the end-zone
Photograph of the play as seen from the end-zone
Photograph of the play as seen from the field
Photograph of the play as seen from the end-zone
Video clip #2 from the booth
Photograph of the play
Photograph of the play as seen from the end-zone
Photograph of the play as seen from the side-line
Photograph of the play as seen from the end-zone
Photograph of the play as seen from the end-zone
Photograph of the play as seen from the end-zone
Photograph of the play as seen from the end-zone
Photograph of the play as seen from the end-zone
Video clip #2 from the booth
Photograph of the play as seen from the end-zone
Video clip #2 from the booth
Photograph of the play as seen from the end-zone
Photograph of the play as seen from the side-line