The Road not traveled

The road not traveled:  The composite shown below was done a few years ago, when we were considering steering our business towards the Martial Arts world. We did a few Martial arts tournaments then realized it was not a sport we wanted to pursue.  Both images below were shot during live competition which is very challenging because the participants are always moving and switching direction.  Getting the color right is another challenge because of mixed lighting in the gym, as well as the reflected colors picked up by white gees from the brightly colored floor mats.  The biggest challenge we faced was from EWACCS, Yep the dreaded EWACCS, (Everyone with a Cell Phone, Camera, or Scarnner)! The EWACCS are ninja-like, shrewd and merciless. You could have the perfect angle to get the Sports Illustrated shot of the century when It seemed every parent would jump right in the way just the right moment, so they could get that dark out of focus shot with their cell phone.  It made me want to invest in a taser!

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