Dec 22, 2009. NBA Detroit Piston @ The Charlotte Bobcats

Sam Sharpe — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:39:33 +0000

December 22, 2009; Charlotte, NC, USA; Detroit Pistons guard Rodney Stuckey (3) drives past Nazr MoHammed (13) while playing the Charlotte Bobcats at Time Warner Cable Arena. Bobcats win 88 to 76. Mandatory Credit: Sam Sharpe/www.TheSharpeImage.com

Well, it was getting towards Christmas, and the weather was freezing outside, but the Bobcats have been on FIRE! I’m glad, because after the Season that the Panthers have had, it is about time that someone in this town started winning. It just makes things that much more pleasant when it comes to doing my job. All the images that I am about to show you were shot with my D300. I am using a 70mm~200mm lens, and my 17mm~35mm lens for right under the basket. The above shot was taken with my 17mm~35mm lens. I love this angle, a lot of the time the Ref gets in my way with it, but when it works out, it is sweet……………..I really need to try it with the camera right on the floor mounted on a small stand firing with a remote, but I guess that I am afraid that it might get “wiped out” by a player falling on me. I think that I am going to try it soon along with a remote. Here are some other shots that I did with it from a hand held position on the floor.

December 22, 2009; Charlotte, NC, USA; Detroit Pistons center Chris Wilcox (9) drives past Gerald Wallace (3) while playing the Charlotte Bobcats at Time Warner Cable Arena. Final Score Bobcats 88 Pistons 76. Mandatory Credit: Sam Sharpe/www.TheSharpeImage.com

All of the above images were shot at an ISO of 2000, shutter speed 1000 @ f3.2. As mentioned above, they were all shot with my 17mm~35mm lens. They image below has the same technical data, but it is of a rebound. Getting a rebound can be tuff sometimes because you are always working around the referee. Here is one that worked out for me.

December 22, 2009; Charlotte, NC, USA; Detroit Pistons guard Rodney Stuckey (3) gets the rebound against the Charlotte Bobcats at Time Warner Cable Arena. Bobcats win 88 to 76. Mandatory Credit: Sam Sharpe/www.TheSharpeImage.com

This next image is why I have a fear of being wiped out! It is a real cool shot, but I just barely avoided the hit……it could have been big!

December 22, 2009; Charlotte, NC, USA; Charlotte Bobcats forward Stephen Graham (23) goes after the rebound against the Detroit Pistons at Time Warner Cable Arena. Mandatory Credit: Sam Sharpe/www.TheSharpeImage.com

These next images were shot with my 70mm~200mm lens. These are some images of the more physical aspects of the game. All of these were shot at ISO 2000, shutter speed 1000 at f2.8

December 22, 2009; Charlotte, NC, USA; Detroit Pistons guard Richard Hamilton (32) fouls Bobcats Gerald Wallace while playing the Charlotte Bobcats at Time Warner Cable Arena. Mandatory Credit: Sam Sharpe/www.TheSharpeImage.com

I really thought that Gerald Wallace got hurt in the shot above. This next image is from the same sequence, but I cropped in Horizontal. I thought that it had more visual impact on the Horizontal.

December 22, 2009; Charlotte, NC, USA; Detroit Pistons forward Jonas Jerebko (33) against the Charlotte Bobcats at Time Warner Cable Arena. Bobcats win 88 to 76. Mandatory Credit: Sam Sharpe/www.TheSharpeImage.com

I thought this next Image was kinda funny. Gerald Wallace was pleading his case to Coach Larry Brown over something, and Larry just wanted him to sit down. I love Coach Brown!

December 22, 2009; Charlotte, NC, USA; Charlotte Bobcats forward Gerald Wallace (3) talks to head coach Larry Brown while playing against the Detroit Pistons at Time Warner Cable Arena. Mandatory Credit: Sam Sharpe/www.TheSharpeImage.com

More Physical Basketball!

December 22, 2009; Charlotte, NC, USA; Detroit Pistons guard Will Bynum (12) drives against Bobcats guard D.J. Augustin (14)while playing against the Charlotte Bobcats at Time Warner Cable Arena. Bobcats win 88 to 76. Mandatory Credit: Sam Sharpe/www.TheSharpeImage.com

Players setting up a play during the action.

December 22, 2009; Charlotte, NC, USA; Detroit Pistons guard Will Bynum (12) against the Charlotte Bobcats at Time Warner Cable Arena. Bobcats win 88 to 76. Mandatory Credit: Sam Sharpe/www.TheSharpeImage.com

December 22, 2009; Charlotte, NC, USA; Charlotte Bobcats forward Gerald Wallace (3) against the Detroit Pistons at Time Warner Cable Arena. Mandatory Credit: Sam Sharpe/www.TheSharpeImage.com

The next series of images are lay-up and scores during the game. All were shot with my 70mm~200mm Lens and my Nikon D300.

December 22, 2009; Charlotte, NC, USA; Detroit Pistons guard forward Austin Daye (5) against the Charlotte Bobcats at Time Warner Cable Arena. Bobcats win 88 to 76. Mandatory Credit: Sam Sharpe/www.theSharpeImage.com

DaJuan Summers (35) drives up against Gerald Wallace (3) against the Charlotte Bobcats at Time Warner Cable Arena. Bobcats win 88 to 76. Mandatory Credit: Sam Sharpe/www.theSharpeImage.com

December 22, 2009; Charlotte, NC, USA; Detroit Pistons forward Charlie Villanueva (31) against the Charlotte Bobcats at Time Warner Cable Arena. Final score Bobcats 88 Pistons 76. Mandatory Credit: Sam Sharpe/www.TheSharpeImage.com

December 22, 2009; Charlotte, NC, USA; Charlotte Bobcats forward Stephen Graham (23) drives in against the Detroit Pistons at Time Warner Cable Arena. Bobcats win 88 to 76. Mandatory Credit: Sam Sharpe/www.TheSharpeImage.com

December 22, 2009; Charlotte, NC, USA; Detroit Pistons guard Will Bynum (12) drives against Bobcats guard Raymond Felton (20) while playing against the Charlotte Bobcats at Time Warner Cable Arena. Bobcats win 88 to 76. Mandatory Credit: Sam Sharpe/www.theSharpeImage.com

December 22, 2009; Charlotte, NC, USA; Charlotte Bobcats forward Gerald Wallace (3) against the Detroit Pistons at Time Warner Cable Arena. Mandatory Credit: Sam Sharpe/www.TheSharpeImage.com

December 22, 2009; Charlotte, NC, USA; Charlotte Bobcats guard forward Stephen Jackson (1) drives and shoots against the Detroit Pistons at Time Warner Cable Arena. Mandatory Credit: Sam Sharpe/www.TheSharpeImage.com

These next shots are of one of the Bobcats Dancers. These girls are good!

December 22, 2009; Charlotte, NC, USA; A Charlotte Bobcats cheerleader dancer performs while the team plays against the Detroit Pistons at Time Warner Cable Arena. Bobcats win 88 to 76. Mandatory Credit: Sam Sharpe/www.TheSharpeImage.com

Look for the Chicago @ Charlotte Blog coming soon.

Thanks for reading!

sam

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Dec 22, 2009. NBA Detroit Piston @ The Charlotte Bobcats