Friday, December 11, 2009

Special Olympics Holiday Classics Bowling - 12/5-6/09

I posted previously about Basketball Classics, now for bowling. First, outside of the bowling venue, I met someone who had brought her service dog who allowed me to take photos of him. The Panda from Panda Express also happened to be there and I was able to take a snapshot of both of them.
Celia and I were fortunate enough to be allowed to shoot from the service lanes that are on the two sides of the alley lanes. We positioned ourselves on opposite sides so that we'd get different pics. I started on the side w/ the ramp bowlers.
The athletes were all very happy and so proud of their winning medals.
On Day 2, I was on the opposite side and I started to take photos to capture their expressions after the ball is released and I'd wait until the ball reaches almost the edge of the frame of my focus.
Some were very calm..
Some tossed the bowling ball and then had a ritual to make the ball go the direction that'll hopefully result in a strike..or spare.
Before I leave, I wanted to make sure I get some snapshots of the volunteer...this was the best I could do... their T-shirt..

3 comments:

jalna said...

Great job, Shun Wah. I love this series. You really managed to capture the emotions.

Erick said...

That panda and dog is priceless, it is so cute. Great shots of the athlete's. Good shooting!

Erick said...

I had to checkout the panda and dog shot again. If you take a quick glance, the panda kind of looks real. They look like old buddies. So cute!