Getting the Shot

This summer, I had the joy of photographing the Nottingham Marlins Swim Team. The Marlins went undefeated all season and went on to win the Central Maryland Swim League Divisional VIII Championship.

Over the last week, as I opened the morning paper to another image of Michael Phelps setting a new World Record and winning gold, it was with an appreciation for the skill, time and absolute number of images required to get "the shot." This morning was the first since the 2008 Olympic Games opened without such a shot.

"The shot" below of Jason, a rising Maryland swimmer in his own right, was taken at a tri-meet held with Southdown and Farmington earlier this summer. I won't tell you how many images it took to get this shot, but it was more than one.