We hated each other at first sight.
The gymnasium at Franklin’s Forest Park Middle School and I, that is.
Make
no mistake — the school’s students and staff are incredibly helpful and
polite, but the light in the gymnasium … ummm … leaves a bit to be
desired.
As I walked down the middle school’s hallway, coming
closer to the glowing “non-light,” the blue and green colors emitting
from the double doorway seemed to be laughing at the poor Nikon
strapped over my shoulder. I took a seat on one of the folding chairs
and watched members of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
wheelchair basketball team warm up. No windows. Flickering fluorescent
bulbs. Fast action. Siiiiiigh.
“Yeeeaahhh … I’m sorry about the
lights in our gym,” were the first words out of the principal’s mouth
as he walked up to me with an apologetic smile on his face. That’s when
you know it’s bad.
No worries, though. The event was definitely
worth its photographic challenges. Members of the college team spoke to
students about their disabilities and then challenged them to a
full-court game.
I snapped this photo when one of the players leaned back into a beam of light. He took his shot, and I took mine.
Nikon D2H, 17 mm, 400 ISO, f2.8, 1/60, Manual
