Marching Band

This photograph was shot in November, 2007, during the halftime show of a high school football game.  It's one of my favorites as the trumpet player stands out so clearly from the rest of the marching band and he stands at perfect attention.

I like to use available light for these shoots because we can see the surroundings much better and get a sense of what is going on.  Even the bright floodlights, though, do not give enough light for me to get a very fast shutter speed.  I use a monopod but when the band members are in motion it is very difficult to get a sharp image.  Using a flash would allow for a faster shutter speed on the subject but would not illuminate the background sufficiently.

70 - 200 lens, f2.8